Main description:

With contributions from the leading experts in the field, Pediatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery for Primary Care provides primary care pediatricians and other professionals who care for children comprehensive coverage of both common and rare congenital and acquired pediatric conditions.

More than 16 chapters offer guidance on when to treat and when to wait, on the timing of corrective surgeries in pediatric patients, and on and surgical strategies and complications. Includes more than 200 full-color photos and images.

Nonsurgical management and brief descriptions of how corrective procedures are performed are also discussed, which is helpful to primary care pediatricians in counseling patients and conducting long-term patient follow-up.

TOPICS INCLUDE

Cleft lip and palate repair
Burns and surgical repair
Vascular anomalies
Bite wounds
Scars and scar management
Hypertrophic scars and keloids
Gynecomastia
Cleft hand and surgical repair
Facial palsy
Breast anomalies
And more

Contents:

Introduction
1. Cleft Lip and Palate
2. Craniosynostosis
3. Vascular Anomalies
4. Congenital Ear Deformities
5. Orthognathic Surgery
6. Pediatric Facial Fractures
7. Eyelid Anomalies
8. Facial Palsy
9. Pediatric Neck Masses
10. Congenital Hand Anomalies
11. Pediatric Burn Injury
12. Skin and Soft-Tissue Lesions
13. Breast Anomalies
14. Abdominal Wall Anomalies
15. Posterior Trunk Anomalies
16. Aesthetic Surgery in the Pediatric Patient
Index