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Basic Principles, Techniques, and Instruments

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To achieve predictable and optimal results, the surgeon must adhere to sound diagnostic and therapeutic principles, be skilled in basic surgical techniques, and have proper instrumentation. This chapter discusses the preoperative process including history, exam, family dynamics, consent, and procedural planning. It details intraoperative considerations including instruments, needles, and suture materials, as well as surgical principles from incision through closure. Methods for specific flaps and grafts (skin, oral mucous membrane, ear cartilage, hard palate, and dermis fat) are described in stepwise fashion. Postoperative wound care and healing are also reviewed.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Sarah M. Jacobs & Christopher B. Chambers

  2. Ophthalmology/Eye Clinic, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA

    Kenneth V. Cahill

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  1. Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology and Director of Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and The Edwin and Fannie Gray Hall Center for Human Appearance, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    James A. Katowitz

  2. Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology and Director of the Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery Fellowship Program, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and The Edwin and Fannie Gray Hall Center for Human Appearance, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    William R. Katowitz

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Jacobs, S.M., Chambers, C.B., Cahill, K.V. (2018). Basic Principles, Techniques, and Instruments. In: Katowitz, J., Katowitz, W. (eds) Pediatric Oculoplastic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60814-3_4

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