The Art of Skin Graft

The Art of Skin Graft
Author: Young-Chul Jang
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-04-12
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9789819700165

This book describes common errors, including donor site selection, techniques to decrease scar contracture rate, and show improved long-term follow-up results. In addition, it will describe application of STSG on facial reconstructive surgery and aesthetic thin STSG for correction of irregular surface, color mismatch and old conspicuous engrafted margin. Full-thickness skin graft (FTSG) has been used for burn scar contracture of joint areas, including hand, foot, upper and lower extremities. It maximizes the range of motion of those areas and possesses a soft and elastic texture. However, compared to a conventional skin graft, more efforts are needed for graft take with a higher graft failure rate and limited donor site size, which makes surgeons hesitate to use FTSG. This book introduces techniques to decrease operation time, maturation period, pigmentation rate, and improve high graft take rate, skin texture and also newly introducing full thickness skin with subcutaneous fat composite graft technique and its concept. Recently, the development of various artificial dermis and cell culture techniques has greatly improved burn patients' survival rate. In this book the author’s experience with various types of artificial dermis, cultured epithelial cell therapy and its benefits for tendon and bone exposure limb salvage and variable cases of long-term follow-up results are shared with up-to-date techniques. The final chapter introduces unique aesthetic skin graft concepts to improve previous scar contracture lesion, dark pigmentation disorder, irregular surface and discoloration, conspicuous grafted margin and others.

History of Free Skin Grafting

History of Free Skin Grafting
Author: H.J. Klasen
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3642816533

Amidst the innumerable articles and books on plastic and reconstructive surgery, a thorough and extensive study of the history of free skin grafting was still missing. This omission has now been rectified by Dr. Klasen. This book is an expansion of a M.D. thesis, written at the State Universi ty of Groningen, The Netherlands, and was guided by Professor A.J.C. Huffstadt, plastic surgeon, and Professor D. de Moulin, medical historian. Professor T. Gibson kindly revised the manuscript and wrote the epilogue. But, as Goethe put it: "nur ein Teil der Kunst kann gelehrt werden, der Kunstler macht das Ganze" ("only a part of the art can be taught, the artist makes the totality"). The author, Henk Klasen, is a remarkable man. As a general surgeon, he devotes all his interest and skills to traumatology and problems of phys iology and pathophysiology in surgery. With such talents it is natural that he also works parttime as one of the coordinators ofa modern burn unit. Among his hobbies are love of antiques and old books. This historical inclination has induced him to write the present book, in which he vividly describes the development of free skin grafting in its rel evant theoretical and practical aspects. His elaborate study has resulted in an excellent reference book which at the same time provides enjoyable reading, once again demonstrating the value of history in understanding the present. A.J.C. HUFFSTADT, M.D.

Re: Skin

Re: Skin
Author: Mary Flanagan
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 371
Release: 2009-01-23
Genre: American fiction
ISBN: 0262512491

"In re:skin, scholars, essayists, and short stort writers offer their perspectives on skin--as boundary and surface, as metaphor and physical reality."--Dust jacket front flap.

Common Surgeries Made Easy

Common Surgeries Made Easy
Author: Efstathios Karamanos
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2020-07-27
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3030413500

There are about 1,300 general surgery residency spots a year in the US alone. In addition, 20,000 medical students rotate through surgery a year. With medical students and residents routinely scrubbing into surgeries that they've never seen or have only seen a handful of times, an easy, practical, to the point, user friendly reminder of the major steps of an operation is vital. It is not uncommon to see medical students and residents watching videos or searching online frantically to understand a common operation. This book serves as a practical guide for the resident to easily carry in their pocket, quickly skim through, and have the basic steps of every major operation at their fingertips. Common Surgeries Made Easy is written in a bullet point format with clear illustrations to provide an easy to read, quick overview of the "core" surgeries encountered during residency with some added advanced operations for extended use in the beginning stages of a medical career. Geared towards quick review for the oral board exams, this study guide caters specifically to the resident.

Skin Graf

Skin Graf
Author: Michael McLeer
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Graffiti
ISBN: 9783791346632

This groundbreaking book gets up close and personal to show how two urban styles have melded together. Famed graffiti tattoo artist Kaves and tattoo documentarian Burke introduce, one by one, the masters of graffiti tattoo art, their personal stories, and their diverse handiwork..

Progressive Medicine

Progressive Medicine
Author: Hobart Amory Hare
Publisher:
Total Pages: 412
Release: 1913
Genre: Medicine
ISBN:

A quarterly digest of advances, discoveries, and improvements in the medical and surgical sciences.