Publisher's Synopsis
In this work, international authorities examine the latest technological advances across the field of reconstructive surgery. Topics include surgical technique, aesthetic reconstructive surgery, treatment planning, medical malpractice, actions and reactions to commonly used medications and psychiatric evaluation of patients. There are new chapters on microvascular surgery, chest reconstruction, tissue expansion, lasers, histopathology of skin tumors, salivary glands, facial osteotomies, mandibular fractures, chemotherapy for head and neck cancer and secondary rhinoplasty.;The two volumes are organized in short chapters addressing specific parts of the body as opposed to larger regions.