Innovations in Plastic & Aesthetic Surgery (Springer, TYMCZASOWY
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M. Eisenmann-Klein · C. Neuhann-Lorenz (Eds.)
Innovations in Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery
M. Eisenmann-Klein · C. Neuhann-Lorenz (Eds.)
Innovations in
Plastic and Aesthetic
Surgery
With 551 Figures in 1192 Parts
Marita Eisenmann-Klein, M.D.
General Secretary of the International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive
and Aesthetic Surgery
Direktorin der Klinik für Plastische und Ästhetische Hand- und
Wiederherstellungschirurgie am Caritas-Krankenhaus St. Josef in Regensburg
Landshuter Straße 65
93053 Regensburg
Germany
Constance Neuhann-Lorenz, M.D.
Fachärztin für Chirurgie
Fachärztin für Plastische und Ästhetische Chirurgie
President IQUAM (International Committee for Quality Assurance and Medical
Devices in Plastic Surgery)
Theatinerstraße 1
80333 München
Germany
ISBN 978-3-540-46321-4 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York
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Preface
Plastic Surgery is the most coveted field among medical students all over the world.
Cynics might conclude that this is due to the attraction of aesthetic surgery, but
they are wrong.
Students realize very early, that plastic surgery has much more to offer: we treat
babies and old patients, from head to toe, with a variety of sophisticated techniques,
with the challenge of microsurgery topping the list. Creativity is an integral part of
our daily work.
We use these techniques to make individuals regain their physical integrity, we are
the quality-of-life speciality.
On our way to competence in this field we need great examples, we need heroes.
Andweareluckytohavesomanyofthem.
No other field in medicine is as much internationally oriented as plastic surgery:
in IPRAS 96 national plastic surgery societies are represented. One of the main ob-
jectives of IPRAS is to increase the number of training sites and subsequently the
number of fully and well trained plastic surgeons worldwide.
With pride I can say, that plastic surgery is also the field with the highest number
of physicians involved in humanitarian missions. These missions not only provide
free treatment for patients in need, they also serve the purpose of promoting the
training of young plastic surgeons in developing countries.
Most of the contributors of this book have been and still are involved in these mis-
sions. They are dedicated to teaching.
Rather than inviting them to contribute a chapter to a textbook, we asked them to
share their greatest contribution to the future of plastic surgery with us. We were
thrilled when we first saw their articles.
Share our enthusiasm and be up front with techniques which are likely to repre-
sent tomorrow’s state-of-the-art in plastic surgery.
Marita Eisenmann-Klein
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