Using a streamlined, highly illustrated format, Review of Plastic Surgery, 2nd Edition, provides essential information on more than 40 topics found on in-service, board, and MOC exams, as well as the challenges you face in everyday practice. Bulleted text, detailed illustrations, and easy-to-digest lists help you quickly find and retain information, while self-assessment sections prepare you for exams and help you identify areas needing further study. It’s an ideal resource for residents and fellows, as well as medical students, attending physicians, and others interested in plastic surgery. Covers the material you need to know for certification and recertification, from basic science to clinical knowledge in plastic surgery, including subspecialty topics. Uses a high-yield, easy-to-navigate format, making it perfect for exam study as well as a quick review before rounds. Allows you to test your mastery of the material with board-style self-assessment questions and answers, now fully updated for the second edition. Presents the full range of plastic surgery topics in unique, bulleted lists for efficient, effective study. Helps you visualize key content with online videos and superb, full-color illustrations throughout. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Review of Plastic Surgery, by Dr. Donald W. Buck II, provides essential information on more than 40 topics found on in-service, board, and MOC exams, as well as the challenges you face in everyday practice. Using a streamlined, highly illustrated format, it efficiently covers all of the material you need to know - from basic science to clinical knowledge in plastic surgery, including subspecialty topics. The high-yield format means that you'll spend more time mastering important information and less time searching for it. Zero in on more than 40 essential topics found on in-service, board, and certifying exams in plastic surgery. Test your mastery of the material with self-assessment sections that mimic questions encountered on board exams. Clearly visualize key content thanks to superb, full-color illustrations throughout. Find and retain important information that's presented in a concise, high-yield manner - through bulleted text, detailed illustrations, and easy-to-digest lists.

Aims to provide a comprehensive review of all major areas of plastic surgery. Multiple choice questions - each with the current answer, rationale, and reference to major texts, should enable the reader to see how his or her understanding of principles and practice align with current knowledge.

The second edition of this book has the addition of more recent topics of the inservice examination and has been more closely edited. This book was designed to streamline preparation for the plastic surgery in-service and board examinations. Over twelve years of published in-service examination questions were reviewed and topics were organized into a concise format. This high-yield review will assist in rapid recall of information and is easier to navigate than reviewing old examinations with lengthy explanations. All of the most common topics tested are represented.

"Plastic Surgery Case Review: Oral Board Study Guide, Second Edition by Albert S. Woo, Reena A. Bhatt, and esteemed contributors, features new cases in each chapter, as well as updated and expanded content. Like the widely acclaimed prior edition, the book is an excellent resource for plastic surgery residents and trainees of all skill levels, highlighting key adult and pediatric cases commonly featured on the plastic surgery oral board examination. The text is written in a "mock oral" format - designed to encourage critical thinking and analysis of case management - from initial workup to preventing key errors in judgment. Organized in 10 sections, the short, high-yield chapters provide a thorough yet quick review of the most pertinent information. The second edition features extensive updates including section restructuring, all new cases, and an additional section providing a more comprehensive review of plastic surgery. Each case includes high-quality photographs and one- to three-page descriptions including work-up, initial assessment, history, physical examination, diagnostic imaging, patient counseling, treatment, ethical considerations, potential complications, and critical errors. Key Highlights Additional topics include non-operative cosmetic techniques, Pierre Robin sequence, prominent ear deformity, giant congenital hairy nevus, male-to-female and female-to-male transgender, secondary breast deformities, electrical burns, degloving injury, traumatic amputation, and brachial plexus injury A concise, reader-friendly format ideal for learning core topics and prepping for the oral board exam quickly and efficiently High quality board examination-type case photographs, figures, and illustrations enhance visual learning and knowledge retention This is an essential resource for every plastic surgery resident looking to prepare for the oral boards, as well as medical students and trainees interested in developing a quick understanding of "bread and butter" plastic surgery topics. Albert S. Woo, MD, is Chief of Pediatric Plastic Surgery and Director of the Craniofacial Program, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Reena A. Bhatt, MD, is Associate Professor of Surgery (Hand and Microsurgery, General Reconstructive Plastic Surgery), Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA"--

This issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics, guest edited by Dr. William H. Truswell, is devoted to Day-to-day Challenges in Facial Plastic Surgery. This issue is one of four selected each year by the series Consulting Editor, Dr. J. Regan Thomas. Articles in this issue include: Guiding the Patient on Their Journey through Facial Rejuvenation Surgery; Incorporating Nonsurgical Options and Aesthetic Services into a Facial Plastic Surgery Practice; Evaluating, Purchasing, and Incorporating High Tech Equipment into a Facial Plastic Surgery Practice; Identifying and Handling Personality Disorders when Selecting Patients for Surgery; Unhappy Patients Can Turn into Angry Patients; Balancing University Obligations and a Cosmetic Surgery Practice in a Full Time Academic Environment; The Art of Teaching, Training, and Putting the Scalpel in Residents’ Hands; Facial Plastic Surgery Journals; Recognizing, Managing, and Guiding the Patient Through Complications in Facial Plastic Surgery; Recognizing and Managing Complications in Laser Resurfacing, Chemical Peels, and Dermabrasion; Life in an Academic Practice vs. a Solo Private Practice; How to Leverage Social Media in Private Practice; The Best Business Moves You Can Use to Enhance Your Practice; Understanding and Getting Involved in the International Facial Plastic Surgery Community; and Securing Operating Room Time for Elective Cases.

"Plastic Surgery Review meets the need for a high-yield, compact review book for the plastic surgery in-service, written board, and maintenance of certification examinations. Its 50 chapters are organized into four sections tested by the plastic surgery in-service examination: comprehensive plastic surgery craniomaxillofacial surgery breast and cosmetic surgery hand and lower extremity An outline format with bullet points, tables, figures, mnemonics, and references facilitates review and memorization. Invited expert reviewers ensure the material is accurate and up-to-date"--Provided by publisher.