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Skin: Discourse on Emerging Science and Techniques, An Issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery - E-Book
(2011)
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Abstract
Information is presented from international authors in the realm of Biology, Physiology, Basic Science, and Clinical Medicine on aspects of skin of interest to the Plastic Surgeon. Topics range from Skin grafting and the Physiology of aging skin, through Dermal substitutes and Skin tissue engineering.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| Skin: Discourse on Emerging Science and Techniques | i | ||
| Copyright Page | ii | ||
| Table of Contents | v | ||
| Contributors | iii | ||
| Publisher’s Note | ix | ||
| Chapter 1. Physiology of Skin Aging | 1 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 1 | ||
| MECHANISMS OF SKIN AGING | 1 | ||
| POSTSYNTHETIC MECHANISMS OF SKIN AGING | 3 | ||
| INHIBITION OF AGE-RELATED HARMFUL EFFECTS | 5 | ||
| DISCUSSION | 5 | ||
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 7 | ||
| REFERENCES | 7 | ||
| Chapter 2. Stiffening of Human Skin Fibroblasts with Age | 9 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 9 | ||
| MATERIALS AND METHODS | 10 | ||
| RESULTS | 12 | ||
| DISCUSSION | 17 | ||
| SUPPORTING MATERIAL | 19 | ||
| REFERENCES | 19 | ||
| Chapter 3. Tissue Engineering of Skin | 21 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 21 | ||
| DEVELOPMENT, ANATOMY, AND FUNCTION OF SKIN | 22 | ||
| THE POTENTIAL PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS FOR TE SKIN SOLUTIONS | 24 | ||
| CURRENT TE SKIN TECHNOLOGIES | 25 | ||
| TE SKIN SOLUTIONS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE | 28 | ||
| THE FUTURE | 29 | ||
| SUMMARY | 29 | ||
| REFERENCES | 30 | ||
| Chapter 4. Skin Tissue Engineering—In Vivo and In Vitro Applications | 33 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 33 | ||
| IN VIVO APPLICATIONS | 33 | ||
| IN VITRO APPLICATIONS | 40 | ||
| DISEASE SKIN MODELS | 46 | ||
| CONCLUSIONS | 51 | ||
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 51 | ||
| REFERENCES | 51 | ||
| Chapter 5. Pre- and Probiotics for Human Skin | 59 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 59 | ||
| MICROFLORA OF HUMAN SKIN | 59 | ||
| PREBIOTICS AND SKIN | 61 | ||
| PROBIOTICS AND SKIN | 61 | ||
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 63 | ||
| REFERENCES | 63 | ||
| Chapter 6. Dermal Substitutes Do Well on Dura: Comparison of Split Skin Grafting + / – Artificial Dermis for Reconstruction of Full-thickness Calvarial Defects | 65 | ||
| CASE REPORT | 65 | ||
| DISCUSSION | 66 | ||
| REFERENCES | 67 | ||
| Chapter 7. Management of Wounds with Exposed Bone Structures using an Artificial Dermis and Skin Grafting Technique | 69 | ||
| CLINICAL MATERIALS AND METHODS | 72 | ||
| FINDINGS AND RESULTS | 73 | ||
| FOLLOW-UP | 73 | ||
| DISCUSSION | 73 | ||
| SUMMARY | 75 | ||
| REFERENCES | 75 | ||
| Chapter 8. Management of Split Skin Graft Donor Sites–Results of a National Survey | 77 | ||
| MATERIALS AND METHODS | 77 | ||
| RESULTS | 77 | ||
| DISCUSSION | 81 | ||
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 82 | ||
| REFERENCES | 82 | ||
| Chapter 9. Skin: Histology and Physiology of Wound Healing | 85 | ||
| SKIN HISTOLOGY | 87 | ||
| AGE IN WOUND HEALING | 93 | ||
| INFECTION IN WOUND HEALING | 93 | ||
| IMMUNE FUNCTION IN WOUND HEALING | 94 | ||
| DIABETES AND WOUND HEALING | 94 | ||
| HYPERTROPHIC SCARRING AND KELOIDS | 94 | ||
| OXYGEN DELIVERY IN WOUND HEALING | 94 | ||
| NUTRITION IN WOUND HEALING | 95 | ||
| SMOKING IN WOUND HEALING | 95 | ||
| RADIATION IN WOUND HEALING | 95 | ||
| CHEMOTHERAPY IN WOUND HEALING | 95 | ||
| FUTURE RESEARCH IN WOUND HEALING | 95 | ||
| REFERENCES | 96 | ||
| Index | 99 |