This article summarizes current interventions for several of the most common challenges faced by patients during their rehabilitation from burn injury. These include preservation of range of motion through scar…
Patients with complex burn injuries require interdisciplinary rehabilitation to maximize their functional recovery. Successful rehabilitation from burn injuries starts with addressing the loss of the protective, mechanical, and cosmetic function…
Charles Scott Hultman, MD, MBA, FACS, Editor Michael W. Neumeister, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Editor Advances in burn care over the last 10 to 15 years have resulted in new innovations,…
The article summarizes the available evidence regarding clinical decision making in breast reconstruction from the patient perspective of satisfaction and health-related quality of life. A review of generic and specific…
Breast cancer affects nearly every woman either personally or through a family member or friend. Awareness of associated familial and genetic risks has been steadily increasing over the last decade….
This article provides information about advantages and disadvantages of immediate and delayed breast reconstruction concepts. Key points • Immediate breast reconstruction is oncologically safe with good results, but patient selection…
Complete breast reconstruction with fat grafting is an appealing technique because it does not add scars or use flaps, is autologous, and has the secondary benefit of liposuction. It is…
The treatment of sequelae after conservative breast cancer treatment can be a challenge. Lipomodeling, although controversial in the beginning, is a safe technique that can help in the treatment of…
Autologous breast reconstruction can be challenging in mastectomy patients who are not eligible for a deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap reconstruction. Depending on body habitus, alternative donor sites for…
This article reviews the indications and controversies in abdominally based autologous breast reconstruction. The evidence regarding these indications and controversies will be appraised and summarized. Finally, we will provide a…
