47 Plastic and reconstructive surgery

ABERRANT HEALING Scarring can be aberrant owing to a combination of genetic predisposition and e...

FLAP MONITORING Following microvascular free-flap reconstruction, patients may be monitored in a h...

FURTHER READING MacGregor AD, MacGregor IA. Fundamental techniques in plastic surgery , 10th edn....

FUTURE DIRECTIONS Anatomical discoveries, such as a detailed understanding of the blood supply t...

Flaps A flap is a block of tissue that contains an innate blood supply that may be transferred fr...

Grafts Grafts are tissues that are transferred without their blood supply and therefore need to b...

HISTORY Although the evolution of plastic surgery as a surgical specialty is comparatively recen...

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LEECH THERAPY The European medicinal leech ( Hirudo medicinalis ) is an inver - tebrate annelid; ...

Learning objectives To be aware of: A variety of plastic surgical techniques used to restore • bo...

Lipotransfer Lipotransfer, or autologous fat grafting, is a useful reconstruc - tive technique ...

MICROSURGERY Microsurgery is a surgical subspecialty that makes use of magni fication, precision t...

RECONSTRUCTIVE TECHNIQUES These range from the simple, including healing by secondary intention ...

WHAT IS RECONSTRUCTIVE PLASTIC SURGERY? Reconstructive plastic surgery is a surgical specialty th...

WOUND DRESSINGS These are a vital part of wound care and are used to optimise healing. The most ...

WOUND HEALING There are various ways in which a wound can heal (see Chapter 3 ). Plastic surgeons...