Facial Plastic Surgery Flashcards
what are the principle indications for plastic surgery
correction of trauma cause deformity
defect repair after tumour removal
correcting congenital deformity
aesthetic surgery including changes caused by ageing
what is a rhinoplasty
‘nose job’
what is a mentoplasty
chin implants
what is a blepharoplasty
eyelid surgery
what is an otoplasty
ear pinning (can get on NHS up the age of 16)
what aesthetic procedures can be done for the effects of aging
botulinum toxin filler blepharoplasty skin rejuvenation skin peel laser resurfacing face lift
what nerve is at risk in a face lift
facial nerve
what is primary closure
suturing the wound shut
what is healing by secondary intention
not closing the wound, letting it heal by itself
what is third intervention
letting the wound heal for a bit then surgically closing it
delayed closure
what intervention should you choose for wounds
depends on wounds
secondary intention often best but takes time
only do primary infection is you are sure you can clean it out properly- can kill patient
why are skin flaps more accepted by body than grafts
as have vascular connection to recipient site
