Abstract
Nasim Huq, ed. Clinics in Plastic Surgery: Local Anesthetics for Plastic Surgery . New York: Elsevier, 2013. ISBN-10: 0323264069 ![Graphic][1] This book continues the “spirit” of the Clinics update series in plastic surgery and is similarly formatted and presented. It is edited by Dr Huq from Canada and his mostly Canadian team. The book contains 14 chapters and has supplementary videos, although it was unclear just from this issue how they can be accessed. Dr Huq has an established university-based and private office–based practice in Ontario, and regularly performs procedures under local anesthetic (LA). Increasingly, patients are cost-conscious and expect minimal downtime. This has resulted in more requests for procedures under LA. This book has a wide-ranging and experienced faculty, and covers the important topics of LA related to plastic and cosmetic surgery. “A Primer on Local Anesthetics for Plastic Surgery” reviews the basic pharmacology of LA as well as new developments in its field, such as ultra-long-lasting LA. Following … [1]: /embed/inline-graphic-1.gif
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