Author
Vipul R Dev, MD Chief Medical Director, California Institute of Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery; Director, Regional Wound Care Center; Chief Executive Officer, HealtheUniverse, Inc
Vipul R Dev, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Association for Academic Surgery, California Medical Association, National Medical Association, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, Texas Medical Association, Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons
Disclosure: Received honoraria from lifecell for speaking and teaching; Received honoraria from pfizer for speaking and teaching.
Coauthor(s)
Patrick Byrne, MD Associate Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Patrick Byrne, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, American College of Surgeons
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
David W Kim, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Director, Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California at San Francisco
David W Kim, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Specialty Editor Board
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference
Disclosure: Received salary from Medscape for employment. for: Medscape.
Jaime R Garza, MD, DDS, FACS Consulting Staff, Private Practice
Jaime R Garza, MD, DDS, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American College of Surgeons, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, Texas Medical Association, Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons
Disclosure: Received none from Allergan for speaking and teaching; Received none from LifeCell for consulting; Received grant/research funds from GID, Inc. for other.
Chief Editor
Deepak Narayan, MD, FRCS Associate Professor of Surgery (Plastic), Yale University School of Medicine; Chief of Plastic Surgery, West Haven Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Deepak Narayan, MD, FRCS is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Plastic Surgery Research Council, Royal College of Surgeons of England, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Indian Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Additional Contributors
James F Thornton, MD Associate Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Acknowledgements
Darshan Patel Research Assistant, Undergraduate Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice Quantum Institute
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Adel R Tawfilis, DDS Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of California at San Diego Medical Center
Adel R Tawfilis, DDS is a member of the following medical societies: American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Dental Association, and American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.