Minimally Invasive Techniques in Plastic Surgery

Abstract

Is minimally invasive surgery a myth or is it based on reality? Can you achieve results of the quality similar to that of traditional open procedures while minimizing surgical scars, pain, decreasing recovery time, and decreasing morbidity? Or do minimally invasive techniques yield minimal results? Although the demand for these procedures increases, plastic surgeons may need to adapt and change their approaches to commonly performed procedures. In addition, training programs may need to take into account the latest trends in plastic surgery to appropriately prepare the young plastic surgeons, for successful careers. Although it lis impossible to account for all the available minimally invasive techniques, this chapter attempts to review the most commonly performed techniques.