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Michigan Manual of Plastic Surgery
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Book Review
Aesthetic Surgery Journal
2016, Vol 36(1) NP45–NP46
© 2015 The American Society for
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Inc.
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David L. Brown, Gregory H. Borschel, and Benjamin Levi, end of each chapter has been expanded. Here the reader can
eds. Michigan Manual of Plastic Surgery, 2nd Edition. find clinically relevant and practical points related to the
Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014. ISBN- content of the chapter. For example, in Chapter 36: Reduction
10: 1451183674, ISBN-13: 978-1451183672, $69.99. Mammoplasty, Augmentation Mammoplasty, and Mastopexy,
one of the pearls states “Always point out any asymmetries to
Reviewed by: Jamil Ahmad, MD, FRCSC patients prior to surgery.”
It is with great pleasure that I provide a book review for the
STRENGTHS
second edition of Michigan Manual of Plastic Surgery, edited Given the significant scope of our specialty, it is a challeng-
by Drs David L. Brown, Gregory H. Borschel, and Benjamin ing task to distil this constantly expanding quantity of infor-
Levi. The first edition was edited by Drs Brown and Borschel mation to its essence while preserving enough detail to
and released in 2004. I fondly recollect visiting the Section of make it practically useful for clinical reference as well as
Plastic Surgery at the University of Michigan at that time and exam preparation. In this manual, the editors have done a
receiving a copy of the first edition by from Drs Brown and great job condensing all of the vital information into a
Borschel—hot off the press. I have since read that first edition single resource. The book is comprehensive yet efficiently
cover-to-cover several times. For this second edition, Dr Levi presents the core information. Each chapter is well orga-
accompanies the original editors. The book keeps the same nized and the information is presented in a logical manner
lightweight, pocketbook look and feel. While the first edition that will be especially helpful for the medical student and
was printed in black and white, the second edition is in color resident as they begin to learn about plastic surgery.
and also includes some color figures. This edition sees an One of the new features of this edition is the asterisks
increase in chapters from 54 to 59 and is 670 pages in length. found throughout the chapters, denoting information that is
All of the chapters are authored by current and former resi- commonly tested. Additionally, several new features of this
dents at the University of Michigan. Although the section edition can be found at the end of each chapter. A section
titles included in the table of contents of the first edition have called “Questions You Will Be Asked” lists questions that are
since been lost, the second edition appears to be organized to commonly asked in the operating room are outlined, along
cover the following areas of plastic surgery: General principles with their answers. Medical students and residents will find
and wound healing, head and neck reconstruction and
craniofacial surgery, aesthetic and breast surgery, hand and Dr Ahmad is a Lecturer, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,
peripheral nerve surgery, trunk and lower extremity recon- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario,
struction, and burn surgery. The book maintains the original Canada; and My Way Section Editor for Aesthetic Surgery Journal.
format for each chapter, presenting only high-yield informa-
Corresponding Author:
tion organized in a hierarchal fashion, a format that creates Dr Jamil Ahmad, The Plastic Surgery Clinic,
a structured framework for the extensive content while avoid- 1421 Hurontario Street, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, L5G 3H5.
ing verbose and exhaustive text. The “Pearls” section at the E-mail:
[email protected] NP46 Aesthetic Surgery Journal 36(1)
these questions particularly useful for preparing before a learning about plastic surgery for the first time and those
case. Finally, some chapters end with a section called preparing for their board exams or recertification exams.
“Things To Draw” in which the reader can attempt to do just Medical students, residents and practicing plastic surgeons
that. For example, at the end of Chapter 25: Cleft Lip, the will find great utility in this pocketbook. Drs Brown,
reader is asked to draw the key anatomical landmarks in Borschel, and Levi, along with the University of Michigan
cleft lip and palate, and unilateral and bilateral Millard repair residents, should be congratulated on this new edition.
techniques.
RATING: 5 OF 5
WEAKNESSES
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This second edition is very comprehensive. However, each
chapter has a “Recommended Readings” section that con-
tains anywhere from 2 to 13 references. Given the likely
reader being one who is learning the material for the first
time or reviewing the material, it would be more fitting for
this to contain a more complete list of references to point the To purchase: http://www.lww.com/Product/9781451183672.
reader in the right direction if they feel they need more infor-
mation. I recognize that this limited list is likely secondary to Disclosures
space considerations to keep the book lightweight; however, Dr Ahmad receives royalties from CRC Press (Boca Raton,
creating online access to this content is possible. Florida).
SUMMARY Funding
In summary, Michigan Manual of Plastic Surgery, 2nd The author received no financial support for the research,
Edition, continues to be a valuable resource for both those authorship, and publication of this article.
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