Pediatric and Adolescent Plastic Surgery for the Clinician

The second edition of this comprehensive book not only offers fully updated chapters of already presented plastic surgery treatments - such as cleft lip and palate, polydactyly and syndactyly, pigment lesions, benign and malignant skin and soft tissue tumors, and various vascular anomalies - but also introduces new chapters on the management of hypospadias, arteriovenous malformations, abdominal wall defects, and thoracic wall deformities in children and adolescents. Pediatric plastic surgery is a specific field of surgery that encompasses both reconstructive and aesthetic procedures performed during childhood.
The majority of procedures in this field are reconstructive in nature, which makes careful attention to aesthetic outcomes especially important. As aesthetic procedures in children are not so frequent, only a limited number of clinicians have extensive experience with these procedures. Every chapter starts with a concise introduction and is followed by sections on classification, background on disease origin and pathogenesis, patient evaluation, treatment options and postoperative care. Supporting images and common pitfalls are also included to guide clinical practice.
Based on the author s extensive experience, this book offers pediatric plastic surgeons a valuable resource in their daily practice, while also providing an accessible introduction to the field for interested clinicians.

List of contents

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Otoplasty.- Chapter 3. Microtia and other congenital auricular deformities.- Chapter 4. Breast augmentation in children.- Chapter 5. Breast reconstruction in congenital deformities.- Chapter 6. Male breast reduction.- Chapter 7. Cleft lip and palate.- Chapter 8. Polydactyly of the hand.- Chapter 9. Syndactyly of the hand.- Chapter 10. Pigment lesions.- Chapter 11. Benign skin and soft tissue tumors.- Chapter 12. Malignant skin and soft tissue tumors.- Chapter 13. Hemangiomas.- Chapter 14. Lymphatic Malformations.- Chapter 15. Venous Malformations.- Chapter 16. Hypospadias.- Chapter 17. Arteriovenous Malformations.- Chapter 18. Abdominal wall defects.- Chapter 19. Thoracic wall deformities.

About the author

Dr. Aleksandar Vlahovic
is a Pediatric and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon who received his medical degree from the School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia in 1995, prior to completing his specialization as a pediatric surgeon (in 2001) and as a plastic and reconstructive surgeon (in 2015) at the same university. Currently, he is Assistant Professor at the Medical Faculty of the University of Belgrade and Head of the Department for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Burns of the Institute for Mother and Child Health Care of Serbia. He is also Director of the Pediatric Surgery Clinic at the Institute for Mother and Child Health Care of Serbia, Head of the Department of Palliative Medicine, at the School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, and member of the Council for Medical Sciences of the University of Belgrade.

He has completed professional training at the Great Ormond Hospital, London, UK (Plastic Surgery Department); Showa University, Clinic for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo, Japan; and the Clinic for Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery at LKH University Clinic in Graz, Austria. Professor Vlahović has been a guest lecturer in many countries.
Dr. Vlahovic is a member of the Serbian Medical Chamber and Serbian Society of Pediatric Surgeons, the Serbian Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (SRBPRAS), Balkan Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (BAPRAS), and European Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic surgery (ESPRAS). Furthermore, he is involved in the Central European Exchange Program for University Studies (CEEPUS).
 During his 25 years as a specialist, he has operated on over 8,000 children with a broad spectrum of pediatric plastic surgery-related problems. His special interests lie in cleft surgery, vascular anomalies, and ear reconstruction.
Dr. Emir Q. Haxhija
received his medical degree from the Medical School of the University of Graz, Austria and his PhD from the same university in 1998. He received various preclinical and clinical trainings at the Rainbow Babies and Children`s Hospital of the Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA; Children`s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, USA and the Medical University Graz, Austria. He completed his postgraduate studies in surgery at C.S. Mott Children`s Hospital in Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Prof. Haxhija is board certified for Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery (since 2005), and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine (since 2008). Since 2006, he works as a consultant pediatric surgeon at the Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery at the Medical University of Graz, Austria, where he received his venia docendi in 2009. Since 2008, he is a Fellow of the European Bord of Pediatric Surgery. He has received many national and international research prizes including the Novartis Prize, the Otto-Thalhammer Prize, the Joseph Krainer Förderungspreis, and the ESPGHAN Award. Prof. Haxhija has been a Visiting Professor and invited Guest Surgeon in many countries, has given numerous keynote lectures, and has served as instructor and expert surgeon on specific courses in the fields of newborn surgery, minimal invasive surgery, pediatric trauma, pediatric plastic and reconstructive surgery, pediatric abdominal surgery, and pediatric thoracic surgery. For his exceptional professional contributions to the fields of pediatrics and pediatric hemato-oncology, he was awarded the Presidential Medal “Saint Teresa”. He is an honorary member and actively contributes to a wide range of medical and surgical associations.

Summary

The second edition of this comprehensive book not only offers fully updated chapters of already presented plastic surgery treatments - such as cleft lip and palate, polydactyly and syndactyly, pigment lesions, benign and malignant skin and soft tissue tumors, and various vascular anomalies - but also introduces new chapters on the management of hypospadias, arteriovenous malformations, abdominal wall defects, and thoracic wall deformities in children and adolescents. Pediatric plastic surgery is a specific field of surgery that encompasses both reconstructive and aesthetic procedures performed during childhood.
The majority of procedures in this field are reconstructive in nature, which makes careful attention to aesthetic outcomes especially important. As aesthetic procedures in children are not so frequent, only a limited number of clinicians have extensive experience with these procedures. Every chapter starts with a concise introduction and is followed by sections on classification, background on disease origin and pathogenesis, patient evaluation, treatment options and postoperative care. Supporting images and common pitfalls are also included to guide clinical practice.
Based on the author’s extensive experience, this book offers pediatric plastic surgeons a valuable resource in their daily practice, while also providing an accessible introduction to the field for interested clinicians.

Product details

• Authors: Emir Q Haxhija, Emir Q. Haxhija, Aleksandar M Vlahovic, Aleksandar M. Vlahovic
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 17.03.2026
• EAN: 9783032166159
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3216615-9
• No. of pages: 220
• Illustrations: XII, 220 p. 261 illus., 257 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Chirurgie, Pädiatrie, plastic surgery, Surgery, Breast Reconstruction, microtia, pediatric surgery, Soft tissue tumors, Polydactyly, Venous malformations, Chest wall deformities, Hypospadia