title: Pediatric plastic surgery revisited.
abstract: Improvements in surgical technique and an ever improving understanding of the embryologic and cellular origin of many congenital anomalies marks the gains made during the last decade in pediatric plastic surgery. This contemporary review highlights many of these advancements in the diverse array of birth and surgical defects.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202, USA. beppley@iupui.edu
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Eppley
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007021:Hypospadias / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000592:standards; D009506:Nevus / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery; D010372:Pediatrics; D019339:Port-Wine Stain / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000639:trends