This book provides vividly illustrated descriptions of a wide range of soft tissue injuries of the head and neck and their treatment, which forms a large part of the workload of both Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery. Soft tissue injuries are usually treated by plastic surgeons, whereas skeletal injuries are managed by maxillofacial surgeons.It clarifies many topics, including the general principles of wound management and treatment of various soft tissue injuries,burns and wound healing disturbances.
This book is intended for those plastic surgeons, and maxillofacial surgeons, interested in soft tissue trauma surgery of the head and neck at all levels of training and experience. It may also prove useful to specialists in related surgical disciplines and to nurses, who share a common interest for trauma of the head and neck.
This book provides a vividly illustrated description of a wide range of soft tissue injuries of the head and neck and their treatment, which forms part of the workload of both Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Cranio –Maxillofacial Surgery. Other medical and surgical disciplines are also involved, though to a lesser extent. It clarifies many topics, including the general principles of wound management, the treatment of various soft tissue injuries, burns, and wound healing disturbances.This book is intended for interns, residents and fellows of Plastic Surgery and Maxillofacial Surgery as well as surgeons and physicians of other disciplines dealing with soft tissue trauma of the head and neck. It may also prove useful to theatre and A & E nurses as well as medical students with interests in head and neck traumatology.
Collects updated knowledge on the treatment of scalp, facial and neck soft tissue trauma and burns Offers vivid illustrations as well as current references Explores a systematic approach to the management of soft tissue trauma
Charilaos A. Ioannidis
Lacerations Avulsions Penetrating Wounds Scar Scalp Face Appearance Epiphora Telecanthus Septum Hematoma Cauliflower ear Hematemesis Hemoptysis Resuscitation Wound healing
“The text is of greatest value to the staff of the emergency room and to a plastic and reconstructive surgeon, especially in burns management, there is much in this compact book for any speciality working above the clavicles. This is yet another useful product from a publisher that has been so prolific in our field of late.” (L Flood, The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, May 19, 2023)
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