Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgical Skills Cadaver Dissection

A unique opportunity for plastic, orthopaedic and other surgical trainees to practice reconstructive and aesthetic procedures on fresh frozen cadaveric material. This is a modular course, each one-day module relevant to a specific area of the body. Participants can pick and choose which modules they would like to attend. Delegates have the opportunity to perform up to ten procedures within each module, using appropriate surgical equipment, whilst under the supervision of an enthusiastic faculty. There will be a faculty to participant ratio of 1:2. Previous course participants have said they valued “the excellent advice by consultants” and the “excellent anatomy”.

Date: 12 - 16 July 2010	Fee: £650 per module Discounted fee of £3000 for all 5 modules
Held at: The School of Veterinary Science, University of Bristol	Status: Places available
Contact: education@rcseng.ac.uk or call: 020 7869 6300	Application Form

Registered course participants can access online course materials, provided on a dedicated website containing an overview of the relevant anatomy and surgical techniques.

Course Director

Mr Ciaran Healy
Consultant Plastic Surgeon
St Thomas' Hospital, London

Venue

The School of Veterinary Science, University of Bristol

Level

All plastic, orthopaedic and other surgical trainees

Aim

To ensure that trainees have the appropriate knowledge of the relevant surgical anatomy, and of the techniques for specific procedures, to allow them to perform them clinically, initially under close supervision of their surgical trainers.

The course is aimed primarily at plastic surgical trainees, with modules 4 and 5 also applicable to orthopaedic trainess.  It is split into 5 one-day modules:

Module One: Breast and Torso (Reconstruction and Aesthetic)
Module Two: Head and Neck and Facial Aesthetics
Module Three: Head and Neck and Facial Aesthetics (Continued)
Module Four: Upper Limb and Hand
Module Five: Lower Limb and Foot

Participants can register for one or more modules.

Content

Day One
Module One: Breast and Torso (Reconstruction and Aesthetic)

• Breast prosthesis insertion
• Breast reduction
• Axillary dissection
• Lat dorsi pedicle/scapular flap
• Diep/abdominoplasty
• Pedicled rectus abdominis flap and rectus plication
• Groin flap
• Groin dissection
• Pectoralis major flap
• SGAP flap

Day Two
Module Two: Head and Neck (1) and Facial Aesthetics

• Scalp flaps
• Endoscopic brow release
• Lip adipofascial graft augementation
• Coleman fat transfer
• SMAS facelift
• Platysmaplasty and submental liposuction
• Superficial parotidectomy/7th nerve
• Modified radical neck dissection
• Radical neck continued
• Temporalis superficialis fascia flaps

Day Three
Module Three: Head and Neck (2) and Facial Aesthetics (continued)

• Otoplasty
• Antia and other ear flaps
• Open tip rhinoplasty
• SMR cartilage graft
• Nasal rotation and forehead flap repair
• Upper and lower blepharoplasty, roof and soof lift
• Naso labial v-y flap repair cheek
• Abbe lip switch
• Bone graft (rib/calvarium)
• Rhomboid and other local flaps

Day Four
Module Four: Upper Limb and Hand

• Extensor and flexor tendon transfer/weave
• Homodigital island flap Moberg/O’Brien/Hueston
• Radial forearm flap
• Lateral arm flap
• Ulnar and median nerve decompression at wrist
• Ulnar decompression at elbow and hand
• Median decompression elbow and hand
• Posterior interosseus artery flap
• Cross finger (and reverse) flap. Hypothenar skin graft
• Dorsal metacarpal artery flaps
• Radial nerve decompression at elbow
• Ulnar nerve decompression at elbow and hand
• Median nerve decompression at elbow and hand

Day Five
Module Five: Lower Limb and Foot

• ATL and Vastus lateralis flap
• Tensor fascia lata flap
• Medial thigh lift combined with TUG flap and Gracilis flap
• Gastrocnemius flap
• Soleus flap
• Transposition fasciocutaneous flaps
• Perforator flap – distally based
• Medial planter flap
• Sural artery flap –Fibula flap
• Free toe harvest (demonstration)

Format

• Simulation of operative procedures by the plastic surgical trainee using the appropriate surgical instruments and devices under the supervision of an experienced surgical tutor.
• Hands-on cadaveric dissection (fresh frozen)
• Faculty to delegate ratio of 1:2 with one delegate per cadaver.
• The course is accompanied by dedicated website containing an overview of the relevant anatomy and surgical technique.