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Advanced Facial Reconstruction
- P. Daniel Knott, MD FACS
Director Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery UCSF Medical Center
UCSF Head and Neck Course November, 2014
Disclosures
- Genentech Surgical Advisory Board
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Overall Paradigm
- Assume that patients want to look normal
- Normal defined by
– Regional subunits – 3-D contour – Color match – Dynamic movement – Symmetry – Scar camoflauge
- Build on a stable platform
- Use delay techniques to enhance vascularity
- Let each move/operation prepare for the next
- If your patients are sick, opt for the simple option
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