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A History of Plastic Surgery
By P. Santoni-Rugiu and P. Sykes
2nd ed, 395 pp (with CD-ROM), $329.50
Heidelberg, Germany, Springer-Verlag, 2007
ISBN-13: 978-3-5404-6240-8
JAMA. 2008;299(12):1482-1483.
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A History of Plastic Surgery provides a fascinating journey through the evolution of the specialty that considers its domain the "skin and all of its contents." Santoni-Rugiu and Sykes are 2 well-known European plastic surgeons who wanted to provide a detailed history of the development of plastic surgery—emphasizing the significant historical aspects of the specialty rather than the many well-known developments of the past quarter century that are emphasized in other texts.
The book contains 15 chapters divided into 3 sections: the basics of plastic surgery; reconstruction of specific anatomical areas; and cosmetic surgery. The first chapter provides an overview of the history of surgery, with particular emphasis on the development of the field of anatomy. The next 4 chapters are dedicated to the broad areas of wound healing, skin grafts, flaps, and grafts of other tissues (eg, bone, cartilage). The next chapters focus on reconstructive surgery of specific anatomical . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Matthew B. Klein, MD, Reviewer
Burn Center
Division of Plastic Surgery
University of Washington
Seattle
mbklein@u.washington.edu
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