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Textbook of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Basic Principles and New Perspectives

  • Practice-oriented textbook offering comprehensive, clear up-to-date information on the basics of plastic surgery

  • Didactic elements for memorizing, a wealth of illustrations, drawings and videos on all basic surgical procedures

  • Gathers contributions by international experts with proven teaching experience

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Table of contents (35 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. Principles in Plastic Surgery

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Anatomy and Physiology of the Skin

      • Michelangelo Vestita, Pasquale Tedeschi, Domenico Bonamonte
      Pages 3-13
    3. Wound Healing: Physiology and Pathology

      • Francesca Toia, Fernando Rosatti, Adriana Cordova
      Pages 15-25
    4. Complicated Wounds

      • Franco Bassetto, Carlotta Scarpa, Federico Facchin
      Pages 27-38
    5. Suture Techniques

      • Michele Maruccia, Rossella Elia, Paolo Claudio Marannino
      Pages 39-50
    6. Dressings and Dermal Substitutes

      • Gabriele Delia, Lorenzo Gasco, Francesco Stagno d’Alcontres
      Pages 51-60
    7. Grafts in Plastic Surgery

      • Emanuele Cigna, Alberto Bolletta, Francesco Ruben Giardino, Luca Patanè
      Pages 61-75
    8. Evolution of Soft Tissue Flaps Over Time

      • Geoffrey G. Hallock
      Pages 87-102
    9. Flaps in Plastic Surgery

      • Joon Pio Hong, Jin Geun Kwon
      Pages 103-123
    10. Microsurgical Procedures in Plastic Surgery

      • Filippo Marchi, Fu-Chan Wei
      Pages 125-139
  3. Plastic Surgery Approaches to Malformation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
    2. Craniofacial Malformations

      • Mario Zama, Maria Ida Rizzo
      Pages 167-200
    3. Malformations of the Hand

      • Giorgio Eugenio Pajardi, Chiara Parolo, Chiara Novelli, Elisa Rosanda, Andrea Ghezzi, Elena Marta Mancon et al.
      Pages 201-222
    4. Malformations of the External Genitalia

      • Mario Zama, Maria Ida Rizzo, Martina Corno, Angelica Pistoia
      Pages 223-238
  4. Plastic Surgery for Trauma

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 239-239
    2. Wounds

      • Giovanni Papa, Stefano Bottosso, Vittorio Ramella, Zoran Marij Arnež
      Pages 241-255
    3. Upper Limb Trauma

      • Bruno Battiston, Maddalena Bertolini, Paolo Titolo, Francesco Giacalone, Giulia Colzani, Davide Ciclamini
      Pages 257-269

About this book

Filling a gap in the present inventory of Plastic Surgery Textbooks, this compact, practice-oriented study guide delivers comprehensive, clear and up-to-date information on all the basics of plastic surgery in clinical practice. Methodological rigor, together with a lean style and layout were chosen; boxes and teaching objectives are included to help memorize fundamentals. Starting from basics such as the physiology and pathology of skin and wound healing, suture techniques, dressings and dermal substitutes, grafts, flaps and microsurgical techniques, the textbook then tackles topics including malformations, skin cancer, and traumas like burns and wounds. The respective contributions were written by American, British, Italian,  German, Korean and Taiwanese teaching experts in the field. Over 250 full color illustrations, line drawings, and videos support the main text: accordingly, this textbook will appeal to advanced, upper-undergraduate students and residents preparing for plastic and reconstructive surgery in-training.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy

    Michele Maruccia, Giuseppe Giudice

About the editors

Michele Maruccia is Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Bari Aldo Moro and Chief of the Microsurgery and Lymphatic Surgery Unit, in theUniversity Hospital Policlinico of Bari. Pr. Maruccia completed a PhD at the Sapienza University of Rome and a fellowship in advanced reconstructive microsurgery and lymphatic surgery at China Medical University Hospital in Taichung, Taiwan. He has over 8 years of teaching experience, being lecturer at international and national events, as well as author of over 100 papers in indexed journals and book chapters. Prof. Maruccia has organized numerous national and  international courses both on cadaver and living models. He is the President of the SPIGC (Italian Society of Young Surgeons). 

Giuseppe Giudice Upon completing his training in Italy, at Bortolo Hospital in Vicenza under Prof. C. Curioni, and at the Maxillofacial Surgery Unit of the San Paolo Hospital in Milan under Prof. R. Brusati, he was selected for a residency at the Hospital Necker Craniofacial Surgery Unit, in Paris, France. He then came back to Italy working as Plastic Surgeon and has been appointed Director of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and of the Center for Heavy Burns, as well as Directing the Specializing School in Plastic Surgery at the Aldo Moro University of Bari, after having been Director of the Residency Program in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the same institution for over 10 years. He has been authoring over 100 papers in indexed journals and book chapters and lecturing on several Plastic Surgery meetings.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Textbook of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

  • Book Subtitle: Basic Principles and New Perspectives

  • Editors: Michele Maruccia, Giuseppe Giudice

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82335-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-82334-4Published: 04 January 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-82337-5Published: 05 January 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-82335-1Published: 03 January 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 542

  • Number of Illustrations: 32 b/w illustrations, 259 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Plastic Surgery

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eBook USD 89.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 119.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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