Maria Z. Siemionow – författare

Future Directions in Face TransplantationThis book spans the entire process of a face transplantation, from detailing the anatomy of the face to considering the social and ethical challenges of the procedure.

There is a paradigm shift in plastic and reconstructive surgery from the interest of developing new surgical techniques into the application of new technologies via research based studies on stem cells, tissue engineering and new field of reconstructive transplantation such as e.g.

A definitive summary of novel techniques, this 1st volume in the New Technologies Series details the most current and multidisciplinary approach to new technologies used in general plastic, hand, peripheral nerve, microsurgery, breast, esthetic, and trauma surgery and provides an overview of the most important and clinically relevant plastic surgery research.New surgical images of new surgical approaches are all accompanied with anatomical descriptions. In a novel way it contains endoscopic images from minimally invasive procedures and provides the most current overview of the leading trends in plastic surgery research.Presenting newly developing clinically relevant techniques and technologies, this book aims to stimulate the reader to look at future advances and applications of research and their relevance to daily clinical practice. Appropriate for different sub-specialties not only in plastic surgery but also in orthopedics and neurosurgery, this book will also be of great interest to trainee surgeons.

It is a pleasure to introduce a new specialist surgery series textbook entitled Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. aps, microsurgical techniques, minimally invasive techniques of plastic surgery, liposuction techniques, biomaterials in craniofacial surgery, and tissue engineering.

Future Directions in Face TransplantationThis book spans the entire process of a face transplantation, from detailing the anatomy of the face to considering the social and ethical challenges of the procedure.

It is a pleasure to introduce a new specialist surgery series textbook entitled Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. When I was approached to edit this book, I realized that it would be a tremendous task and asked Dr. Marita Eisenmann-Klein, from Regensburg, Germany, to serve as coeditor. The reason for inviting Dr. Eisenmann-Klein was her important role as Deputy General Secretary of the International Confederation of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery and the intention, to have an international approach and divide the book into chapters where the best experts from different continents and countries would present their contributions. The 52 chapters in this book are divided into eight subcategories of topics and are outlined in the following order: Part I – General Principles presents physiology and wound healing, immunology of tissue transplantation, anesthesia, and critical care. Part II – General Surgical Techniques presents principles of wound repair, grafts, local and regional ? aps, microsurgical techniques, minimally invasive techniques of plastic surgery, liposuction techniques, biomaterials in craniofacial surgery, and tissue engineering. Part III – Skin and Adnexa presents skin anatomy and physiology, congenital malf- mations, burns and trauma, benign and malignant skin tumors, and aesthetic skin treatments.