Practical Facial Reconstruction: Theory and Practice, 2nd Edition

This second edition is a step-by-step guide to facial repair, covering cheek, forehead, nose, lip, ear, and eyelid reconstruction. It walks through evaluating a surgical defect, analyzing it, and designing and executing a repair for optimal functional and cosmetic results.

The book shares personal tips, tricks, and pearls for every repair, aiming to simplify and demystify useful reconstruction techniques. It covers simpler and more complex repairs, including bilobed transposition flaps, helical rim advancement flaps, unilateral and bilateral rotation flaps, cartilage grafts on the nose, rhombic transposition flaps, melolabial transposition flaps, advancement flaps on the nose, lips, eyebrow, and forehead, and island advancement flaps.

It features hundreds of high-quality, step-by-step photographs and line drawings, plus more than 25 all-new procedural videos. The provided framework for identifying defects and developing a reconstructive plan can be applied to situations beyond those covered in the book.

Key Features

Highlights

• Covers cheek, forehead, nose, lip, ear, and eyelid reconstruction with pearls, tips, and key points for each repair.
• Walks through evaluating a surgical defect, analyzing it, and designing and executing the repair for optimal functional and cosmetic results.
• Shares personal tips, tricks, and pearls for every repair to simplify and demystify useful reconstruction techniques.
• Features hundreds of high-quality, step-by-step photographs and line drawings, plus more than 25 all-new procedural videos.
• Covers simpler and more complex repairs, including bilobed transposition flaps, helical rim advancement flaps, unilateral and bilateral rotation flaps, cartilage grafts on the nose, rhombic transposition flaps, melolabial transposition flaps, advancement flaps on the nose, lips, eyebrow, and forehead, and island advancement flaps.
• Provides a unique theoretical and practical framework for identifying defects and developing a reconstructive plan applicable beyond the book's cases.