Book Review: The Safe and Sane Guide to Teenage Plastic Surgery

Book Review: Bending Reality: Adventures in Global Plastic Surgery

Dr. Schultz, former head of Plastic Surgery, and now Emeritus Professor at The University of Illinois (CA), has written a memoir of his 37 years of a rather colorful career advancing modern concepts in reconstructive plastic surgery, (i.e., new concepts in post traumatic facial reconstruction, cleft palate repair, etc.) around the world. These activities often put him in disadvantaged African, ...

Plastic Surgery and Suicide: A Clinical Guide for Plastic Surgeons

Several studies have identified an increased risk of suicide among patient populations which a plastic surgeon may have a high risk of encountering: women undergoing breast augmentation, cosmetic surgery patients, and breast cancer patients. No formal guidelines exist to assist a plastic surgeon when faced with such a patient, and not every plastic surgery team has mental health clinicians that...

Book Review: Guide to computer forensics and investigations (3rd ed.)

Book Review: Practical Guide to Medical Student Assessment

tiny book surprised me with its brief, lucid description of the assessment tools used in medical schools. The authors call it a practical reference to commonly raised questions about assessment instruments, and it is a good guide for medical teachers like me. It deals with most of the assessment tools for medical education with which I am acquainted, and it is very suitable for medical teachers...

Safe Plastic Surgery of the Breast II: Saving Nipple Sensation

Background: Since its inception, reduction mammoplasty has matured considerably. Primary evolution in clinical research and practice initially focused on developing techniques to preserve tissue viability; breast parenchyma, skin, and nipple tissue that has expanded to include sensation and erectile function play a large role in the physical intimacy of women. Studies regarding primary innervat...