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RECONSTRUCTION AFTER SURGERY

Dec

2003

Vol. 22. No. 4

Introduction

Although it frequently goes unvoiced by the patient, there is almost always some underlying concern with how they will appear following a surgical procedure.

Reconstruction after Surgery, Introduction

Thomas Roher, MD

Although it frequently goes unvoiced by the patient, there is almost always some underlying concern with how they will appear following a surgical procedure. This is true for all patients, not just the young attractive ones.

Aesthetics and Reconstruction— Seeing Before Cutting

David P Clark, MD

ELEGANT AESTHETIC RECONSTRUCTION, as with all successful art, demands critical seeing, processing and analysis of visual data.

Planning the Closure

Thomas Roher, MD

While excisional surgery is as much an art form as it is a science or technique, there are many principles to keep in mind when planning the surgical excision and closure.

Practical Perioral Closures

J. Ramsey Mellette, Jr, MD | James T. Chapman, MD

THE LIP is one of the most complex cosmetic units of the face.

Periocular Reconstruction

Paul H. Bowman, MD | Scott W Fosko, MD | Morris E. Hartstein, MD

Dermatologists should feel comfortable managing these lesions, performing excisions when indicated and closing the resultant defects.