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Facial, Plastic, Reconstructive, and Trauma Surgery (pdf)Author : Robert W. DolanFacial, Plastic, Reconstructive, and Trauma Surgery Facial Plastic, Recontructive, and Trauma Surgery by Robert W. Dolan, ed. Is a comprehensive text covering the basics of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. The stated purpose of the book is “for use in preparing for board examination and patient care.” Overall the book is an excellent addition to the library of any practicing resident or physician who considers facial plastic surgery a significant portion of their practice.The book is divided into chapters covering the gamut of topics related to facial plastic surgery. The first few chapters of the book deal with basics such as wound healing, facial esthetics, and anesthesia in facial plastic surgery. The chapter on anesthesia is a particularly useful chapter for the practicing surgeon who deals with various methods of anesthesia from local blocks to MAC and general anesthesia. The chapter on skin lesions is also comprehensive and a good basic guide for the practicing surgeon. The next sections on use of local and regional flaps are also comprehensive. The figures for these chapters are somewhat vague and nonuniform and additional figures may be useful, especially those who are unfamiliar with the basics of each flap (e.g. melolabial, island transposition). In particular the lack of additional figures for lip reconstruction is not desireable. The sections on free flaps and pedicaled musclefasciocutaneous flaps are well done and outline in detail uses for repair of specific defects encountered. This section is unique to this book and a valued addition compared to some of the other all-encompassing facial plastic surgery texts I have encountered.The sections on congenital anomalies are quite comprehensive with the exception of cleft lip rhinoplasty which is not extensively covered. Additional information on this subject would perhaps be a better use of resources then additional figures and time spent on synostosis which the majority of facial plastic surgeons do not manage. The sections on prosthetics and their use is unique to this text and a very interesting and valuable addition. Techniques of facial nerve rehabilitation are also gone over in detail, again the lack of specific diagrams for less experienced physicians may make this information harder to assimilate. |
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