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from otomatch.com
1. Facial Plastics / Reconstructive Surgery
The surgical subspecialty of cosmetic and reconstructive facial plastic surgery has naturally evolved to become a major part of otolaryngology. This is simply because all of the surgical skills acquired during residency training involve operating safely and efficiently on the face and head and neck. Since the majority of facial plastics procedures are elective, avoiding complications and maintaining function while achieving optimal cosmetic outcomes are crucial. Aside from focused training in facial plastics during residency, cases in the other areas of otolaryngology provide additional, concentrated surgical experience in and around the anatomy of the face, especially with regards to preserving the facial nerve and its branches, and assessing and restoring nasal function.Although a significant proportion of training includes facial plastics, the vast majority of otolaryngologists and other surgeons who practice predominantly facial plastics complete fellowship training in either facial plastics or general plastic surgery (if interested in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the entire body).
Facial plastics ? reconstructive surgery is a very popular fellowship among graduating residents. The fellowship is typically one year in duration and provides focused surgical training in cosmetic facial surgery (including septorhinoplasty, otoplasty, rhytidectomy (facelifts), browlift, blepharoplasty, botox injections, implants, facial peels and dermabrasion, hair transplants), reconstructive surgery (including Mohs defect reconstruction, microtia repair/auricular reconstruction, scar revision, repair of facial fractures, cleft lip/palate repair, and pedicled and free-tissue transfer and microvascular anastamoses head and neck defects following oncologic resection), and rehabilitative surgery for facial nerve paralysis (free graft and nerve transfers, facial slings, upper lid gold weight placement).
Fellowships are offered through the American Academy of Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery (
www.aafprs.org ) via the San Francisco Match program, and one must be a resident member of this Academy prior to applying for fellowship. Information about the fellowships offered can be found at
www.sfmatch.org, and applications are due usually in February of the PGY-4 year.
Prior to applying for fellowship in Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery, one should determine whether to pursue an academic or private practice position and whether one wants to focus on reconstruction (especially microvascular techniques) and/or cosmetic surgery. Certification in this subspecialty requires successful completion of a clinical facial plastics fellowship followed by passage of the rigorous written and oral facial plastics ? reconstructive surgical board examinations.