PEDIATRIC PLASTIC-SURGERY

Pediatric plastic surgery has seen widespread advances during the past decade. These have been primarily in the biologic understanding of ce rtain disease processes as well as in diagnostic and therapeutic techn ologies. These advances have contributed to a potential new array of t reatment options for congenital deformities and traumatic injuries. Th is review identifies several of the most significant new trends and tr eatment concepts in pediatric plastic surgery from anesthesia to wound healing.