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Everything
You Ever Wanted to Know About Cosmetic Surgery but
Couldn't Afford to Ask : A Complete Look at the Latest
Techniques and Why They Are safer - Alan Gaynor, M.D.
Gaynor
offers the most comprehensive book ever written on
the subject, with advice about risks and side effects;
recovery time; finding the perfect doctor; the psychology
of decision making; international advances; home treatments,
including vitamins and Retin-A; and the concept of
beauty in general. Gaynor also includes step-by-step
descriptions of common procedures, tips on preparing
for your day of surgery, a dictionary of medical terms,
and dramatic before-and-after photographs with patient
stories.
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The
Smart Women's Guide to Plastic Surgery-Jean M. Loftus,
M.D.
Lawrence B. Robins, M.D., F.A.C.S., President and
Chairman of the Board of The American Society for
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 1997-1999
"This book so clearly conveys the concepts of
plastic surgery with such precision, insight, ethics,
and conscience that it is a must to read."
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The
Truth About Breast Implants-Randolph H. Guthrie, M.D.
Clears away the confusion and anxiety surrounding
the silicone implant controversy. Plastic surgeon
Guthrie details the safest techniques now available
to women, tells how to find the right doctor, and
explains what women should expect at every step for
both breast reconstruction and enlargement.
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Body
Sculpture-Alan M. Engler, M.D.
Body Sculpture, discusses the most commonly performed
cosmetic plastic surgery procedures of the body for
men and women, including breast enlargements, breast
lifts and reductions, liposuction, and tummy tucks.
What makes this book unique is the large number of
unretouched before-and-after photos of actual patients.
In this 320 page book, which includes text, 140 black-and-white
photos and 10 drawings, Dr. Engler provides an in-depth
discussion of these procedures, as well as general
background information.
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Books
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Dr.
Susan Love's Breast Book- Susan Love, M.D.
Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book has been considered the
bible of breast-care books since it appeared in 1990.
In 1995, Love completely updated the book in a 600-page
second edition, including new biopsy and screening
methods, implants, the pros and cons of hormone therapy,
new discoveries in breast-cancer treatment, and many
other topics. Love presents copious medical information
in a simple, welcoming style, and plentiful illustrations
make the information even clearer.
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The
Best Breast-John B. Tebbets, M.D.
The Best Breast is the source of information for women
considering breast augmentation - the most in-depth
source of insider information ever written. Regardless
of how well informed a woman feels about breast augmentation,
this book raises the bar, exposing important issues
to provide women with a new powerful set of tools
when considering augmentation. Learn about your choices
incision, pocket location, implants and recovery.
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Books on
Reconstructive Surgery/Cancer: |
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Flunked My Mammogram! - Ernie Bodai, M.D.
Gina Petrak for Page Turners, July 22, 2001
"If you buy only one book on breast cancer, this
is the one that teaches you all you need!"
Detroit Free Press, September 16, 2001
"The title sets the tone for a very upbeat and
optimistic book on breast cancer and the latest available
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The
Breast Cancer Survivor Manual - John Link, M.D.
In the Breast Cancer Survival Manual, a valuable guide
for women who have just been diagnosed with breast cancer,
Dr. John Link helps sort through the confusion and the
fear, by explaining such things as how to get a second
opinion and how to understand a pathology report. As
a breast cancer specialist at Long Beach and Orange
Coast Memorial hospitals in Southern California, Link
knows the medical jargon and what it means. The book
also includes useful chapters on diet, exercise, herbs,
and vitamins; managing the side effects of treatment;
healing's mind-body connection; and organizing medical
records and keeping a personal journal or log. -Amazon.com |
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Be
A Survivor - Vladimir Lange, M.D.
This impressive new book is unlike anything currently
available at your local bookstore. It combines the latest
medical knowledge from experts in the field with words
of wisdom from survivors, and uses photographs and exceptional
color graphics to make the most difficult concepts easy
to understand. Developed by a physician whose wife,
also a physician, was diagnosed with breast cancer.-Amazon.com
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Your
Breast Cancer Treatment Handbook - Judy Kneece, RN,
OCN
Allison Estabrook, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical
Surgery, Chief of Breast Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian
Medical Center, New York,NY says- "A
clearly and warmly written guide to help women diagnosed
with breast cancer through a very difficult time in
their lives...Offers both emotional support and good
advise, as well as clear explanations of scientific
terms. I would recommend it to any woman going through
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Living
Beyond Breast Cancer - Marisa C. Weiss, M.D., and Ellen
Weiss
Living Beyond Breast Cancer: A Survivor's Guide for
When Treatment Ends and the Rest of Your Life Begins
has won endorsements from both Bernie Siegel and former
surgeon general C. Everett Koop. It deftly and with
compassion maps out a guide for going back to a "normal"
life: for handling fears of recurrence and worries that
family members will develop breast cancer and for managing
physical posttreatment problems, including the lingering
side effects of radiation, fertility difficulties, changes
in sex drive, and feelings of unattractiveness.-Amazon.com
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