Female Genital Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery

Abstract

Michael P. Goodman, ed. Female Genital Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery . Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 2016. ISBN-13: 978-1118848517, ISBN-10: 1118848519, $199.95. ![Graphic][1] The increasing popularity of labiaplasty has resulted in the first text (to my knowledge) exclusively detailing female genital rejuvenation . Female Genital Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery , published in 2016 by Wiley Blackwell, was edited and largely written by a gynecologist, Michael P. Goodman. Dr Goodman is commended for an interesting, fairly comprehensive review textbook discussing this growing area of aesthetic surgery. Dr Goodman, medical director of the Caring for Women Wellness Center in Davis, CA has published in both the plastic surgery and gynecology literature on female genital cosmetic surgery procedures and issues. He is the editor of this 227-page hardcover text, and author of 13, and coauthor of 1, of its 21 chapters. Eleven associate editors, mostly contributing authors, are also listed, but this is clearly Dr Goodman's book. Female Genital Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery is written from a gynecology prospective. Only one plastic surgeon, Otto Placik (a previous coauthor of Dr Goodman) contributed to this text, writing a well-done … Corresponding Author : Dr John G. Hunter, 461 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016. E-mail: jgh2001{at}nyp.org [1]: /embed/inline-graphic-1.gif