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The Unfavorable Result in Plastic Surgery: Avoidance and Treatment, 3rd ed
edited by Robert M. Goldwin and Mimis N. Cohen, 1212 pp, $239, ISBN
0-781-7181-98, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, Pa, 2001.
Sam P. Mostafapour, MD, Reviewer
Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2002;4:56.
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With the new millennium comes an update (16 years years after the last
edition and 28 after the first) to the only comprehensive text describing
the unpleasant reality of complications resulting from plastic and reconstructive
surgery.
This well-organized text is divided into sections such as "Legal Issues,"
"General Problems," "Head & Neck," and "Cosmetic Surgery." Highlighting
this text are chapters written by well-known experts in various fields, including
Burton Brent (auricular reconstruction), Paul Manson (facial fractures), and
Mark Constantian (closed rhinoplasty), to name a few. Furthermore, each chapter
is followed by a discussion, written by another experienced surgeon in the
field. This refreshing approach provides a review, highlight, and counterpoint
to each chapter that adds to the value of the textbook.
The facial plastic surgeon will find value in many of the chapters,
including craniofacial surgery and facial cosmetic surgery procedures. In
only one or . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Division of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
University of Washington
Box 356515, 1959 NE Pacific
Seattle, WA 98195
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