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Plastic surgery patients demand techniques that are minimally invasive, have less morbidity, offer reduced or no scarring, and have a fast recovery. Addressing these challenges, Esthetic Surgery of the Face compiles the wisdom of several internationally recognized professionals, who provide incisive commentary on the most common procedures. They...

Given the increased attention by clinicians, researchers and the pharmaceutical industry to the management and treatment of dementia not only in the elderly but also in increasingly younger populations, the demands for effective evidence-based pharmaceutical control of dementia and quantitative assessment of outcomes have increased. Since some...

This text covers tumescent liposuction and fat transfer techniques and how they have developed into extremely safe, reliable, and efficacious procedures. Thirty-five respected surgeons discuss the safety of tumescent liposuction techniques, an anatomical approach to tumescent liposuction surgery, and the latest and greatest surgical tips from the...

Mechanical Interventions for Acute Myocardial Infarction, Second EditionAcute myocardial infarction (AMI) remains a major problem in the Western world. Complete and concise, Primary Angioplasty: Mechanical Interventions for Acute Myocardial Infarction provides an update on the rationale, techniques, and effectiveness of direct percutaneous...

Key Topics in Cardiac Surgery includes every current topic central to the modern practice of cardiac surgery. The systematic and structured format of the book make it an ideal revision aid for postgraduate trainees in cardiac surgery preparing for certification and fellowship examination. To ensure the content is suitable for this purpose, each...

This concise handbook concentrates on the management, pharmacological and otherwise, of obesity and its related problems. Diabetes, cardiovascular and respiratory disorders, hyperlipidemia and fibrinolytic abnormalities are all exacerbated by obesity, which is now epidemic in scale. Professor Peter Kopelman has assembled an international team of...