Plastic Surgery and Nanotechnology

Amir R. Nasir, MD, is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Plastic Surgery at the University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, USA

Introduction. History of Specialty & Its Evolution. Overview of Subspecialties within Plastic Surgery. Cosmetic Surgery. Reconstructive Surgery. Breast Reconstruction. Head & Neck Reconstruction. Lower Extremity Reconstruction. Trauma. Microsurgery. Burn Surgery. Wound Care. Craniofacial Surgery. Hand Surgery. Tissue Engineering. Transplantation (face/hand). Patient Population, Scope of the Specialty, Economic Impact. Other Specialties that Commonly Overlap/Interface with Plastic Surgery. Nanotechnology for the Clinician. Brief History of Nanotechnology. Evolution and Scope of Nanotechnology. Areas of Research within Nanotechnology. Current Devices. Quantum Dots. Lab on a Chip. Nanomaterials. MEMS. Biologic-Semiconductor Interfaces. Nanomotors. Cosmetic Surgery & Nanotechnology. Current Treatments. Current Application of Nanotechnology to Cosmetic Surgery. Future Trends. Reconstructive Surgery & Nanotechnology. Current Treatments. Current Application of Nanotechnology to Reconstructive Surgery. Future Trends. Microsurgery & Nanotechnology. Current Treatments. Current Applications of Nanotechnology to Microsurgery. Future Trends. Burn Surgery & Nanotechnology. Current Treatments. Current Applications of Nanotechnology to Burn Surgery. Future Trends. Wound Care & Nanotechnology. Current Treatments. Current Applications of Nanotechnology to Wound Care. Future Trends. Craniofacial Surgery & Nanotechnology. Current Treatments. Current Applications of Nanotechnology to Craniofacial surgery. Future Trends. Hand Surgery & Nanotechnology. Current Treatments. Current Applications of Nanotechnology to Hand Surgery. Future Trends. Tissue Engineering & Nanotechnology. Current Tissue Engineering Options. Current Applications of Nanotechnology to Tissue Engineering. Future Trends. Transplantation & Nanotechnology. Current Transplantation Technology. Hand Transplantation. Face Transplantation. Current Applications of Nanotechnology to Transplantation. Future Trends. Conclusions. Limitations of Nanotechnology. Safety & Nanotoxicology. Further Avenues for Investigation & Research. Acknowledgements, References, Bibliography.