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Facial Resurfacing
Wiley 2010; US$ 172.95Facial resurfacing rejuvenates the skin to reduce the effects of aging, and today’s cosmetic physician ideally uses a variety of methods to resurface and rejuvenate the skin without surgery. This book examines the full range of available modalities to help the cosmetic dermatologist recommend the best approach for each patient. Topics include... more...
The Match
Simon & Schuster 2010; US$ 26.00Joseph Helfgot, the son of Holocaust survivors, worked his way from a Lower East Side tenement to create a successful Hollywood research company. But his heart was failing. After months of waiting for a heart transplant, he died during the operation. Hours after his death, his wife Susan was asked a shocking question: would she donate her husband?s... more...
Body Fluid Management
Springer 2012; US$ 54.99The management of intravenous fluids is one of the most common and important therapeutic manoeuvres in the treatment of surgical, medical and critically ill patients. The international literature accordingly contains a vast number of works on fluid management, yet there is still confusion as to the best options in the various situations encountered... more...
The Face of the Future
Addicus Books 2012; US$ 19.99Demystifying cosmetic surgery and its alternatives, this book explores the ins and outs of facial enhancement and antiaging techniques from the hottest procedures in Hollywood to the newest minimally invasive treatments and skin care. Based on Dr. Jacono?s professional experience and supported with scientific findings and medical research, the book... more...
Stimulation of Trigeminal Afferents Improves Motor Recovery After Facial Nerve Injury
Springer 2012; US$ 109.99Recovery of mimic function after facial nerve transection is poor: the successful regrowth of axotomized motoneurons to their targets is compromised by (i) poor axonal navigation and excessive collateral branching, (ii) abnormal exchange of nerve impulses between adjacent regrowing axons and (iii) insufficient synaptic input to facial motoneurons.... more...
The Lobotomy Letters
Boydell & Brewer 2013; US$ 85.00The Lobotomy Letters gives an account of the widespread acceptance of this controversial procedure. Drawing from original correspondence penned by lobotomy patients and their families as well as from the professional papers of lobotomy pioneer and neurologist Walter Freeman, the volume reconstructs how physicians, patients, and their families viewed... more...
The Official Parent's Sourcebook on Velocardiofacial Syndrome
ICON Group International Inc. 2002; US$ 24.95This book has been created for parents who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells parents where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to velocardiofacial syndrome (also... more...
Neurophysiology in Neurosurgery
Elsevier Science 2002; US$ 240.00Through real-time assessments of how the patient's nervous system is functioning throughout a surgical procedure, Neurophysiology in Neurosurgery presents vital techniques to guide surgeons in their efforts to minimize the risks of unintentional damage to healthy nervous tissue. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the most up-to-date intraoperative... more...
Life And Death In Intensive Care
Temple University Press 2005; US$ 27.95Life and Death in Intensive Care offers a unique portrait of the surgical intensive care unit (SICU), the place in medical centers and hospitals where patients with the gravest medical conditions—from comas to terminal illness—are treated. Author Joan Cassell employs the concept of "moral economies" to explain the dilemmas... more...








