Local Flaps in Facial Reconstruction

Written by three consultants with extensive skin cancer experience and international reputations for excellence, this book provides comprehensive practical solutions for defects in the head and neck region that clinicians are confronted with in day-to-day practice. The first edition of the “local flaps in facial reconstruction- a defect base approach” was published nearly four years ago and has since been well received around the world and translated into other languages. This second edition is intended to facilitate the decision-making process and provide practical,step-by-step guidance on reconstructing specific defects in the facial region.The frequency of skin cancer continues to rise around the globe, and clinicians with various backgrounds are involved in the care of these patients. In this book, new procedures are described and “old” ones re-evaluated. The current edition has been extensively updated with new text and diagrams so as to provide comprehensive practical solutions for frequently encountered facial defects. Color diagrams and clinical photographs have been included where necessary to provide additional details. The original ethos of creating a text that can be used in everyday practice, while also including personal comments, is maintained.Given the scope, the book is ideal for use by clinicians and trainees in daily practice, and will help to achieve excellent cosmetic outcomes in this aesthetically sensitive part of the body.

Velupillai Ilankovan, BDS, MBBCh, FDSRCS (Edin & Eng), FRCS (Edin & Eng), is a consultant maxillofacial/head and neck surgeon and current Clinical Lead in Maxillofacial Surgery at Dorset County Hospital, UK. He is also a Professor of Surgery at Bournemouth University and Honorary Professor of Head and Neck Surgery at Peking Union Medical College. He has served as the President of the British Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon (2013–2014) and as an Honorary Secretary of the Association of Facial Plastic Surgeons. He is also a member of the editorial boards for the British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (expert adviser on Aesthetic Surgery) and the Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery (section editor for Oncology and Reconstruction). Professor. Ilankovan is past examiner for Part I & II FDS,  MFDS,  MJDF RCS; MRCS (Intercollegiate); and FRCS Maxillofacial (Intercollegiate). He is the author of more than 160 articles in peer-reviewed journals and eight book chapters in 8 books and has given many presentations at conferences across the worldMadan Ethunandan, BDS, MDS (OMFS), FDSRCS (Eng), FFDRCS (Irel), BM (Soton), MRCSEd, FRCS (OMFS), is a Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon at University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom and a Visiting Professor at Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, India. He is the lead for head and neck cancer and was the associate editor of the British journal of Oral & Maxillofacial surgery and module editor for skin cancer for the e-FACE programme. He serves on the editorial boards of the British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery and Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr.Ethunandan is the author of almost 80 publications in peer-reviewed journals, contributed 12 chapters to speciality defining books and has given many conference presentations around the world..Tian Ee Seah, BDS, MDS (OMS), FRACDS (Aus), FAMS graduated from the National University of Singapore and went on to gain his Master's in Dental Surgery (Oral Maxillofacial Surgery) from the same university. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons and a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore. Dr Seah has previously served as President of the Asian Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons and the Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, Singapore. He currently works in this own private practice and is the Visiting Specialist for the Kadang Kerbau Women and Children’s Hospital, National Dental Centre Singapore and Singapore General Hospital. He has given many presentations at meetings in Singapore and overseas. Dr. Seah created all of the drawings in this richly illustrated book.