Face and Neck Trauma, An Issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America

The thoroughly updated Third Edition of this popular and widely used pocket reference guides the trauma team through every aspect of patient care after injury and before, during, and after acute care surgery—from prehospital care, to resuscitation, treatment of specific organ injuries, priorities in intensive care, and management of special situations. Designed for rapid, on-the-spot information retrieval, this manual will be a staple reference in emergency departments and trauma centers. Flow charts, algorithms, sequential lists, and tables throughout facilitate quick clinical decision-making. More than 200 illustrations demonstrate specific injuries and procedures. Appendices include organ injury scales, tetanus prophylaxis recommendations, and frequently used forms.

This issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Kris S. Moe, is devoted to Trauma in Facial Plastic Surgery. Articles in this issue include: Neurosurgical Considerations in Craniofacial Trauma; Management of War and Terrorism Injuries of the Head & Neck; ORIF Frontal Bone and Sinus Fractures; ORIF Orbit Fractures; ORIF Nasal Fractures; ORIF Maxilla and Midface; Emergent Soft Tissue Repair; Endoscopic Repair TMJ; Eyelid and Periorbital Soft Tissue Trauma; Post-traumatic Laser Treatment of Soft Tissue Injury; Issues in Pediatric Craniofacial Trauma; and Evidence-based Fracture Management.

In this issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics, guest editors Drs. Roxana Cobo and Fred G. Fedok bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Controversies in Rhinoplasty. Each article begins with a panel discussion; questions are then answered as part of an active discussion between two or three experts in the field. Topics include safety in rhinoplasty: avoidance and management of complications; appropriate use of implants in the nose; reprojecting the severely damaged nose; septal extension graft vs columellar strut; and many more. - Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including nasal surgery in the younger patient; management of thick skin in rhinoplasty; cosmetic rhinoplasty and nasal obstruction; management of the crooked nose; comparison of mechanical, electrical, and piezoelectric instruments in bone reshaping; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on controversies in rhinoplasty, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Necklift is essentially the foundation of “facelift or "rhyditectomy" in cosmetic surgery. The neck is a major anatomic area that surgeons address when a patient wants facial rejuvenation. This issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics focuses solely on Necklift. Every facial platic surgeon and plastic surgeon, along with dermatologists and other cosmetic specialists who work in facial rejuvenation will benefit from the information presented on neck lift techniques, less invasive and minimally invasive procedures, and tips from expert surgeons who work on the aging face. Videos showing technique accompany many of the articles, topics of which include: Anatomy and Physiology of the Aging Neck; Pre-operative Evaluation of the Aging Neck Patient; A Systematic Approach to Neck Rejuvenation; Non-Surgical Neck Tightening Treatments; Neck Skin Rejuvenation; Minimally Invasive Approaches to Neck Rejuvenation; Techniques for Rejuvenation of the Neck Platysma; The Extended SMAS Approach to Neck Rejuvenation; The Deep Plane Approach to Neck Rejuvenation; Vertical Neck Rejuvenation; Adjunctive Procedures to Neck Rejuvenation; Complications and Sequelae of Neck Rejuvenation.

This issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics, guest edited by Dr. David Hom of the University of Cincinnati, is devoted to Facial Scar Management. Articles in this outstanding issue will focus on scar treatment of the forehead, periorbital region, cheek, nose, perioral and chin region, auricle region, scalp, neck, and oral mucosa. The issue will also address soft tissue management to minimize scarring, new scar treatments using lasers, and skin color and pigmentation in ethnic skin.