Presents the perspectives of a multi-author team examining the spectrum of burn reconstruction. This title includes chapters that cover basic aspects of wound healing, acute care of the burn wound, optimizing nutrition, basic concepts of plastic surgery relating to tissue rearrangement and the use of flaps, as well as the use of skin substitutes.

This brand-new reference presents the perspectives of a multi-author team examining the entire spectrum of burn reconstruction. Individual chapters cover basic aspects of wound healing, acute care of the burn wound, (particularly as it relates to optimizing reconstructive results), optimizing nutrition, (for optimal reconstructive results), basic concepts of plastic surgery relating to tissue rearrangement and the use of flaps, as well as the newer use of skin substitutes. The second section of the book provides detailed guidance on anatomic areas of reconstruction, with care being taken to identify individual authors with known expertise in their particular area of burn reconstruction.

Part I: General Principles of Burn Reconstruction
1. Principles of burn reconstruction
2. Normal wound healing
3. Dermal fibroproliferative disorders following thermal injury: The molecular and cellular basis for therapy
4. Acute burn management
5. Acute burn surgery/nutrition
6. Acute nursing management
7. Skin substitutes
8. Clinical management of burn scars
Part II: Anatomically Based Reconstruction
9. Reconstruction of the burned scalp
10. Reconstruction of the burned forehead and brow
11. Reconstruction of the burned eyelids and periorbital region
12. Reconstruction of the burned lip, mouth and nose
13. Reconstruction of the burned ear
14. Reconstruction of the burned face/cheek: acute and delayed
15. Reconstruction of the burned neck
16. Reconstruction of the burned breast and abdomen
17. Reconstruction of the burned perineum and genitalia
18. Treatment of the burned axilla
19. Reconstruction of the burned elbow
20. Reconstruction of the burned hand
21. Reconstruction of burns of the lower extremity
22. Reconstruction of the burned foot and ankle
Part III: Rehabilitation
23. Physical therapy principles for the burned patient
24. Occupational therapy principles for the burned patient
25. Psychosocial adaptation of the burn patient
26. Behavioral skills and image enhancement training for burn survivors: Essential interventions for improving quality of life and community integration
Index