Product Description
After studying this article, participants should be able
to:
- Identify the most appropriate type of anesthesia for the female genital plastic surgical patient and minimize risks of nerve injury and thromboembolic event through proper preoperative evaluation and knowledge of positioning.
- Define the vulvovaginal anatomy, including common variants, and assess vulvovaginal tissues after childbirth and menopause.
- Apply surgical techniques to minimize complications in female genital plastic surgery.
- Classify the types of female genital mutilation/cutting and design methods of reconstruction after female genital mutilation/cutting.
Faculty
Heather J. Furnas, MD; Grace J. Graw, MD; Min-Jeong Cho, MD; Sammy Othman, BA; Bradley Graw, MD; Ivona Percec, MD, PhD
Plastic and Reconstruction Surgery®Editors:
Editor-in-Chief:Rod J. Rohrich, MD
Co-Editor:James M. Stuzin, MD
Section Editor:Donald H. Lalonde, MD
Accreditation Information
AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM:1.0
Patient Safety Credit:.5
Media:Video, Journal Article
Release Date:11/04/2020
Estimated time to complete this course:1 hour
*Course access ends on course expiration date
Directly provided by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons® (ASPS®)
Accreditation Statement
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation Statement
The ASPS designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Intended Audience
This educational activity is intended for plastic surgery practitioners, residents, and other healthcare professionals interested in translating expanded knowledge into practice for the improvement of patient outcomes in plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Disclosures
Dr. Furnas is an investor in Viveve.
The authors received no financial support for the
research, authorship, or publication of this article.
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