This issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery, guest edited by Bradley P. Bengtson, is devoted to Breast Augmentation. This issue will include topics such as Explanation and what to do with the capsule; Pexy/Auto augmentation/fat transfer; Update on BIA-ALCL; Mastopexy markings and outcomes; High Resolution Ultrasound Basics for Plastic Surgeons; Lymphoproliferative source of BIA-ALCL and genetics; New Shells, surface, fillers in Breast Implants; Capsular contracture and implant surfaces; Capsular Contracture and Biofilm; Consensus on Complication Terminology in Breast Surgery; Local Anesthetic Blocks in Breast Surgery; Hot topics in Breast surgery; Anatomical implants; and Clinical applications, Case Studies and Outcomes with High Resolution Ultrasound.

This issue of the Atlas of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America focuses on Orbital Surgery and is edited by Drs. Leander Dubois and A.G. (Eddy) Becking. Articles will include: Anatomy of the orbits; Orthoptic evaluation in orbital fractures; Standard preformed implants vs. patient specific implants; Implementation of an evidence-based clinical protocol for orbital fracture management; Ocular injury and emergencies around the globe; Secondary corrections of the orbit: Solitary fractures; Secondary corrections around the orbit: ZMC, NOE, panfacial; 3D virtual planning for orbital surgery; Orbital surgery navigation: The past, the present, and the future; Advanced concept of orbital reconstruction: Improving predictability of orbital reconstruction; Primary orbital fracture repair; Indications and timing of orbital surgery; and more!

Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery-a title in the Operative Techniques series-offers you the step-by-step guidance you need-on femoral lengthening, sofield procedure, distal radius fracture, and more-from experts Mininder Kocher and Michael B. Millis. Perform all of the latest and best techniques in this specialty thanks to large, full-color intraoperative photos, diagrammable illustrations, a dedicated website, and a companion DVD with select procedural videos. The complete, lavishly illustrated volume is made even better with a state-of-the-art companion website, which includes procedural video! Refine the quality of your technique and learn the expert's approach to getting the best results thanks to pearls and pitfalls and an emphasis on optimizing outcomes. Master every procedure with step-by-step instructions on positioning, exposures, instrumentation, and implants. Provide comprehensive care for your patients through discussions of post-operative care and expected outcomes, including potential complications and brief notes on controversies and supporting evidence. See every detail with clarity using color photos and illustrations that highlight key anatomies and diagrams that present cases as they appear in real life. Watch experts perform key techniques in the online video library.

This issue of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America is devoted to Dentoalveolar Surgery and is edited by Dr. Somsak Sittitavornwong. Articles will include: Preprosthetic Dentoalveolar Surgery; Management of Impacted Third Molars; Principles of Exodontia; Complications, Including Infections, in Dentoalveolar Surgery; Medical Management of Patient undergoing Dentoalveolar Surgery; Trigeminal Nerve Injury; Oral Soft Tissue Grafting; Current Concepts of Periapical Surgery; Surgical Exposure of Impacted Teeth; Dental Trauma; Tooth Transplantation; Socket Grafting; Maxillary Sinus Diseases; and more!

One of the most important decisions that you will ever make may be to undergo a cosmetic surgery procedure. The author's hope is that the reader will use this book as a tool to assist them in making that very important decision. An educated, informed patient stands a better chance of being happy with their results since they know exactly what to look for during their initial consultations. They also have fewer complaints and complications because they know what to expect each step of the way. With the worksheets and checklists included in this book, the reader will know what questions to ask and what answers to expect.

Each year, Advances in Surgery reviews the most current practices in general surgery. A distinguished editorial board, headed by Dr. John Cameron, identifies key areas of major progress and controversy and invites preeminent specialists to contribute original articles devoted to these topics. These insightful overviews in general surgery bring concepts to a clinical level and explore their everyday impact on patient care.

This issue of Surgical Clinics of North America focuses on Surgical Oncology for the General Surgeon, and is edited by Drs. Neal Wilkinson and Randall Zuckerman. Articles will include: Cancer Incidence and Trends; Cancer Genetics; Imaging and Interventional Radiology for Cancer Management; Esophagus and GE Junction Tumors; Gastric Cancer; Primary Liver Cancers; Metastatic Cancer to Liver; Pancreas Solid Tumors; Pancreas Cystic Lesions; Peritoneal Cancers and HIPEC; Rectal Cancer; Anal Cancer; Neuroendocrine Tumors; Soft Tissue Tumors of the Abdomen; Soft Tissue Tumors of the Extremities; and more!

This issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery, guest edited by Drs. Jin Bo Tang and Michel Saint-Cyr, is devoted to Microsurgery: Global Perspectives, An Update. This issue will include updates on topics such as: A Global View of Digital Replantation and Revascularization; Severe Crush Injury to the Forearm and Hand; Medial Femoral Trochlea Osteochondral Flap; Vascularized Small-Bone Transfers for Fracture Nonunion and Bony Defects; Microvascular Tissue Transfers for Severe Upper Extremity Trauma; Compound or Specially Designed Flaps in the Lower Extremities; Complex Microsurgical Reconstruction After Tumor Resection in the Trunk and Extremities; Pediatric Microsurgery; Innovations and Future Directions in Head and Neck Microsurgical Reconstruction; Microsurgical Tissue Transfer in Breast Reconstruction; Maximizing the Utility of the Pedicled Anterolateral Thigh Flap for Locoregional Reconstruction; Keystone and Pedicle Perforator Flaps in Reconstructive Surgery; Unique Techniques or Approaches in Microvascular and Microlymphatic Surgery; and Microsurgical Reconstruction of Neck, Trunk, and Extremities.

This issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Andrew A. Jacono, is devoted to Facelift Surgical Techniques. This issue is one of four selected each year by the series Consulting Editor, Dr. J. Regan Thomas. Articles in this issue include: Extended Deep Plane Facelifting, Extended SMAS Flap Rhytidectomy, Vertical Platysma Advancement Deep Plane Facelifting, Incorporating Midline Platysmaplasty with Lateral SMAS Facelifting, Subunit, Approach to Facelifting and Facial Rejuvenation, Superficial and Deep Facial Anatomy and Its Implication for Rhytidectomy Surgery, Laser Assisted Facelifting and Energy-Based Rejuvenation Techniques During Rhyrtidectomy, Incorporating Fat Grafting with Facelift Surgery, Approaches to Reducing Risk in, Rhytidectomy Surgery, Nuances in SMAS Rhytidectomy, Less Invasive SMAS Approaches in Rhytidectomy, and Local Anesthesia Facelifting.

This issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, guest edited by Drs. Usman Ahmad and Sudish Murthy, is devoted to Emerging Therapies in Thoracic Malignancies. Drs. Ahmad and Murthy has assembled expert authors to review the following topics: Mediastinal Germ Cell Tumors: Updates in Diagnosis and Management; Multidisciplinary Evaluation and Management of Early Stage Esophageal Cancer; Evaluation of Risk for Thoracic Surgery; Mesothelioma: Updates in Staging and Management; Chest Wall Sarcoma: When and Who to Resect and How to Reconstruct; Management of Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer; Locally Advanced Lung Cancer and Salvage Resections; Siewert III Adenocarcinoma: Still Searching for the Right Treatment Combination; Current Indications for Pulmonary Metastasectomy; Lung Cancer Screening; Thymic Malignancies: Updates in Treatment and Staging; Intra-operative Detection and Assessment of Lung Nodules; Targeted Therapies, Immunotherapy and T-Cell Therapy in Lung Cancer; and more!

This issue of Surgical Clinics of North America focuses on Rural Surgery and is edited by Dr. Tyler G. Hughes. Articles will include: Status of the rural workplace: Hospital survival and economics; Rural standards and the quality equation; Scope of practice of the rural surgeon; Advanced technology and the rural surgeon; Qualitative research in rural surgery; Perioperative support in the rural surgery world; Initial and ongoing training of the rural surgeon; Demographics in rural populations; Dealing with the sick rural surgery patient in need of transfer; National quality projects and patient selection decisions; Status of the rural surgical workforce; Regionalization of rural surgery; and more!

This issue of the Atlas of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America focuses on Computer Aided Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and is edited by Dr. Kevin Arce. Articles will include: Computer Aided Planning and Placement in Implant Surgery; Patient-specific CAD-CAM Osteosynthesis in Orthognathic Surgery; 3-D Soft Tissue Simulation in Orthognathic Surgery; Computer Assisted Design and Manufacturing in Combined Orthognathic and Temporomandibular Joint Surgery; Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing in the Management of Craniofacial Congenital Deformities; Computer Assisted Planning and Intraoperative Navigation in the Management of Temporomandibular Joint Ankyloses; 3-D Computer-assisted Surgical Planning, Manufacturing, Intraoperative Navigation and CT in Maxillofacial Trauma; 3-D Computer Assisted Surgical Planning, Manufacturing and Intraoperative Navigation in Oncologic Surgery; 3-D Computer Assisted Surgical Planning and Manufacturing in Complex Mandibular Reconstruction; 3-D Computer Assisted Surgical Planning and Manufacturing in Complex Maxillary Reconstruction; Developing an In-House Computer Assisted and Manufacturing Program for Craniomaxillofacial Surgery; Integration of Minimally Invasive Orthognathic Surgery and 3D Virtual Planning in Orthognathic Surgery; and more!

In reflecting upon my life as a neurosurgeon, perhaps the most salient feature is that period of history involved. Trained by men who studied under Harvey Cushing, considered the father of neurological surgery, we, as early third-generation neurosurgeons, were held to those rigid standards of academic achievement and physical endurance typical of that time. The reader first identifies with the young child who dreams of becoming a doctor, and then sets out on that long path. He then re-lives the experiences of the student of medicine, and later the rigorous demands placed upon the surgeon-in-training. During the later descriptions of the private practice of brain and spinal surgery, the book transitions into an educational experience. It presents to the reader a multitude of neurological disorders requiring surgical treatment, the relevant surgical anatomy and the operative techniques involved. Often interjected are the intangibles of surgical judgment and philosophy when confronting those in pain or critically ill. Of equal importance were the major scientific advancements which occurred during that period of medical history. No longer did we have to bore a hole in the skull, or inject noxious materials into the head or spinal canal to verify a diagnosis. Rather, we had been privileged to enjoy the development of such remarkable machines as the ultrasound, CAT, and MRI. Descriptions of these devices, among others, and their impact on medical practice should prove interesting to the inquisitive reader. After 21 years in practice, and probably at the height of my career as a surgeon, I contracted hepatitis B subsequent to an accidental needle puncture in the operating room. Forced to lay down the scalpel, I turned to my second childhood dream, cattle ranching, as an alternative vocation. This then becomes a secondary focus of the book. A medical colleague, after learning of my book, expressed an interest in learning the common denominator driving a man to both neurosurgery and ranching. One can summarize with the word, "counterpoise." I had always strived to achieve a balance between the in-hospital, academic, precision-oriented work of the neurosurgeon and the outdoor, physically-demanding life of a rancher consummating the total American dream. Analogous to surgery I have always enjoyed using my hands in the shop. Throughout the book sections have been devoted to various aspects of woodworking, and an effort not only to share my enthusiasm but also to expose underlying problems and pitfalls; challenges I have encountered in striving to become an artisan of fine furniture. The practice of medicine has undergone significant change during my lifetime. Not only have I witnessed a burgeoning, unsustainable increase in the cost of healthcare, but also major changes in the way in which medicine is being practiced in the new millennium. Having been a proud product of the "Lucky Few" generation, born between the years 1929 and 1945, I am rightfully able to compare today's practice of medicine with those of the latter half of the 20th century.