The Book

Practical Plastic Surgery for Nonsurgeons was written to bring plastic surgical expertise to areas with little access to plastic surgeons.  Please feel free to download/print as much of the book as you desire.  And please, tell others about this site!

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To download an individual chapter, click the corresponding link below.

• Chapter 1 – Suturing: The Basics
• Chapter 2 – Basic Surgical Techniques
• Chapter 3 – Local Anesthesia
• Chapter 4 – Protecting Yourself from Infectious Diseases
• Chapter 5 – Evaluation of the Acutely Injured Patient
• Chapter 6 – Evaluation of an Acute Wound
• Chapter 7 – Gunshot Wounds
• Chapter 8 – Nutrition
• Chapter 9 – Taking Care of Wounds
• Chapter 10 – Secondary Wound Closure
• Chapter 11 – Primary Wound Closure
• Chapter 12 – Skin Grafts
• Chapter 13 – Local Flaps
• Chapter 14 – Distant Flaps
• Chapter 15 – Scar Formation
• Chapter 16 – Facial Lacerations
• Chapter 17 – Pressure Sores
• Chapter 18 – Chronic Wounds
• Chapter 19 – Soft Tissue Infections
• Chapter 20 – Burns
• Chapter 21 – Fractures of the Tibia and Fibula
• Chapter 22 – Skin Cancer
• Chapter 23 – Cleft Lip/Palate
• Chapter 24 – Breast Surgery
• Chapter 25 – Facial Fractures
• Chapter 26 – The Normal Hand Exam
• Chapter 27 – Evaluating the Injured Hand
• Chapter 28 – Hand Splinting and General Aftercare
• Chapter 29 – Fingertip and Nail Bed Injuries
• Chapter 30 – Finger Fractures and Dislocations
• Chapter 31 – Traumatic Hand and Finger Amputations
• Chapter 32 – Tendon Injuries of the Hand
• Chapter 33 – Nerve and Vascular Injuries of the Hand
• Chapter 34 – Hand Burns
• Chapter 35 – Hand Crush Injury and Compartment Syndrome
• Chapter 36 – Hand Infections: General Information
• Chapter 37 – Specific Types of Hand Infections
• Chapter 38 – Chronic Hand Conditions
• Chapter 39 – Exploration of an Injured Hand or Forearm
• Index

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