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Tissue Engineering and Plastic Surgery

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Innovations in Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery

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Tissue engineering found its application in plastic surgery long before technological advancements allowed the field to expand to what it is today. Both disciplines, tissue engineering and plastic and reconstructive surgery, share a common objective: to provide living tissue for the repair of congenital or acquired defects. Each new achievement in these fields is a consequence of centuries of previous investigation, observation, and insight. Viewed from a historical perspective, it is of great interest to see the development of the distinct field of tissue engineering on the basis of the tradition of plastic surgery, the beginnings of an inextricable relationship. Today, the advances of tissue engineering continue to open up new possibilities in the field of plastic surgery.

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  1. Klinik für Plastische Chirurgie, Hand- und Verbrennungschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum der RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany

    N. Pallua MD, PhD & A. Gröger MD

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  1. Klinik für Plastische und Ästhetische Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Caritas-Krankenhaus St. Josef in Regensburg, Landshuter Straße 65, 93053, Regensburg, Germany

    Marita Eisenmann-Klein M.D. (General Secretary of the International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery and Direktorin) (General Secretary of the International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery and Direktorin)

  2. IQUAM (International Committee for Quality Assurance and Medical Devices in Plastic Surgery), Theatinerstraße 1, 80333, München, Germany

    Constance Neuhann-Lorenz M.D. (Fachärztin für Chirurgie Fachärztin für Plastische und Ästhetische Chirurgie und President) (Fachärztin für Chirurgie Fachärztin für Plastische und Ästhetische Chirurgie und President)

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Pallua, N., Gröger, A. (2008). Tissue Engineering and Plastic Surgery. In: Eisenmann-Klein, M., Neuhann-Lorenz, C. (eds) Innovations in Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-46326-9_3

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