Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Board Review: Pearls of Wisdom

Samuel J. Lin, MD, FACS is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and a Site Director for the Combined Harvard Plastic Surgery Residency Program. He is active in teaching plastic surgery residents and fellows. John Hijjawi, MD, FACS is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Medical College of Wisconsin. He is also Director of Breast Reconstruction Program.

Craniofacial syndromes and craniosynostosisCongenital hand (include Poland Syndrome)Wound healing KeloidsFacelift Facial implantsTendon transfersBrachial plexusHand replantationRheumatoid handObstetrical Brachial Plexus InjuryEarFacial traumaChemodenervation (Botox)Hair removal/Hair transplantationBrowliftToe to handLower extremity reconstructionFracture/dislocationsVascular malformationsUpper extremity compression syndromes (median, ulnar, radial)Hand TumorsNerve injury repairLasersTeethNail/nailbed injuriesBreast reconstruction (expander-implant and nipple areolar recon)Breast reconstruction (Latissimus and other autogenous recon. i.e. I-GAP)Breast reconstruction (TRAM)MastopexyBreast reductionFlapsDupuytren’sHand Anatomy/embryologyAnesthesiaTendon lacerationsCleft lip/palateOrthognathic surgeryHand infectionsSLAC wrist/ perilunate dislocationsDistraction osteogenesisLiposuction (safety/indications, UAL, PAL)Parotid tumors (benign, malignant)Trunk ReconstructionBreast augmentation (endoscopic assisted, subglandular, submuscular, approaches)Breast implants (safety, efficacy; silicone)Skin resurfacingInjectable fillersNasal reconstruction principles, forehead flap, local flaps)Pressure sores (treatment, principles)Sternal wound reconstruction Tongue reconstructionHead and neck cancerChest wall reconstruction BlepharoplastyTaking the BoardsRhinoplastyFree tissue transfer/microsurgeryBreast anatomy/embryologyBreast cancerGynecomastiaBenign skin lesionsBurn care Cutaneous malignanciesFacial nerve paralysisLip reconstruction (upper, lower)Head and neck embryologyBody contouring (medial thigh lift, lateral lift, abdominoplasty, brachioplasty)NeviTissue ExpansionPharyngoplasty/pharyngeal flapsCongenital BreastPrinciples of skin graftingVPIperionychiumPeriorbital region