Unfavorable Result in Plastic Surgery: Avoidance and Treatment

The Unfavorable Result in Plastic Surgery: Avoidance and Management, Fourth Edition, is a highly acclaimed medical book that provides comprehensive coverage of plastic surgery complications and their management. It has been lauded by the BMA Medical Book Awards for Surgery and is considered a classic text in the field. The book is co-authored by Mimis Cohen and the late Robert Goldwyn and features contributions from prominent plastic surgeons. It covers various topics, including patient dissatisfaction, psychological aspects of cosmetic plastic surgery, legal/safety issues, scar management, infections, and wound management. The fourth edition includes updated content, evidence-based clinical pearls, and case presentations to provide in-depth understanding of the prevention, recognition, and management of unfavorable results. With over 3,200 illustrations, including bespoke artwork, and more than 100 technical video clips, the book is a valuable resource for plastic, aesthetic, and reconstructive surgeons and residents.

Format: Hardback
Length: 1488 pages
Publication date: 02 March 2018
Publisher: Thieme Medical Publishers Inc

The Unfavorable Result in Plastic Surgery has been recognized with the prestigious BMA Medical Book Awards for Surgery, earning a highly commended distinction. This classic text in plastic surgery has been lauded by reviewers as an unforgettable masterpiece, an invaluable companion text, and a vast resource. Co-authored by Mimis Cohen and the late Robert Goldwyn, the third edition of the book has been updated by Dr. Cohen and a team of prominent plastic surgeons. The updated text and videos in the fourth edition are remarkable in their candor, yielding a vast number of lessons typically not shared in the literature. The book's original philosophy, "Mistakes are often the best teachers," remains at the heart of the updated content. In the first three sections, top experts discuss topics connected with plastic surgery complications, including patient dissatisfaction, psychological aspects of cosmetic plastic surgery, legal/safety issues, the management of scars/redo surgery, infections, and wound management. Sections four through nine detail the treatment of specific procedural complications, challenges, secondary surgery, and avoidance of suboptimal outcomes. Experts in their respective subspecialties discuss alternative approaches and considerations in aesthetic plastic surgery, breast surgery, pediatric & craniofacial surgery, reconstructive plastic surgery for head & neck, body & lower extremity, hand & upper extremity, and burns. Key Highlights: - Concise, easy-to-cross-reference text - Evidence-based clinical pearls - Case presentations provide in-depth understanding on the prevention, recognition, and management of unfavorable results - Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative surgical complications and risks - Updated in full color with more than 3,200 illustrations, including a bespoke outstanding artwork

Weight: 4602g
Dimension: 228 x 292 x 76 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781626236745
Edition number: 4 New edition