As the reader peruses the table of contents of this first edition of Techniques in Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, he quickly realizes that he has come on a veritable treasure trove of shortcuts and modifications of technique useful in oculoplastic and orbital surgical procedures. In preparing this multiauthored text, Dr Wesley has culled an impressive collection of surgical "pearls" from the experience of many of the leaders in the field of oculoplastic surgery; indeed, the list of 101 contributors reads like a virtual who's who of ophthalmic plastic surgery and includes as well a number of luminaries in the disciplines of general plastic surgery, craniofacial surgery, and otolaryngology.
This 480-page volume is divided into 11 broad sections containing a total of 144 brief contributions discussing general techniques in oculoplastic and orbital surgery, blepharoplasty and brow lift, entropion and trichiasis, ectropion, lacrimal disorders, anophthalmos, blepharoptosis, facial nerve disorders, reconstructive surgery, and