Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Board Review: Pearls of Wisdom

Craniofacial syndromes and craniosynostosis

Congenital hand (include Poland Syndrome)

Wound healing Keloids

Facelift

Facial implants

Tendon transfers

Brachial plexus

Hand replantation

Rheumatoid hand

Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Injury

Ear

Facial trauma

Chemodenervation (Botox)

Hair removal/Hair transplantation

Browlift

Toe to hand

Lower extremity reconstruction

Fracture/dislocations

Vascular malformations

Upper extremity compression syndromes (median, ulnar, radial)

Hand Tumors

Nerve injury repair

Lasers

Teeth

Nail/nailbed injuries

Breast reconstruction (expander-implant and nipple areolar recon)

Breast reconstruction (Latissimus and other autogenous recon. i.e. I-GAP)

Breast reconstruction (TRAM)

Mastopexy

Breast reduction

Flaps

Dupuytren’s

Hand Anatomy/embryology

Anesthesia

Tendon lacerations

Cleft lip/palate

Orthognathic surgery

Hand infections

SLAC wrist/ perilunate dislocations

Distraction osteogenesis

Liposuction (safety/indications, UAL, PAL)

Parotid tumors (benign, malignant)

Trunk Reconstruction

Breast augmentation (endoscopic assisted, subglandular, submuscular, approaches)

Breast implants (safety, efficacy; silicone)

Skin resurfacing

Injectable fillers

Nasal reconstruction principles, forehead flap, local flaps)

Pressure sores (treatment, principles)

Sternal wound reconstruction

Tongue reconstruction

Head and neck cancer

Chest wall reconstruction

Blepharoplasty

Taking the Boards

Rhinoplasty

Free tissue transfer/microsurgery

Breast anatomy/embryology

Breast cancer

Gynecomastia

Benign skin lesions

Burn care

Cutaneous malignancies

Facial nerve paralysis

Lip reconstruction (upper, lower)

Head and neck embryology

Body contouring (medial thigh lift, lateral lift, abdominoplasty, brachioplasty)

Nevi

Tissue Expansion

Pharyngoplasty/pharyngeal flaps

Congenital Breast

Principles of skin grafting

VPI

perionychium

Periorbital region