Main description:

This book provides a vividly illustrated description of a wide range of soft tissue injuries of the head and neck and their treatment, which forms part of the workload of both Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Cranio -Maxillofacial Surgery. Other medical and surgical disciplines are also involved, though to a lesser extent. It clarifies many topics, including the general principles of wound management, the treatment of various soft tissue injuries, burns, and wound healing disturbances.This book is intended for interns, residents and fellows of Plastic Surgery and Maxillofacial Surgery as well as surgeons and physicians of other disciplines dealing with soft tissue trauma of the head and neck. It may also prove useful to theatre and A & E nurses as well as medical students with interests in head and neck traumatology.

Contents:

- Introduction
- Chapter 1
Importance of normal and scarred facial appearance
- Chapter 2
Epidemiology of soft tissue injuries of the head and neck
- Chapter 3General principles of wound management
3.1 Principles of patient management3.2 Wound preparation3.3 Suturing techniques3.4 Hematomas3.5 Abrasions3.6 Avulsions3.7 Penetrating injuries
- Chapter 4Injuries of the scalp, forehead and eyebrow
4.1. Anatomy of the scalp, forehead and eyebrow4.2. Scalp injuries4.3. Forehead and eyebrow injuries
- Chapter 5
Injuries of the eyelids, canaliculi and canthi.
5.1. Anatomy of the eyelids, lacrimal system and canthi5.2. Eyelid and canalicular lacerations5.3. Medial and lateral canthus lacerations
- Chapter 6
Injuries of the nose
6.1 Anatomy of the nose6.2 Diagnosis of nasal trauma6.3 Septal hematoma6.4 Nasal lacerations6.5 Bite injuries
- Chapter 7
Injuries of the cheek
7.1 Anatomy of the cheek7.2 Parotid injury7.3 Parotid duct injury7.4 Facial nerve injury7.5 Cheek defects
- Chapter 8
Injuries of the lips
8.1 Anatomy of the lips8.2 Lacerations8.3 Avulsions8.4 Reconstruction
- Chapter 9
Injuries of the ears
9.1 Anatomy of the ears9.2 Ear haematoma, "cauliflower ear"9.3 Lacerations9.4 Avulsions9.5 Reconstruction
- Chapter 10
Injuries of the neck
10.1 Anatomy of the neck10.2 Penetrating injuries to the neck10.3 Injuries to the air passages10.4 Vascular injuries10.4.1 Blunt extracranial carotid injuries10.4.2 Penetrating extracranial carotid injuries10.5 Injuries to the pharynx and the oesophagus10.6 Neurologic injuries10.7 Thyroid injuries
- Chapter 11
Burns of the scalp, face and neck
11.1 Overview11.2 Minor burns-ambulatory treatment11.3 Moderate and severe burns11.4 Surgical wound care11.5 Perioral burns11.6 Eyelids11.7 Eyebrows11.8 Neck11.9 Scalp11.10 Nose11.11 Ears
- Chapter 12
Wound healing disturbances - The unfavourable result
12.1 Phases of wound healing12.2 Mechanisms of wound healing12.3 Pathologic responses to wound healing12.3.1 Hypo-and hyperpigmentation12.3.2 Hypertrophic scars, keloids, and contractures12.3.3 Other scar problems12.4 Complications of specific anatomical areas