Reconstructive Facial Plastic Surgery: A Problem-Solving Manual

A step-by-step guide to facial plastic surgery from an international expert!

WINNER OF THE 2001 GEORGE DAVEY HOWELLS MEMORIAL PRIZE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON!

Drawing on decades of teaching and clinical experience, Dr. Weerda gives you a practical, step-by-step guide to facial and auricular reconstructive surgery. This surgical textbook is a virtual encyclopedia of reconstructive options for a wide range of facial, head, and neck defects. More than 600 illustrations and sequential drawings provide both the experienced surgeon and beginner with effective solutions to the most commonly encountered questions and problems in facial plastic surgery.

The book covers every aspect of the field, from basic principles, anatomy, wound healing, and scar revisions, to defect closings in various regions, bone grafts, and aurical reconstruction. You'll get valuable information on established surgical procedures as well proposed technical advances in the field.

Here is a wealth of information every specialist needs. Add this outstanding clinical resource to your library!

Professor emeritus and Former Director, Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Schleswig-Holstein, Luebeck, Germany