Reconstructive surgery is necessary when restoring form and function. Reconstructive surgery may
be required following: trauma, infections, cancer or birth defect.
These procedures are generally covered
by insurance. Common procedures include breast reconstruction and skin cancer excision/reconstruction.
Even excision many "lumps and bumps" can be covered by insurance when appropriate.
Dr Zbar has published extensively in the topic of reconstructive surgery:
Zbar RIS, Rai SM and Ghimire P. Repair of congenital nasal
anomalies involving redundancy of structures. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal 2003;40:214.
Rohrich RJ and Zbar RIS. The Evolution
of the Hughes tarsoconjunctival flap for lower eyelid reconstruction. Plastic Recon Surg
1999; 104:518-523.
Rohrich RJ and Zbar RIS. A simplified algorithm
for the use of Z-plasty. Plastic Recon Surg 1999; 103:1513-1517.
Zbar RIS, Funk GF, McCulloch TM, Graham SM and Hoffman
HT. The pectoralis major myofascial flap: a valuable tool in contemporary head and neck reconstruction.
Head and Neck 1997; 19:412-418.
Dr Zbar has also written several major chapters in textbooks
regarding these topics:
Broughton G and Zbar RIS. “Burns and Postburn Reconstruction” in Selected Readings
in Plastic Surgery, Volume 10, Number 7, Part 2, 2005.
Zbar
RIS “Skin Tumors I: Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Carcinoma” in Selected Readings
in Plastic Surgery, Volume 10, Number 3, Part I, 2004.
