Essentials of Plastic Surgery

Essentials  of Plastic Surgery, Third Edition by renowned plastic surgeon Jeffrey  E. Janis and an impressive group of esteemed colleagues, retains its  reader-friendly formatting, while featuring extensive updates that  reflect significant changes in the field. The book is organized by the  same seven sections as the prior edition: Fundamentals and Basics; Skin  and Soft Tissue; Head and Neck; Breast; Trunk and Lower Extremity; Hand,  Wrist, and Upper Extremity; and Aesthetic Surgery. The new edition  includes 127 chapters, as well as updated and expanded references that  guide readers to classic and definitive articles and chapters.

New  chapters include Pain Management in Plastic Surgery, Decreasing  Complications in Plastic Surgery, Basics of Plastic Surgery Wound  Closure, Scars and Scar Management, Skin Grafting, Posterior Trunk  Reconstruction, Perineal Reconstruction, Nerve Transfers, Targeted  Muscle Reinnervation, Hand Rehabilitation, Basics of Skin Care,  Aesthetic Facial Anatomy, Secondary Rhinoplasty, Buttock Augmentation,  and Male and Female Aesthetic Genital Surgery. Breakout chapters  covering breast reconstruction and nonsurgical facial rejuvenation  reflect new procedures developed since publication of the second  edition.

Key Highlights

• Contributions  from a cadre of global plastic surgeons including new and completely  rewritten chapters reflect accurate, state-of-the-art, contemporary  plastic surgery practice
• Key points at the end of each chapter provide a quick source of information and a refresher on essential content
• Meticulous  graphics such as new tables, charts, diagrams, pictures, and prior  edition images updated in four color provide visually-rich insights

This  unique pocket guide provides high-impact information across the breadth  and depth of plastic surgery, making it a must-have resource for  medical school, residency and fellowship training, preparation for  maintenance of certification, and beyond.