USE OF ENDOSCOPY IN PLASTIC-SURGERY

Now that endoscopic techniques have been established in visceral and t rauma surgery under the concept of minimal invasive surgery, plastic s urgery has also begun to accept these techniques since minimal invasiv e surgery is very important in this field. In contrast to abdominal an d thoracic surgery, plastic surgery cannot be done in preformed caviti es. Therefore, it was necessary to develop new techniques and instrume nts. We present the most important operations in the field of plastic surgery that can so far be carried out endoscopically. The development phase is only at the beginning, and new indications are being added d aily since the technical equipment can also only be gradually adapted to the needs that arise.