Varghese Mani – Surgical Correction of Facial Deformities

Автор: Varghese Mani
Название книги: Surgical Correction of Facial Deformities
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Пластическая хирургия
Страницы: 307
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

Surgical Correction of Facial Deformities provides a step by step guide to surgical procedures relating to facial deformities. Beginning with basic growth and development of the face, this book goes on to describe a variety of conditions affecting the face and the surgery and treatment options available in the management of these conditions.

The importance of face is eloquently expressed in the maxim ‘Face is the index of the mind’. Great philosophers, artists,
scientists and architects of the past like Plato, da Vinci, Michelangelo, Phidias and others, have realized the importance
of beauty and its relation to function. Recent researches indicate that beautiful people are often more successful in
life (may be due to the higher level of self confidence); though this is not always true. A study by the author, on the
proportion of the facial structures in lieu of evolution, indicates that, by each advancement, the hominid species, gets
closer to the ‘Golden / Divine proportion’. To reach perfection in proportion (beauty), we, Homo sapiens, may take another
one million years of evolution through two more advanced species, provided, we do not face the wrath of nature, leading
to our extinction.
Surgical correction of facial deformities has achieved a status of its own as a specialty of Maxillofacial and Plastic
Surgery. Conceived as a textbook for residents and aspiring young surgeons, this could be useful to the practicing
surgeons as well, who would like to hone their skills in orthognathic and facial esthetic surgery.
I am delighted and privileged that Dr HS Adenwalla, a world renowned cleft lip and palate surgeon, has contributed
two chapters on cleft lip and palate, in this book. He being my mentor, philosopher and guide, has penned the foreword
as well. My gratitude to him is boundless.
The predecessor to this book, ‘Orthognathic Surgery- Esthetic Surgery of the Face’, published by Jaypee Brothers
Medical Publishers in 1995, was well received by practitioners, faculty and students. However, the fast and everexpanding
technological and scientific advancements made this book a little vapid, and demanded something more
than a mere revised edition of it. This conviction, along with nudging from fellow surgeons, pressure from students
and request from the publisher, made me venture into the writing of this new textbook, Surgical Correction of Facial
Deformities.
The first chapter of this book, “Evolution of Face and Beauty Through Time”, is the result of a pet research project
of mine. I am grateful to my co-authors, Dr Eldho T Paul and Mr KS Harish Kumar, for their invaluable help in preparing
this chapter.
I express my sincere gratitude to all the contributors. No effort has been spared in making this book as informative
and up-to-date as possible.
May I present this book to the fraternity.