Learning objectives
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provide Students with knowledge regarding the techniques used in reconstructive plastic surgery using alloplasts and tissue expansion
Prerequisites
Plastic surgery requires combining formal teaching methods with interactive practical demonstrations.
Course unit content
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For the reconstruction of some wounds such as those resulting from burns or such as the post-traumatic scars, plastic surgeons make use of some alloplasts (e.g. tissue expanders, fillers, etc…). The different surgical techniques as well as the filling of expanders are illustrated.
Full programme
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Bibliography
Scuderi-Rubino "Chirurgia Plastica" Ed. Piccin
Teaching methods
Classroom teaching method using IT aids.
Interactive teaching and practical demonstrations with small groups of students.
Assessment of the Students’ knowledge and degree of application.
Assessment methods and criteria
oral examination
Other information
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