Encyclopedia of Aesthetic Rejuvenation Through Volume Enhancement

Charles K. Herman and Berish Strauch, eds. Encyclopedia of Aesthetic Rejuvenation Through Volume Enhancement . New York, NY: Thieme, 2014. ISBN-10: 1604067039, ISBN-13: 978-1604067033, $259.99.![Graphic][1] Webster defines an encyclopedia as, “a work that contains information on all branches of knowledge or treats comprehensively a particular branch of knowledge usually in articles arranged alphabetically often by subject”.1This book by Charles K Herman and Berish Strauch qualifies as being encyclopedic in that it presents a comprehensive summary of surgical volume enhancement. The book is arranged into five sections: Basic Principles, Face, Breast, Extremities, and Buttocks and Trunk. It contains a total of 409 pages with 49 chapters from internationally respected authors.The editors introduce the concept of volume rejuvenation in Chapter 1 and establish their premise for this book. Chapter 2 is a historical review of the various synthetic and biological materials used by surgeons to alter volumes.The Face section contains a total of 19 chapters describing a broad range of techniques with the common theme of volume enhancement. Topics include dermal fillers, fat injection, facial implants, and augmentation rhinoplasty.The Breast section, containing 13 chapters, includes aesthetic implant surgery, fat injection techniques and indications, breast reshaping after massive weight loss, … Corresponding Author: Dr Wayne Carman, 325 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto, ON, M4P 1L7, Canada. E-mail: wwcmd{at}aol.com [1]: /embed/inline-graphic-1.gif