CURRENTCONCEPTS INPLASTICSURGERY  EditedbyFranciscoJ.Agullo            Current Concepts in Plastic Surgery Edited by Francisco J. Agullo Published by InTech Janeza Trdine 9, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia Copyright © 2012 InTech All chapters are Open Access distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license, which allows users to download, copy and build upon published articles even for commercial purposes, as long as the author and publisher are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. After this work has been published by InTech, authors have the right to republish it, in whole or part, in any publication of which they are the author, and to make other personal use of the work. Any republication, referencing or personal use of the work must explicitly identify the original source. 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Publishing Process Manager Romana Vukelic Technical Editor Teodora Smiljanic Cover Designer InTech Design Team First published March, 2012 Printed in Croatia A free online edition of this book is available at www.intechopen.com Additional hard copies can be obtained from orders@intechopen.com Current Concepts in Plastic Surgery, Edited by Francisco J. Agullo p. cm. ISBN 978-953-51-0398-1    Contents  Preface IX Part 1 Head and Neck 1 Chapter 1 Minimal Invasive Surgery in Head and Neck Video-Assisted Technique 3 Jorge O. Guerrissi Chapter 2 Basal Cell Carcinoma 13 Tomasz Dębski, Lubomir Lembas and Józef Jethon Chapter 3 Implant Retained Auricular Prostheses 49 Metin Sencimen and Aydin Gulses Part 2 Breast 69 Chapter 4 Contralateral Breast Augmentation in Heterologous Breast Reconstruction 71 Paolo Persichetti, Barbara Cagli, Stefania Tenna, Luca Piombino, Annalisa Cogliandro, Antonio Iodice and Achille Aveta Chapter 5 The Role of Free Fat Graft in Breast Reconstruction After Radiotherapy 95 Pietro Panettiere, Danilo Accorsi and Lucio Marchetti Chapter 6 Correction of Inverted Nipple: Comparison of Techniques with Novel Approaches 121 Ercan Karacaoglu Chapter 7 Tuberous Breast: Clinical Evaluation and Surgical Treatment 135 Giovanni Zoccali and Maurizio Giuliani Part 3 Aesthetic 153 Chapter 8 Combination of Liposuction and Abdominoplasty 155 Francisco J. Agullo, Sadri O. Sozer and Humberto Palladino VI Contents Chapter 9 Gynecomastia and Liposuction 169 Francisco J. Agullo, Sadri O. Sozer and Humberto Palladino Part 4 Research and Microsurgery 181 Chapter 10 Autologous Fat Grafting – Factors of Influence on the Therapeutic Results 183 Regina Khater and Pepa Atanassova Chapter 11 Importance of Anatomical Landmarks on Axillary Neurovascular Territories for Surgery 211 Nuket Gocmen Mas, Hamit Selim Karabekir, Mete Edizer and Orhan Magden Chapter 12 Simulation in Plastic Surgery Training: Past, Present and Future 235 Phoebe Arbogast and Joseph Rosen Chapter 13 Prevention of Microsurgical Thrombosis 257 S.M. Shridharani, M.K. Folstein, T.L. Chung and R.P. Silverman    Preface  Plastic surgery continues to be a rapidly growing field in medicine. There have been multiplerecentadvancementsinthefield.Specifically,therehasbeen a continuously growing interest in fat grafting, body contouring, minimally invasive surgery, and plasticsurgeryeducation.Atthesametime,therehavebeencontinuedadvancesand modifications in su rgical techniques, which translate into improved results for our patientswhileincreasingsafetyandefficacy. The title of the book is Current Concepts in Plastic Surgery, and, as such, it highlights some of the “hot topics” in recent years. Some of the topics  continue discussion on controversialissuessuchasfa tgraftingforbreastreconstructionandthecombination of liposuction and abdominoplasty. Other topics offer reviews of and refinements in techniquesofheadandneck,breast,aesthetic,andmicrosurgicalprocedures. We have invited renowned specialists from around the world to share their valued expertise and experience. Most of the chapters will expose the reader to multiple techniques for achieving desired results, with emphasis on the author’s preferred methodology. This book is a brief snapshot of plastic surgery today, and does not attempttocoveritsentirety,asweacknowledgetheimmensedepthofthefieldandits ongoingimprovement.  FranciscoJ.Agullo TexasTechUni versityHealthSciencesCenter–ElPaso,TX ElPasoCosmeticSurgeryCenter–ElPaso,TX USA 