From the Back Cover
This two-volume textbook - the result of wide-ranging collaboration among renowned experts in aesthetic surgery from the Americas and Europe - presents state of the art concepts and techniques from across the entire spectrum of cosmetic surgery. It opens with some of the last writings of two of the giants in the discipline, Fernando Ortiz Monasterio and Daniel Marchac, whose contributions set the tone and standard for the rest of the book. In all, there are ten sections covering every aspect of plastic surgery. A very wide range of surgical procedures that can be utilized by the plastic surgeon in training as well as by the established plastic surgeon are described in detail, and in the case of the face, nonsurgical treatments are also fully considered. Further topics include the history of the specialty, legal issues, and anticipated future developments, including regenerative medicine. Numerous beautiful color photographs and skillfully executed illustrations complement the informative text.
Nicolò Scuderi, MD, is Full Professor of Plastic Surgery and Chief of the Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery at the University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy. Dr. Scuderi graduated from medical school in Bari, Italy, in 1971 and subsequently undertook a residency program in plastic and reconstructive surgery in Turin. In 1975 he was appointed professor in charge of plastic surgery at the Institute of Plastic Surgery at the University of Sassari, where he became Full Professor of Plastic Surgery in 1980. Dr. Scuderi was appointed Full Professor and Director of the Plastic Surgery Residency Program at the University of Naples - IInd Faculty in 1981, and he joined the University of Rome La Sapienza in 1986. Dr. Scuderi was Secretary of the Italian Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (SICPRE) from 1984 to 2000 and has served as President of SICPRE and of the European Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery. He has also been a member of the European Committee for the International Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (IPRAS) and coordinator of the European section of IPRAS. Dr. Scuderi is a corresponding member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. He has been Chief Editor of the European Plastic Surgery Review since 1999 and has authored more than 300 peer-reviewed papers. He is also author or co-author of 27 chapters and books on all fields of plastic surgery.
Bryant A. Toth, M.D. is an internationally renowned and respected cosmetic surgeon who resides and practices in San Francisco, California. He is a magna cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College where he was named a Rufus Choate Scholar in his senior year. He received his medical degree from Brown University followed by surgical training in both general surgery and plastic surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital, the primary teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. At the completion of his plastic
surgical training Dr. Toth was awarded the prestigious Kazanjian Fellowship from Harvard allowing him to pursue an additional year of cosmetic and craniofacial surgical training in Paris, France. Dr. Toth is currently a Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco and is the Co-Director of the Craniofacial Clinic at Children's Hospital Oakland. In addition to surgery, Dr. Toth has contributed to plastic surgery through his writing and has published over 70 peer-reviewed journal articles, 26 book chapters and seven instructional videotapes and is the co-editor of three textbooks on plastic surgery. Dr. Toth has been invited to demonstrate new techniques in cosmetic surgery by lecturing and performing live surgery in multiple countries. He continues to be named one of the top cosmetic surgeons in San Francisco and the United States.
