The ASPS Health Care Education program was designed to provide tools to help physicians make informed decisions about medical care delivery and treatment. These Physician Counseling Guides provide information about a variety of reconstructive plastic surgery procedures.
Counseling Guides
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Breast Reconstruction Physician’s Counseling Guide
- This counseling guide covers post-mastectomy breast reconstruction, reduction mammaplasty and gynecomastia.
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Hand Surgery Physician's Counseling Guide
- This counseling guide covers various aspects of hand surgery, including history, examination, observation, early care and definite treatment.
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Pediatric Plastic Surgery Physician's Counseling Guide: Soft-Tissue Injuries and Superficial Burns
- This counseling guide covers pediatric plastic surgery topics that include soft-tissue injuries of the face, animal bites and superficial burns.
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Pediatric Plastic Surgery Counseling Guide: Congenital Anomalies
- This counseling guide covers pediatric plastic surgery topics that include cleft lip, cleft palate, pigmented skin lesions, ear and hand malformations and breast anomalies.
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Wound Care Physician’s Counseling Guide
- This counseling guide covers wound care topics that include bleeding, suturing principles, wound dressings and bites.