Dr. Samuel Berkowitz, is an orthodontist with extensive experience in the treatment of cleft lip and palate patients.  His experience will help specialists achieve proper results in the treatment of congenital, post-traumatic, and aesthetic surgery of the facial skeleton.

Co-authored with S. Anthony Wolfe, M.D., a student of Dr. Paul Tessier, is an experienced maxillofacial and craniofacial surgeon. Samuel Berkowitz, who received his training from Dr. Samuel Pruzanky, is an orthodontist with extensive experience in the treatment of cleft lip and palate patients and those with other craniofacial anomalies. Their combined experience will help specialists achieve improved results in the treatment of congenital, post-traumatic, and post-tumor deformities, as well as aesthetic surgery of the facial skeleton.

Beginning with the chin and working up to the orbit and then the skull, in 20 chapters, Plastic Surgery of the Facial Skeleton offers you…. Clear, authoritative “how to” advice on surgical procedures involving all parts of the facial skeleton, as well as Dr. Wolfe’s techniques of harvesting iliac, and grafts. 250 illustrated clinical cases from the past 20 years, complete with extensive long term follow-up, a vivid account of the dynamic evolution of facial plastic surgery, brought to life by quotes from its key players, abundant before-and-after and operative photographs, as well as black and white and line drawings of surgical techniques.

The chapters contain concise descriptions of particular anatomical features, details of surgical techniques and possible complications. Each case is an example of the author’s personal approach to a particular problem through thoughtful analysis, reasoned decision making and flexible problem solving, using original or modified surgical procedures. Throughout Dr. Wolfe advocates the use of fresh autogenous bone grafts over all other materials, explicitly stating his own reasoning and the expected outcome of each procedure.

In two well documented chapters on the orthodontic analysis and treatment of craniofacial anomalies and on treatment of cleft lip and palate, Dr. Berkowitz contributes his special expertise in orthodontics to provide a better understanding of dental and facial growth and development, the masticatory mechanisms, and normal and abnormal occusion, and emphasizes the importance of follow-up investigations. Dr. Berkowitz details the use of continuous longitudinal facial and palatal  growth.

Impressive in scope and comprehensive in coverage, this exceptional reference meets the demands of a new generation of plastic surgeons and orthodontists.

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