Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery: The Essentials

This is a concise but comprehensive textbook for plastic surgery residents reviewing for in-service and certifying examinations as well as practicing plastic surgeons preparing for Maintenance of Certification. The book is divided into chapters based on the 24 so-called common plastic surgical procedures. This will allow a discussion of the procedure prior to embarking on surgery and serve as a basis for the development of a basic fund of knowledge in the specialty of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery. Contributors have been selected based on their clinical expertise and academic excellence.

Readership: Practicing plastic surgeons preparing for Maintenance of Certification examinations, plastic surgery residents, general surgery and other specialty residents rotating through plastic surgery rotations; medical school students rotating through a plastic surgery rotation.