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Plastic Surgery

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1. Injected prior to liposuction to reduce bleeding - pain & swelling






2. Not for weight loss






3. More than 1000cc can cause hypovolemia & other fluid/hemodynamic complications






4. Serves to anchor the skin - adipose & loose connective tissue - provides protection






5. Stratum corneum - stratum lucidum - stratum granulosum - stratum spinosum - and stratum basale






6. Contracture of the palmar fascia


7. Cleft lip or harlip






8. Feeling to skin of the forearm & hand - innervates the extensor muscles of the forearm






9. Medial side of the hand






10. Inflammation of the synovial sheath - enlargement of the tendon or narrowing of the annular band or pulley






11. Thoracotomy instrument set






12. Physical sanding of skin with dermabrader - chemicals - and CO2 laser to remove tatoos - wrinkles - embedded dirt or lessen elevated scars






13. Periareolar line - inframammary fold - axillary crease - or the umbilicus






14. Instrument used to cut thin slices of skin for grafting - can be oscillating or drum type






15. Approx 20 layers - dead - only keratin






16. Congenital absence of part or all of the outer ear






17. Full thickness of the skin & underlying structures






18. Epidermis & dermis to varying degrees - can be deep - blisters






19. Epidermis & 1/2 of the dermis






20. Cleft palate






21. Provides collagen for strength & elastin for pliability






22. Epidermis






23. Secretes earwax






24. Totally remove the tissue






25. Tummy tuck - for removing fat and excess skin from the mid to lower abdomen






26. From the patient






27. Hypertrophy of the eyelid skin






28. Llubricate graft site for dermatomes






29. 2% lasts 1-3 hours






30. Damage all tissues & can affect bone density






31. Club hand - congenital - failure of the radium to develop






32. Larger - limited to the external genitallia & the axillae






33. Palms of the hands and soles of the feet






34. Autoimmune disease in the joints






35. Keratinization begins - keratin is found in hair and nails






36. Basal cell carcinoma - squamous cell carcinoma - and melanoma






37. 4% lasts 1-2 hours






38. Reticular & papillary layers






39. Muscles on the posterior aspect






40. Contains papilla for fingerprints






41. Thumb side of the hand






42. 20%






43. Low transverse then umtilicus 'cookie cutter'






44. Palmaris longus






45. 0.5 - 1 - or 2% with or without epi






46. Merocrine - apocrine - ceruminous






47. Man boobs






48. 0.25 - 0.5 - or 0.75% with or without epi






49. Surgical repair of the eyelid






50. Warts - cysts - moles - granulomas & hypertrophic scars