Access video lecture content for this chapter online at Elsevier eBooks+ Introduction Surgeons who understand the anatomy of nerve blockade will be able to effectively anesthetize large areas of the face safely in a comfortable, reproducible, and expeditious manner. These…
Introduction Postoperative pain management in plastic surgery remains a topic of increasing interest amidst heightened awareness of the opioid epidemic. Pain is defined as the sensory and emotional reaction to actual or perceived tissue injury. Nociceptive pain is due to…
Synopsis ■ The importance of patient safety has been acknowledged for centuries. However, medical errors still happen and are usually explained by the “Swiss cheese model” of sentinel events. ■ Aesthetic surgery is generally elective, and patient safety is of…
Identifying your brand: a roadmap to your entire practice A successful practice begins before a business plan is created, before the doors are open, and long before the first patient is even seen. As plastic surgeons, while we have an…
Synopsis ■ Societal interest in plastic surgery is increasing: ■ The number of plastic surgery procedures as reported by The Aesthetic Society (American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery [ASAPS]) has increased 82% since 1997 ■ Women between the ages of…
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Access video and video lecture content for this chapter online at Elsevier eBooks+ Introduction With increasing societal acceptance and insurance coverage of gender affirmation surgery (GAS), plastic surgeons are caring for more transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people. This chapter…
Introduction An astounding 5 billion people lack access to safe, affordable, and timely surgical care worldwide. Only one-fifth of the world’s surgeons serve the poorest half of the world’s population. Truche et al . estimated that the number of plastic…
Introduction The American Association of Oral Surgeons was founded in 1921. It subsequently became the American Association of Oral and Plastic Surgeons, and the American Association of Plastic Surgeons in 1942. Both the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery as…
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