An Updated, Beautifully Illustrated Guide to Reconstructive Facial Plastic Surgery

New York, NY, November 21, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Drawing on decades of operating room and teaching experience, Dr. Weerda and his team offer a complete guide to reconstructive options for facial, head, and neck defects in this eagerly awaited second edition of "Reconstructive Facial Plastic Surgery" recently published by Thieme. The systematic, step-by-step approach, with an emphasis on meticulous preoperative planning, evaluation of alternatives, and selection of the best procedure, ensures optimal results for all patients. This new edition offers revised and expanded sections on dermabrasion, free flaps, removal of skull bone for modern defect reconstruction, instrument sets/trays, and more.

“The specialty of facial plastic surgery has been growing exponentially over the past few years. This remarkable book will certainly act as a major leading light for our trainees and mentors. I would like to congratulate Professor Weerda and his team for this impressive achievement. It has already found permanent residence on my desk.” – From the Foreword by Professor Pietro Palma, President, European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery

Weerda
Reconstructive Facial Plastic Surgery
Second Edition
Thieme Publishers, New York/Stuttgart. 2014
269 pp, 1500 illustrations
Hardback
ISBN: 9783131296429
eBook - Available from ebookstore.thieme.com, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iTunes
eISBN: 9783131696328
€99.99/$129.99

About the Author

Hilko Weerda, MD, DMD, is Professor Emeritus and Former Director, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Plastic Surgery, University of Schleswig-Holstein, Luebeck, Germany

About Thieme

Thieme Publishing Group is a medical and scientific publishing house employing more than 900 staff and maintaining offices in seven cities, including New York, Delhi, Rio and Stuttgart, Germany. Founded in 1886, the Thieme name has become synonymous with high quality and excellence in online and print publishing. Thieme publishes 150 peer-reviewed journals and more than 450 new books annually. The company has a rapidly growing array of web-based products in medicine and science. State-of-the-art online products include eNeurosurgery, eOtolaryngology, eSpine, Medlantis, Thieme eJournals, Thieme Electronic Book Library, and the medical student website WinkingSkull.com and Thieme Teaching Assistant, an innovative web-based platform for faculty. For more information about Thieme, please visit www.thieme.com.