Facial Plastic Surgery Flashcards
1
Q
Reasons for suregery?
A
Cosmetic + reconstructive/functional puroses (e.g. aesthetic angst, effect of ageing, congenital, trauma + following tumour excision)
2
Q
Rhinoplasty
A
nose job
3
Q
Mentoplasty
A
chin reconstruction
4
Q
Otoplasty
A
Ear job e.g. pinning ears
5
Q
Ageing solutions?
A
Botox Fillers Blephorplasty Skin rejuvenation Face Lift
6
Q
Botox
A
Botulinum toxin = paralyses muscles
7
Q
Fillers
A
injections to fill out wrinkles and creases
8
Q
Blepharoplasty
A
correction of deformed eyelids
9
Q
Skin rejuvenation
A
laser treatment
10
Q
Face lift
A
surgical lifitng of face, requires large incision on back of head
11
Q
Primary closure
A
Consider delaying closure and debride to reduce infection risk
12
Q
Means of reconstruction:
A
Primary closure
Healing by secondary closure
Skin grafts
Skin flaps
