Pediatric and Adolescent Plastic Surgery for the Clinician

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. Introduction

   • Aleksandar M. Vlahovic, Emir Q. Haxhija

   Pages 1-2

3. Otoplasty

   • Aleksandar M. Vlahovic, Emir Q. Haxhija

   Pages 3-16

4. Microtia and Other Congenital Auricular Deformities

   • Aleksandar M. Vlahovic, Emir Q. Haxhija

   Pages 17-27

5. Breast Augmentation in Children

   • Aleksandar M. Vlahovic, Emir Q. Haxhija

   Pages 29-37

6. Breast Reconstruction in Congenital Deformities

   • Aleksandar M. Vlahovic, Emir Q. Haxhija

   Pages 39-56

7. Male Breast Reduction

   • Aleksandar M. Vlahovic, Emir Q. Haxhija

   Pages 57-66

8. Cleft Lip and Palate

   • Aleksandar M. Vlahovic, Emir Q. Haxhija

   Pages 67-87

9. Polydactyly

   • Aleksandar M. Vlahovic, Emir Q. Haxhija

   Pages 89-105

10. Syndactyly

    • Aleksandar M. Vlahovic, Emir Q. Haxhija

    Pages 107-120

11. Pigment Lesions

    • Aleksandar M. Vlahovic, Emir Q. Haxhija

    Pages 121-136

12. Benign Skin and Soft Tissue Tumors

    • Aleksandar M. Vlahovic, Emir Q. Haxhija

    Pages 137-157

13. Malignant Skin and Soft Tissue Tumors

    • Aleksandar M. Vlahovic, Emir Q. Haxhija

    Pages 159-174

14. Hemangiomas

    • Aleksandar M. Vlahovic, Emir Q. Haxhija

    Pages 175-189

15. Lymphatic Malformation

    • Aleksandar M. Vlahovic, Emir Q. Haxhija

    Pages 191-204

16. Venous Malformation

    • Aleksandar M. Vlahovic, Emir Q. Haxhija

    Pages 205-213

17. Back Matter

    Pages 215-218

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This book describes plastic surgery treatments in children for e.g. cleft lip and palate, polydactyly and syndactyly, pigment lesions, benign and malign skin and soft tissue tumors, and vascular anomalies. Every chapter starts with a short introduction, followed by sections on patient evaluation, treatment options and postoperative care. Supporting images and pitfalls are also included. Based on the authors experience, the book offers pediatric plastic surgeons a valuable guide in their everyday work, while also introducing interested practitioners to the field. 

Pediatric plastic surgery is a specific field of surgery which includes reconstructive and aesthetic-cosmetic procedures in children. The majority of procedures are reconstructive in nature, making aesthetic considerations especially important. As aesthetic procedures in children are not so frequent, only a small group of clinicians are familiar with this part of surgery.

• Microtia
• Polydactyly
• Soft Tissue Tumors
• Venous malformations
• Breast reconstruction

“In this very cursory overview of pediatric plastic surgery for nonsurgeons, an extensive collection of photographs accompany the 13 topics. This book would be helpful for medical students and nonsurgeon physicians who are curious about some of the conditions pediatric plastic surgeons treat. … The audience is students and nonsurgical practitioners, and pediatricians may find the photos helpful. … It is an excellent reference for this audience.” (Michael T. Friel, Doody’s Book Reviews, September, 2017) 

• Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Institute for Mother and Child Health Care of Republic Serbia, University of Belgrade, New Belgrade, Serbia

  Aleksandar M. Vlahovic

• Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria

  Emir Q. Haxhija

Dr. Aleksandar Vlahovic is a Pediatric and Plastic and Reconstructive surgeon who received his medical degree from the School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia in 1995, prior to completing his specialization as a pediatric surgeon (in 2001) and as a plastic and reconstructive surgeon (in 2015) at the same university. Currently, he works in the Department for Pediatric Plastic Surgery and Burns, part of the Republic of Serbia’s Institute for Mother and Child Health Care.

He has completed professional training at the Great Ormond Hospital, London, UK (plastic surgery department); Showa University, Clinic for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo, Japan; and the Clinic for Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive surgery at LKH University Clinic in Graz, Austria.

Dr. Vlahovic is a member of the Serbian Medical Chamber and Serbian Society of Pediatric Surgeons, the Serbian Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (SRBPRAS), BalkanSociety of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (BAPRAS), and European Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic surgery (ESPRAS). Furthermore, he is involved in the Central European Exchange Program for University Studies (CEEPUS).

During his 15 years as a specialist, he has operated on over 4,000 children with a broad spectrum of pediatric plastic surgery-related problems.

 

Dr. Emir Haxhija received his medical degree from the medical school of the University of Graz, Austria in 1998 and his PhD from the same university in 1998. He received various preclinical and clinical trainings at the Rainbow Babies and Children`s Hospital of the Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA; Children`s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, USA and the Medical University Graz, Austria. He completed his postgraduate studies in surgery at C.S. Mott Children`s Hospital in Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Since 2006, he works as a consultant pediatric surgeon at the Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery at the Medical University Graz, Austria, where he received his venia docendi in 2009. Dr. Haxhija is an active member of the Austrian Surgical Society, the Austrian Society of Pediatric Surgery, the European Association of Pediatric Surgeons (EUPSA), and the European Society of Pediatric Endoscopic Surgeons (ESPES). He was an invited lecturer on numerous congresses worldwide, served as visiting professor and visiting surgeon in a number of countries, and held as instructor various teaching courses especially dealing with plastic and reconstructive surgery in childhood.

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