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Wound Care in Aesthetic Surgery

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Wound care, as aesthetic surgery in general, takes a place far beyond functional and physical health, and also on psychological wellness. Healthy and well-healed scars have not only a great impact on overall physical health but also on the way human beings present themselves to society and to themselves, impacting social interaction and well-being. Many biological and external factors impact wound healing. Optimization of outcomes starts before the operating room with surgical planning, then in the immediate post-operatory period, employing specific dressings, and continues in the early- and late post-operatory phase through accurate wound management. Lastly, appropriate identification and management of the arising complications are of utmost importance. In this chapter, we will approach the most important aspects and recent studies in wound dressing, wound management, and complications treatment in aesthetic plastic surgery.

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    Valeriano Vinci

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    Riccardo Di Giuli & Marco Klinger

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    Ana Paula Fontoura Andrade Reis

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  1. Unit of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Jonic Area, University of Bari, Bari, Italy

    Michele Maruccia

  2. Plastic Surgery Unit, University of Trieste, Cattinara Hospital, Trieste, Italy

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  3. Difficult Wound Healing Unit, Policlinico di Monza, Vercelli, Italy, Italy

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Vinci, V., Di Giuli, R., Fontoura Andrade Reis, A.P., Klinger, M. (2023). Wound Care in Aesthetic Surgery. In: Maruccia, M., Papa, G., Ricci, E., Giudice, G. (eds) Pearls and Pitfalls in Skin Ulcer Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45453-0_44

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