Patrick Addison a Consultant Plastic Surgeon in Edinburgh, Scotland with responsibility for adult and paediatric services at St John's Hospital and the Royal Hospital for Sick Children. He has a specialist interest in cancer and trauma reconstruction, facial reanimation and paediatric plastic surgery and burns. He has published extensively and presents regularly at international conferences. Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh.
JOURNAL REVIEWED: PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY – Oct 2013 - Nov 2014
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VAC therapy and instillation
Vacuum assisted closure (VAC) therapy is now a common sight in plastic surgery departments for the management of difficult wounds, to encourage granulation tissue formation, reduce wound size and facilitate closure or reconstruction. The combined use of VAC dressing with...
Male pattern baldness is not all in the genes
Gentlemen, be advised (if it’s not already too late) that you may be able to influence your chances of going bald. The authors of this study compared the patterns of baldness in 92 pairs of identical twins and correlated these...
Principles of facial allotransplantation
In the seven years since the first partial face transplant was performed, a number of units around the world have raced to stamp their mark on this exciting and promising advance. In doing so, some have allowed their ambitions to...
