Selected Topics in Plastic Reconstructive Surgery

Title

Subject

General surgery

Description

Plastic Surgery is a fast evolving surgical specialty. Although best known for cosmetic procedures, plastic surgery also involves reconstructive and aesthetic procedures, which very often overlap, aiming to restore functionality and normal appearance of organs damaged due to trauma, neoplasm, ageing tissue or iatrogenesis. First reconstructive procedures were described more than 3000 years ago by Indian surgeons that reconstructed nasal deformities caused by nose amputation as a form of punishment. Nowadays, many ancient procedures are still used like the Indian forehead flap for nasal reconstruction, but as with all fields of medicine, the advances in technology and research have dramatically affected reconstructive surgery.

Creator

Danilla, Stefan (editor)

Source

https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/65452

Publisher

IntechOpen; https://www.intechopen.com/

Date

2012

Contributor

Sugiati

Rights

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Format

Pdf

Language

English

Identifier

DOI: 10.5772/1292
ISBN: 9789533078366, 9789535167112

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