Springer Mastering Advanced Rhinoplasty

Product Description This clearly structured and beautifully illustrated atlas, which includes numerous high-quality pre-, intra-, and postoperative pictures, documents the techniques employed in order to deal with the problems typically encountered following a previous failed rhinoplasty. Each chapter also contains a description of the authors’ standard procedure for treating the problem in question and describes the precautions to be taken in order to avoid similar failures. The techniques covered include extracorporeal and total septal reconstruction, reconstruction of the over resected tip, the sliding technique for reduction of the over projected tip, the use of alloplastic fascia or alternatively free diced cartilage for camouflaging or volume augmentation, and saddle nose correction. Mastering Advanced Rhinoplasty will be of value to both novice and experienced practitioners seeking to achieve the best results for patients who frequently present with challenging problems. From the Back Cover This clearly structured and beautifully illustrated atlas, which includes numerous high-quality pre-, intra-, and postoperative pictures, documents the techniques employed in order to deal with the problems typically encountered following a previous failed rhinoplasty. Each chapter also contains a description of the authors’ standard procedure for treating the problem in question and describes the precautions to be taken in order to avoid similar failures. The techniques covered include extracorporeal and total septal reconstruction, reconstruction of the over resected tip, the sliding technique for reduction of the over projected tip, the use of alloplastic fascia or alternatively free diced cartilage for camouflaging or volume augmentation, and saddle nose correction. Mastering Advanced Rhinoplasty will be of value to both novice and experienced practitioners seeking to achieve the best results for patients who frequently present with challenging problems. About the Author Professor Wolfgang Gubisch is Medical Director of the Clinic for Facial Plastic Surgery at the Center for Plastic Surgery, Marienhospital Stuttgart. Prof. Gubisch is double board certified in Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery and in Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT), and his interests have long included functional/aesthetic nasal surgery. In June 2010 Prof. Gubisch was elected President of the German Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (Vereinigung der Deutschen Ästhetisch-Plastischen Chirurgen). He is also current President of the Rhinoplasty Society of Europe and chairman of the Expert Committee of German Nasal Surgeons. Prof. Gubisch has been elected an honorary member of several renowned societies, including the Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons of Southern Africa, the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons and the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons. Each year he is responsible for organizing the Stuttgart Advanced Course for Functional and Aesthetic Rhinopasty, recognized to be among the best courses in the field worldwide. In 1994 he was awarded the Udhi Devi Sood Memorial Gold Medal by the All India Rhinology Society for special services in the field of nasal surgery. Prof. Gubisch has published more than 80 articles in peer-reviewed medical journals as well as many book chapters.