Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of Burns

This comprehensive atlas provides a step-by-step guide of new techniquesin burn surgery and enables readers to identify the appropriatetreatment plan and best possible procedure for each patient pre-surgerybefore delving into a variety of different surgical possibilities fortreatment and recovery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of Burns- An Atlas of New Techniques and Strategies presents new solutionsin plastic and reconstructive surgery for burns built upon tried andtrue techniques of contracture restoration using various flaps and skingrafts. Accompanying illustrations and schemes allow the reader tovisualize the process from mapping, dissecting and closing the wound.Preoperative and postoperative results are compared, with extensiveillustrations and pictures that cover areas of the body most commonlytreated for burns including face, neck, breast, torso, arms, legs,hands, and feet. Outcomes of the surgeries including full functionaland aesthetic restoration of treated patients are meticulously photographedand provided alongside each technique. New classifications are presented based on contracture anatomy which showcase the development of new flaps and techniques that elevate functional and aesthetic rehabilitation of burned patients to a new level. The culmination of the decades long career of renowned plastic surgeon,Viktor M. Grishkevich, many new and original techniques, currentlyunpublished in U.S. literature, are detailed in depth alongsidetechniques uniquely designed by Dr. Grishkevich and previously publishedaround the world. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of Burns- An Atlas of New Techniques and Strategies, has international reachand is meant for plastic and reconstructive surgeons with specialties inhand, maxillo-facial, facial, and ENT. Due to its detailednature, theatlas is also appropriate for residents in the related fields of surgery aswell.