An impressive list of international authors have contributed to the book, each describing their own technique step by step in the manner of a manual. Not only are the surgical techniques precisely depicted in high-quality illustrations, but readers will have access to videos that will enable them to shorten their learning curve. Vertical Scar Mammaplasty will be an ideal guide to short scar breast surgery for trainees, and a superb reference for more experienced practitioners.

Section I: Anatomy, Principles and Surgical Techniques.- 1- Anatomical Basis of the Breast.- 2- Concepts and Principles of Breast Reduction Surgery.- 3- Preoperative Assessment of the Patient.-4-Vertical Scar Mammaplasty: Why does it work?.- 5-Vertical Scar Mammaplasty with a Superior Pedicle.- 6- The SPAIR Technique.- 7- The Medial Pedicle.- 8- The Infro-Central Pedicle.- 9- The Septum-based Lateral and Medial Mammaplasty.- Section II: Mastopexy Techniques with Projection Enhancement.- 10- Mastopexy with circumvertical technique.- 11-Mastopexy with chest wall based flap and pectoralis muscle loops.- 12- Mastopexy with septum-based flap.- 13- Mastopexy with auto-augmentation.- 14- Mastopexy with suspension Technique.- Section III:  Surgical Techniques of Vertical, Short and inverted-T scars.- 15- Vertical Scar and Short Scar Mamaplasty: Surgical technique and evolution.- 16- Short Scar Mammaplasty with pillar Technique.- 17- Short Scar Mastopexy with L-scar.- 18- Short Scar Mammaplasty in Gigantomasty: Liposuction-Assisted  Mamaplasty.- 19- The Role of the Vertical Scar Technique in oncoplastic Surgery.- Section IV:  Complication and Revision Surgery.- 20- Vertical Reduction and Mastopexy: Problems and Solutions.- 21- Secondary Revisions.- 21- Indications of a Vertical Scar Technique: General Consensus.