Facial Plastic Surgery Flap Reconstruction Dissection Course

(for SpR years 2 -6)

This one-day course held in the Cuschieri Skills Centre, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee provides, to a maximum of 8 ENT surgical trainees, involves a competency based approach to  facial skin cancer tumour resection and reconstruction with grafts and local skin flaps. 

A series of structured exercises have been devised so that trainees can complete a variety facial soft tissue surgery simulations based on the more common skin flap procedures encountered.  Opportunity for individual cadaver based dissection in the following will be covered:

Educational aims:

Gain experience by simulating:

• Full Thickness Skin Graft and composite grafts
• Random Flaps I: Advancement and Transposition Flaps
• Random Flaps II: Rhomboid Flap, Bilobed Flap, Rotation Flap
• Island Pedicled Flaps
• Total Nasal Reconstruction and the Paramedian Forehead Flap
• Pinna Reconstruction

The course provides

• instruction in the use of instrumentation
• “hands on” practical anatomical and surgical skills experience using cadavers
• personal tuition from experienced otolaryngologists
• evidence of skills training and competency
• progress feedback incorporated into RITAs. 

Course Fee

£150 for Scottish based ENT attendees / £250 for attendees based out with Scotland