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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, edited byMaria Siemionow and Marita Eisenmann-Klein, is the latest in a longline of highly valued texts found in the Springer SpecialistSurgical Series. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery brings anup-to-date comprehensive review of the basics of physiology andwound healing, and both standard and new techniques andtechnologies introduced in recent years to plastic surgery. Itprovides a fast and comprehensive overview of plastic surgery tohelp residents and young plastic surgeons to prepare for boardexams in one succinct volume of plastic surgery knowledge. The bookis divided into seven major categories. In each category, chaptersrelated to anatomy, physiology and pathology are supplemented withchapters on treatment options including conventional surgicaltechniques as well as new technical approaches including endoscopicand minimally invasive surgery. The chapters are designed toaddress questions most often asked on the specialty boards. Thebook summarizes basic plastic surgery knowledge in the light ofinnovations and new technologies as well as research approaches asapplied to general plastic, hand surgery, peripheral nerve surgery,microsurgery, breast surgery, esthetic surgery, and reconstructivesurgery. Using a multidisciplinary approach, presentation of thebasic plastic surgery knowledge encompasses areas worthy not onlyof attention from plastic surgeons but also hand, microsurgeons,head and neck specialists, and breast surgeons. Maria Z. Siemionow,MD, PhD, DSc, Professor of Surgery, Director of Plastic SurgeryResearch, Head of Microsurgery Training, Department of PlasticSurgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA. MaritaEisenmann-Klein MD, Deputy General Secretary of the InternationalConfederation of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery,Director, Department of Plastic and Aesthetic, Hand andReconstructive Surgery, Caritas-Krankenhaus St. Josef, Regensburg,Germany