Cutaneous Flaps in Head and Neck Reconstruction ─ From Anatomy to Surgery

This superbly illustrated guide to using flaps in head and neck reconstruction presents the anatomy of each area through detailed drawings and cadaveric imagery drawn from the author's own practice as a maxillofacial surgeon and anatomy professor.

Vasilios K. Thomaidis, MD, DDS, PhD, obtained a dental degree from the University of Thessaloniki, Greece before obtaining his MD from the Medical School, University of Thrace in 1993. Following a period as Visiting Fellow in Maxillofacial and Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics in Germany, he became a Specialist Registrar in Maxillofacial Surgery at Papanikolaou General Hospital, Thessaloniki. From 1999 to 2007 he worked as a Consultant Maxillofacial Surgeon at the General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Greece. During this time he acquired his PhD from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Dr. Thomaidis is currently Assistant Professor of Anatomy at the Medical School, University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis and also works as a maxillofacial surgeon in private practice. He has published a number of articles in international peer-reviewed journals and has given more than 80 presentations at national and international congresses.