Book Review: Breast Augmentation

William P. Adams Jr., Breast Augmentation, Columbus, OH: McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN-13: 9780071606431. ISBN: 0071606432. On the first page of Breast Augmentation , author Dr. William P. Adams Jr. outlines the idea behind the textbook: “The target audience is any plastic surgeon who desires to take the practice of breast augmentation to the next level for their patients.” Dr. Adams reaches that audience through 10 chapters describing preoperative preparation for breast augmentation procedures (such as patient education and the choice of prostheses), operative techniques, postoperative protocols, complications, and revisionary surgeries. The submammary, transaxillary, and periareolar approaches are described in detail, including how and where to place the incisions, how to prepare the pocket, and how to properly introduce the implant. Clinical “pearls” are identified for each approach, including pitfalls. In these sections, issues concerning the pocket and the pectoralis major muscles are taken …