Main description:

The go-to pocket, computer, tablet and smartphone reference on plastic surgery essentials

Essentials of Plastic Surgery, Third Edition by renowned plastic surgeon Jeffrey E. Janis and an impressive group of esteemed colleagues, retains its reader-friendly formatting, while featuring extensive updates that reflect significant changes in the field. The book is organized by the same seven sections as the prior edition: Fundamentals and Basics; Skin and Soft Tissue; Head and Neck; Breast; Trunk and Lower Extremity; Hand, Wrist, and Upper Extremity; and Aesthetic Surgery. The new edition includes 127 chapters, as well as updated and expanded references that guide readers to classic and definitive articles and chapters.

New chapters include Pain Management in Plastic Surgery, Decreasing Complications in Plastic Surgery, Basics of Plastic Surgery Wound Closure, Scars and Scar Management, Skin Grafting, Posterior Trunk Reconstruction, Perineal Reconstruction, Nerve Transfers, Targeted Muscle Reinnervation, Hand Rehabilitation, Basics of Skin Care, Aesthetic Facial Anatomy, Secondary Rhinoplasty, Buttock Augmentation, and Male and Female Aesthetic Genital Surgery. Breakout chapters covering breast reconstruction and nonsurgical facial rejuvenation reflect new procedures developed since publication of the second edition.

Key Highlights

Contributions from a cadre of global plastic surgeons including new and completely rewritten chapters reflect accurate, state-of-the-art, contemporary plastic surgery practice
Key points at the end of each chapter provide a quick source of information and a refresher on essential content
Meticulous graphics such as new tables, charts, diagrams, pictures, and prior edition images updated in four color provide visually-rich insights

This unique pocket guide provides high-impact information across the breadth and depth of plastic sur

Contents:

Part I Fundamentals and Basics

1 Wound Healing

2 General Management of Complex Wounds

3 Sutures and Needles

4 Basics of Flaps

5 Perforator Flaps

6 Tissue Expansion

7 Vascularized Composite Allografts and Transplant Immunology

8 Basics of Microsurgery

9 Biomaterials

10 Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

11 Lasers in Plastic Surgery

12 Anesthesia

13 Pain Management in Plastic Surgery

14 Photography for the Plastic Surgeon

15 Decreasing Complications in Plastic Surgery

Part II Skin and Soft Tissue

16 The Bascis of Skin

17 Basics of Plastic Surgery: Wound Closure

18 Scars and Scar Management

19 Skin Grafting

20 Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, and Melanoma

21 Burns

22 Vascular Anomalies

23 Congenital Melanocytic Nevi

Part III Head and Neck

24 Head and Neck Embryology

25 Surgical Treatment of Migraine Headaches

Congenital Conditions

26 Craniosynostosis

27 Craniofacial Clefts

28 Distraction Osteogenesis

29 Cleft Lip

31 Cleft Palate

31 Velopharyngeal Dysfunction

32 Microtia

33 Prominent Ear

Traumatic Injuries

34 Facial Soft Tissue Trauma

35 Facial Skeletal Trauma

36 Mandibular Fractures

37 Basic Oral Surgery

Acquired Deformities

38 Principles of Head and Neck Cancer: Staging and Management

39 Scalp and Calvarial Reconstruction

40 Eyelid Reconstruction

41 Nasal Reconstruction

42 Cheek Reconstruction

43 Ear Reconstruction

44 Lip Reconstruction

45 Mandibular Reconstruction

46 Pharyngeal and Esophageal Reconstruction

47 Facial Reanimation

48 Face Transplantation

Part IV Breast

49 Breast Anatomy and Embryology

50 Congenital Breast Deformities

51 Breast Augmentation

52 Mastopexy

53 Augmentation-Mastopexy

54 Breast Reduction

55 Gynecomastia

56 Breast Cancer

57 Autologous Breast Reconstruction

58 Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction

59 Secondary Breast Reconstruction

60 Nipple-Areolar Reconstruction

Part V Trunk and Lower Extremity

61 Chest Wall Reconstruction

63 Abdominal Wall Reconstruction

63 Posterior Trunk Reconstruction

64 Perineal Reconstruction

65 Genitourinary Reconstruction

66 Pressure Sores

67 Lower Extremity Reconstruction

68 Foot Ulcers

69 Lymphedema

Part VI Hand, Wrist, and Upper Extremity

70 Hand Anatomy and Biomechanics

71 Basic Hand Examination

72 Congenital Hand Anomalies

73 Carpal Bone Fractures

74 Carpal Instability and Dislocations

75 Distal Radius Fractures

76 Metacarpal and Phalangeal Fractures

77 Phalangeal Dislocations

78 Fingertip Injuries

79 Nail Bed Injuries

80 Flexor Tendon Injuries

81 Extensor Tendon Injuries

82 Tendon Transfers

83 Nerve Transfers

84 Hand and Finger Amputations

85 Replantation

86 Hand Transplantation

87 Targeted Muscle Reinnervation

88 Hand Rehabilitation

89 Thumb Reconstruction

90 Soft-Tissue Coverage of the Hand and Upper Extremity

91 Compartment Syndrome

92 Upper Extremity Compression Syndromes

93 Brachial Plexus

94 Nerve Injuries

95 Hand Infections

96 Benign and Malignant Masses of the Hand

97 Dupuytren's Disease

98 Rheumatoid Arthritis

99 Osteoarthritis

100 Vascular Disorders of the Upper Extremity

Part VII Aesthetic Surgery

101 Aesthetic Facial Anatomy

102 Facial Analysis

103 Basics of Skin Care

104 Neurotoxins

105 Soft-Tissue Fillers

106 Chemical Peels

107 Fat Grafting

108 Hair Transplantation

109 Brow Lift

110 Blepharoplasty

111 Blepharoptosis

112 Face Lift

113 Neck Lift

114 Perioral Rejuvenation

115 Rhinoplasty

116 Secondary Rhinoplasty

117 Genioplasty

118 Liposuction

119 Brachioplasty

120 Abdominoplasty

121 Medial Thigh Lift

122 Body Contouring in the Massive-Weight-Loss Patient

123 Buttock Augmentation

124 Male Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

125 Female Aesthetic Genital Plastic Surgery

126 Gender Affirmation Surgery

127 Noninvasive Body Contouring