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Symposium on reconstruction of jaw deformity
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SYMPOSIUM ON RECONSTRUCTIONOF JAW DEFORMITY. Volume 16. By LINTON A. WHITAKER. (St Louis : Co-editor PETER RANDALL. Pp. 8 + 382 with 742 illustrations and 12 tables. The Mosby Company, 1978.) Price This heavily illustrated volume contains the proceedings of a Symposium of the Educational Foundation of the American Society of Masric and Reconstructive Surgeons in 1976. Inevitably in a symposium such as rhis with 24 authors, there tends to be an imbalance in both the content and quality of the chapters. The limited discussions that are given frequently do not pick on important or controversial points and are, In spite of these criticisms there is much of interest and the wide range of therefore, of limited value. It is good to see rhat the difficult problems of topics covered stimulates one to dip into this volume. hemifacial microsomia are discussed and that the same limited improvements are produced on both sides of the Atlantic. There is also much with which any plastic or oral surgeon can disagree; for example in the UK There is also a tendency most of us would prefer the use of genioplasties to that of alloplastic implants. to show good case histories; it would be nice to see a few more of the problems and failures which do occur One would also like to see in orthognathic surgery and less emphasis on case histories with good results. The brief chapter on maxillo-facial and hear more of the detailed planning of the corrective surgery. prosthetics could perhaps have been left out as it provides only a limited and inadequate survey of the field. This volume is well produced, easy to read and relatively free from error, but I obvious mistake is in the Iabelling of fig. I r.4-surely a subcondylar osteotomy and not a sagittal split. Although there are many good points made, one feels that this book is incomplete, perhaps a fuller contribution from oral surgeons working in the field of jaw deformity would reduce this imbalance. K. F. Moos
By WALTER P. UNGER. First Edition. (New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1979.) Price
HAIR TRANSPLANTATION.
Pp. 225 with 106 illustrations.
The author enthusiastically This volume could be regarded as a professional punch grafter’s handbook. and generously describes his meticulous technique for success and the illustrated results are impressive, especially when the patients have supplemented the surgery with additional camouflaging by imaginative It is evident from the description of the exhaustive and time-consuming method that this is hair styling. It is a pity, therefore, rhar one who has gained such vast not suitable for the occasional practitioner. experience in the field of hair transplantation offers little practical advice on the treatment of hair loss in children, (especially after burns) or in medical conditions. Nor is the problem of eyebrow reconstruction mentioned and scant information only on the use of hair bearing scalp flaps. Although the technique of punch grafting is well described, this book does not effectively discuss the different modalities of treatment. Fortune-seeking hair transplanters should buy this book. Reconstructive surgeons, seeking help with technically difficult problems, should save the money and visit a hair transplant clinic for practical advice. C, R. RAYNER
351
SYMPOSIUM ON RECONSTRUCTIONOF JAW DEFORMITY. Volume 16. By LINTON A. WHITAKER. (St Louis : Co-editor PETER RANDALL. Pp. 8 + 382 with 742 illustrations and 12 tables. The Mosby Company, 1978.) Price This heavily illustrated volume contains the proceedings of a Symposium of the Educational Foundation of the American Society of Masric and Reconstructive Surgeons in 1976. Inevitably in a symposium such as rhis with 24 authors, there tends to be an imbalance in both the content and quality of the chapters. The limited discussions that are given frequently do not pick on important or controversial points and are, In spite of these criticisms there is much of interest and the wide range of therefore, of limited value. It is good to see rhat the difficult problems of topics covered stimulates one to dip into this volume. hemifacial microsomia are discussed and that the same limited improvements are produced on both sides of the Atlantic. There is also much with which any plastic or oral surgeon can disagree; for example in the UK There is also a tendency most of us would prefer the use of genioplasties to that of alloplastic implants. to show good case histories; it would be nice to see a few more of the problems and failures which do occur One would also like to see in orthognathic surgery and less emphasis on case histories with good results. The brief chapter on maxillo-facial and hear more of the detailed planning of the corrective surgery. prosthetics could perhaps have been left out as it provides only a limited and inadequate survey of the field. This volume is well produced, easy to read and relatively free from error, but I obvious mistake is in the Iabelling of fig. I r.4-surely a subcondylar osteotomy and not a sagittal split. Although there are many good points made, one feels that this book is incomplete, perhaps a fuller contribution from oral surgeons working in the field of jaw deformity would reduce this imbalance. K. F. Moos
By WALTER P. UNGER. First Edition. (New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1979.) Price
HAIR TRANSPLANTATION.
Pp. 225 with 106 illustrations.
The author enthusiastically This volume could be regarded as a professional punch grafter’s handbook. and generously describes his meticulous technique for success and the illustrated results are impressive, especially when the patients have supplemented the surgery with additional camouflaging by imaginative It is evident from the description of the exhaustive and time-consuming method that this is hair styling. It is a pity, therefore, rhar one who has gained such vast not suitable for the occasional practitioner. experience in the field of hair transplantation offers little practical advice on the treatment of hair loss in children, (especially after burns) or in medical conditions. Nor is the problem of eyebrow reconstruction mentioned and scant information only on the use of hair bearing scalp flaps. Although the technique of punch grafting is well described, this book does not effectively discuss the different modalities of treatment. Fortune-seeking hair transplanters should buy this book. Reconstructive surgeons, seeking help with technically difficult problems, should save the money and visit a hair transplant clinic for practical advice. C, R. RAYNER