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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! Table Of Contents 1 Anatomy of the Skin and Skin Flaps 2 Basic Principles of Facial Surgery 3 Coverage of Defects Local Flaps Distant Flaps Special Part Coverage of Defects in Specific Facial Regions 4 Forehead Region Median Forehead Region Lateral Forehead Defects 5 Nasal Region Glabella and Nasal Root Nasal Dorsum Larger Defects of the Nasal Tip and Ala Nasal Flank Nasal Ala Full-Thickness Reconstructions The Columella Partial and Total Nasal Reconstruction Perforations of the Septum 6 The Lips Mucosal Defects Upper Lip Classic Reconstructive Techniques in the Upper Lip Lower Lip Reconstruction of the Lateral Lip and Commissure Vermilion Defects Elongation of the Oral Fissure 7 The Chin 8 The Cheek Medial Cheek Defects Mid-Anterior Cheek Upper and Posterior Cheek Lateral Cheek Defects 9 The Eyelids Upper Eyelid Reconstruction of the Lower Eyelid Reconstruction of the Medial Canthus 10 The Auricular Region Central Defects Peripheral Defects Partial Auricular Defects Postauricular Surface Subtotal Defects of the Auricle Loss of the Auricle 11 Rib Cartilage 12 Myocutaneous Island Flaps 13 Deltopectoral Flap 14 Free Flaps 15 Harvesting a Bone Graft from the Iliac Crest 16 Dermabrasion References Index