RT Book, Section
A1 Goldman, Glenn D.
A1 Dzubow, Leonard M.
A1 Yelverton, Christopher B.
SR Print(0)
ID 1172750083
T1 Complications and Revisions
T2 Facial Flap Surgery
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB McGraw Hill LLC
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071749251
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1172750083
RD 2024/04/19
AB A  surgeon  should  never  perform  a  procedure  for  which  he  or  she  is  incapable  of  dealing  with  potential  adverse  consequences.  Even  in  the  most  capable  hands,  approximately  1%  of  flap  reconstructions  will  result  in  a  complication  requiring  a  postoperative  intervention.1  For  all  of  the  meticulous  attention  given  during  a  reconstruction,  the  greatest  test  of  a  surgeon’s  mettle  occurs  when  a  serious  complication  occurs  and  must  be  resolved.  Patients  often  find  even  a  routine  and  uneventful  flap  reconstruction  to  be  emotionally  challenging.  Adding  a  complication  greatly  increases  anxiety  and  requires  the  surgeon  to  act  quickly  and  effectively  and  provide  appropriate  reassurance.