EVIDENCE-BASED COSMETIC BREAST SURGERY

Insisting on an evidence-based approach, Dr. Swanson brings the light of science to bear on the many controversies in cosmetic breast surgery today. Conventional wisdom is challenged with factual analysis, made possible by Dr. Swanson’s large body of published research. In his hallmark detailed style, the author lays the foundation with clinical studies, measurements, and patient-reported outcomes. The work is all here in one place for the first time, leading to some surprising conclusions. For plastic surgeons who prefer data to dogma, Evidence-Based Cosmetic Breast Surgery provides a unique and invaluable resource.

Features
• Uses a measurement system and patient-reported outcome studies to evaluate the performance of existing techniques
• Includes hundreds of high-quality clinical photos and illustrations
• Chapters include patient-reported outcomes, critical assessment of nonvertical mammoplasties, breast reduction vs breast reduction plus implants, and treatment of capsular contracture
• Written for plastic surgeons and residents

Author
Dr. Eric Swanson, a plastic surgeon practicing in Leawood, Kansas, is an advocate for the application of the scientific method to cosmetic surgery, an approach known as evidence-based medicine. Dr. Swanson has been a frequent presenter and invited faculty member at the national meetings of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. In 1998, Dr. Swanson opened Kansas City’s first licensed ambulatory surgery center specializing in cosmetic surgery. In 2002, Dr. Swanson embarked on a multi-part clinical investigation of cosmetic surgery, including patient outcome studies, prospective clinical studies, and measurements using computer-assisted imaging and MRIs. Dr. Swanson undertook an intensive investigation of liposuction and abdominoplasty, including numerous laboratory tests, to investigate the health effects and safety of these highly popular procedures. In 2012, Dr. Swanson published a new system for measuring the results of cosmetic breast surgery. His recent laser fluorescence perfusion studies support the safety of the “all seasons” vertical augmentation/mastopexy. His outcome studies, based on interviews with over 1000 of his patients provide vital new information from the patient’s perspective. Dr. Swanson’s clinical, measurement, and outcomes studies have culminated in over 70 publications in top peer-reviewed plastic surgery journals.
Dr. Swanson is certified in plastic surgery by the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada, a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, a member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada. He has practiced in Kansas City since 1989 and specializes exclusively in cosmetic surgery. He is also a member of the hospital staff of Shawnee Mission Medical Center.