Plastic and reconstructive surgery Books

Women's magazines teem with its promises and horror stories; feminists ardently debate its status as harmful or heroic; surgeons and regulators compete to define which procedures can be offered and how. Through its representation, cosmetic surgery...

There is a rapid increase in interest related to novel approaches in artificial kidneys, artificial liver, and detoxifi­ cation. Recent research has included the successful clinical appli­ cations of the principle of artificial...

Here, one of the most respected otoplasty surgeons has written the definitive book on the latest techniques. Jack Davis brings the plastic surgeon and the otolaryngologist up to date with the newest concepts and methods for...

When Mika Kuramoto gave birth to her firstborn daughter, Seri, in a New York hospital thousands of miles away from her native country, the hospital staff informed her that her daughter had been born with multiple disabilities, including the extremely...

A concise collection of the most important oral and maxillofacial surgery classifications and lists. Used as a reference tool, this book will be a valuable resource for both the surgical trainee and those working in ward rounds, outpatient clinics or...

This handbook brings together the basic elements of hand and upper limb cases, from examination to clinical diagnosis of various hand and upper limb related diseases. It improvises the examination skills of the reader with proficiency to arrive at a...

This Handbook resulted from the mutual cooperation between dedicated experts in medical and criminology practice. The idea arose from years-long practical experience of the authors and true care for the protection of human health with the aim of...

Plastic surgery refers to the surgical practice of reconstructing and restoring the human body. It is widely used in cosmetic surgery to beautify one's body. It is also applied in reconstructive surgery to restore the function and form of the affected...

Ferraro's Fundamentals of Maxillofacial Surgery is the newly revised and updated second edition of the text originally edited by James W. Ferraro. Written for trainees and students as well as experts in oral and maxillofacial surgery, and experts in...

Childhood Abuse, Body Shame, and Addictive Plastic Surgery explores the psychopathology that plastic surgeons can encounter when seemingly excellent surgical candidates develop body dysmorphic disorder postoperatively. By examining how developmental...

A Manual of the Injuries and Surgical Diseases of the Face, Mouth, and Jaws is a comprehensive medical text written by John Sayre Marshall and published in 1909. The book covers a wide range of topics related to facial injuries and surgical diseases,...

This highly illustrated book describes how to perform dermal filler procedures in a way that simultaneously takes into account esthetic and safety aspects in order to achieve optimal outcomes in individual patients. After discussion of filler materials...

BARIATRIC SURGERY ISN'T EASY, AND IT CERTAINLY ISN'T "CHEATING." The misconception that bariatric surgery is somehow "cheating" when it comes to weight loss is wild. Weight loss surgery is the single most effective weight loss strategy for treating...

After 20 years of intense and gradual improvements in the practice of craniofacial surgery, the International Society was born in Montreal (June 1983) and I. Munro was selected as general secretary. Its first meeting was held...

The scope of dermatologic surgery is so wide that inevitably a large number and variety of complications arise. Of course the majority of complications can be prevented by careful preoperative preparation, meticulous surgical...

Preliminary: UV Radiation, Irradiation, Dosimetry.- Mechanisms of (Photo)chemotherapy.- Photo(chemo)therapy for Psoriasis.- Photo(chemo)therapy for Atopic Dermatitis.- Phototherapy and Photochemotherapy of the Idiopathic Photodermatoses.-...

This extensively revised second edition describes how techniques previously developed by Dr. Rollin Daniel for use in open rhinoplasty can be adapted for the closed approach. The author argues that this offers greater feedback during surgery, a shorter...

The book covers the most innovative, contemporary, and common plastic surgery procedures, and aims to improve both reconstructive and aesthetic surgical results while decreasing the incidence of complications. In doing so, patient satisfaction, quality...

In this book, Korean rhinoplasty masters present their current techniques for the correction of common nasal deformities and explain how to achieve an ideal balance between esthetic and functional outcomes. Among the procedures covered are the harvesting...

Since the first successful digit replantation in Japan in 1965, the field of microvascular surgery has rapidly progressed throughout Japan and the world. Experimental and Clinical Reconstructive Microsurgery draws on the...

Until now, the general belief has been that premature baldness (male pattern bald­ ness: M.P.B., or androgenetie alopeeia) is a hereditary eondition that progresses with age and for which there is no eure. If the father is...

Strong body odor is a condition for which, until now, there have been few treatment methods. The Japanese authors, encouraged by the willingness of Oriental patients to undergo radical treatment, have developed the subcutaneous...

In recent years wrist problems have increasingly attracted the attention of orthopaedic and hand surgeons. Numerous advances have been achieved in functional anatomy, biomechanics, diagnosis, and treatment. There are, however,...

Hair transplantation is in demand worldwide, but because Asian hair tends to be more sparse and coarse than Caucasian hair, transplantation procedures need to be adapted to Asian patients. This book, exclusively devoted to Asian hair, is a complete and...

Schon gelegentlich der ersten Neuauflage meines Diabetes­ buches ist der Springer-Verlag an mich mit dem Wunsch herangetreten, das gesamtc Gebiet der Magen-, Darm- und Stoffwechselkrankheiten zu bearbeiten. Der zweite Welt­...

Seit dem Erscheinen des "Handbuches der KOtlmetik" sind fast drei Jahrzehnte verflossen. Trotz­ dem seither eine Reihe ausgezeichneter einschlagiger Bucher veroffentlicht wurde, schien es bei der immer groBer werden den...

This volume compiles the perspectives of a multi-author team examining the entire spectrum of burn reconstruction and long-term treatment. Individual chapters cover basic aspects of wound healing and scarring, and those of plastic surgery relating to...

The skin is the largest human organ system. Loss of skin integrity due to injury or illness results in a substantial physiologic imbalance and ultimately in severe disability or death. The most common cause of significant skin...

This book focuses on the use and significance of in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) for non-invasive high-resolution imaging of the skin. All of the chapters in this hands-on guide are generously illustrated with numerous confocal images and...

Experimental and clinical evidence presented in this book illustrates that antibodies expressing different specificities can be very effective in preventing or reversing established transplant rejection. Moreover, the data...