Aesthetic Facial Plastic Surgery

New York & Stuttgart: Thieme, 2000. INSCRIBED to Thomas D. Rees, M.D and SIGNED by AUTHOR Thomas Romo III, M.D. See below for more about Dr. Rees. The inscription reads: "March 2000, Dear Dr. Rees, Your influence on the field of Plastic Surgery of the face is indeed tremendous. Your influence on me has been profound and I want to thank you for that. Yours, (signed) Thomas Romo III." Cover is in Very Good condition (only lightly rubbed). Internally FINE. Square and tight. NOT a library discard. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. Bound in the original full color pictorial laminated boards. From his New York Times obituary: "Dr. Thomas D. Rees, an innovative New York plastic surgeon who helped found the Flying Doctors Service of East Africa, a charity that employs a fleet of small planes to provide medical care and save lives deep in the African bush, died on Nov. 14 at his home in Santa Fe, N.M. He was 86… New York magazine once referred to Dr. Rees as 'one of the fathers of aesthetic surgery in New York,' and he is credited with helping to elevate cosmetic surgery from something one did not really discuss to almost a status symbol…" From the American Association of Plastic Surgeons website: "Dr. Thomas D. Rees, 86, a giant in our great specialty of plastic surgery, died in the early evening of November 14, 2013 at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His legacy will live on in the countless number of surgeons and patients he helped by sharing his knowledge and experience, and equally important to him, Flying Doctors of East Africa and the African Medical Research Foundation, which he founded along with Sir Archibald McIndoe and Dr. Michael Wood. Dr. Rees trained in general surgery and plastic surgery at Genesee Hospital in Rochester, New York followed by New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center on New York's Upper East Side. Upon finishing his plastic surgery residency, Dr. Rees was granted a Marks Plastic Surgery Fellowship at Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead, Sussex England under the tutelage of Sir Archibald McIndoe… Dr. Rees was the Chairman of the Department of Plastic Surgery at Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital from 1975 to 1992. Under Dr. Rees' direction, the MEETH Plastic Surgery Department and Aesthetic Surgery Fellowship, which he began, became one of the leading aesthetic surgery services in the world. Dr. Rees was Professor of Plastic Surgery at New York University and an Attending Surgeon at the Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, New York University. He was President of the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and a former Director and Vice Chairman of the American Board of Plastic Surgery." From the publisher: "This beautifully illustrated new book represents the state-of-the-art in facial cosmetic surgery, offering a unique multidisciplinary approach. In providing a comprehensive treatment of all the topics in facial cosmetic surgery, the book draws on the skills and talents of the leading practitioners in dermatology, plastic surgery, facial plastic surgery, and oculoplastic surgery. Every procedure presented is tackled by physicians from two different specialties, each bringing their own insights to the problem at hand. In every case, these specialists are pioneers and leaders in their field of aesthetic facial surgery. Beautifully illustrated with more than 750 illustrations (over 640 in full color), Aesthetic Facial Plastic Surgery is a book that has to be seen to be believed. The book provides extensive photodocumentation of surgical procedures and pre- and postoperative results, as well as schematic illustrations by a single artist." Oversize Hardcover. 8.5" wide by 11.25" tall. This large, very heavy book will require SUBSTANTIAL extra postage for International shipments, but only the standard charge for priority or media mail. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Thomas Romo III. First Printing of the First Edition. Oversize Hardcover (heavy). Very Good - Fine condition/No dust jacket.