Posttraumatic facial restoration: a philosophy of care.
Posttraumatic facial restoration requires the marriage of both aesthetic and reconstructive principles. An outline for the treatment of traumatic facial injuries is presented.
Wexler
Andrew
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Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Southern California, Southern California Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, California 90034, USA. Surgiwex@aol.com
D001458:Bandages; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D004954:Esthetics; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007572:Jaw Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis; D022125:Lacerations / Q000175:diagnosis; D010173:Palpation; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012886:Skull / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D061221:Trigeminal Nerve Injuries