The Year Book of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery presents Abstracts of the most influential and important articles of the year relevant to plastic surgeons. Articles summaries from journals worldwide are accompanied by Commentaries from expert plastic surgeons related to Congential defects; Repair and Reconstruction of neoplastic, inflammatory, and degenerative diseases; Hand and upper extremity reconstruction; Aesthetic/cosmetic procedures; Breast reconstruction, augmentation, and reduction; Grafts, flaps, and microsurgery. The expert commentaries present readers insights and bottom line information relevant to clinical practice.