Toma T. Mugea, MD, PhD, is Professor and Chief of the Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery Department in the Medical and Pharmacy Faculty of Oradea Medical University, Oradea, Romania. He is a Consultant in both Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery and General Surgery. Dr. Mugea has long been a leading figure in surgery in Romania. He was Founding General Secretary of the Romanian Society of Aesthetic Surgery, established in 1994, and served as President of the Society from 1998 until 2011, when he was appointed President of Honor. He was also a founding member of the Romanian Society of Microsurgery, Cluj, in 1992 and the Romanian Society of Hand Surgery in 1995. In 2011 Dr. Mugea served as General Secretary of the European Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Societies, and he is also the Romanian delegate at IQUAM and a member of the Quality in Plastic Surgery Subcommittee of IPRAS (International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery). Dr. Mugea is a past Board Director of the International Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and a Member of Honor of the South American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. He is the author of more than 60 papers in national and international journals.

Melvin A. Shiffman, MD, JD, FCLM, received his MD from Northwestern University School of Medicine in 1957 and completed his residency in general surgery in 1964 at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Long Beach, California. Since then he has been continuously involved in the practice of oncologic surgery, reconstruction, and cosmetic surgery. In 2002, Dr. Shiffman became Chair of the Section of Surgery at Tustin Hospital and Medical Center and in 2009-10 he served as President of the American College of Legal Medicine. He is Editor Emeritus of the American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery, a member of the Scientific Committee of the American Journal of Aesthetic Medicine, and an examiner for the International Board of Cosmetic Surgery. He is also a former Editor-in-Chief of both the American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery and the International Journal of Cosmetic Surgery. Dr. Shiffman is the recipient of many honors and is a Fellow of various colleges and societies. He has published almost 300 articles, authored or edited 34 books, and written more than 140 book chapters.

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General: Definitions of Beauty.- Life, Universe, and the Human body. Anatomy and History: Vascular Anatomy of the Breast.- Breast Development and Aging.- Breast Assessment.- Breast Golden Number.- History of Aesthetic Breast Surgery. Anesthesia: Anesthesia in Breast Surgery.- Tumescent Anesthesia for Breats Surgery.- Breast Augmentation: Breast Score and Anatomical Implant Selection using computer program and TTM Aesthetic Breast Chart.- Breast Augmentation, Life and Aging with Breast Implants.- Breast Implants and Tissue Reaction.- Subglandular Breast Augmentation.- Subfascial Prepectoral Implant using Inframammary Approach.- Can the pectoral fascia integrity be preserved during subfascial breast augmentation through the axillary approach?.- The influence of subfascial transaxillary breast augmentation in axillary lymphatic drainage patterns and sentinel lymph node detection.- Transumbilical Approach to Breast Augmentation.- Periareolar Approach in Breast Augmentation.- Retromuscular Fascial Dual Plane Breast Augmentation.- Dual Plane Breast Augmentation.- Breast Augmentation for Asymmetric Breasts.- Breast Augmentation in Chest Malformation.- Fat Transfer Breast Augmention.- Pain Management after Breast Augmentation.- Complications of Breast Augmentation. Complications and Revision Surgery: Double Bubble.- Etiology and Surgical Correction.- Internal Mastopexy for Bottoming Out.- Diagnosis and Treatment of Capsule Contracture.- Treatment of Synmastia (Symmastia).- Diagnosis and Treatment of Pneumothorax. Mastopexy: New Ptosis Classification including Breats Volume.- Modified Classification of Ptosis, Pocket Selection, and Markings in Mastopexy.- Crescent and Benelli Breast Lifts.- Cat`s Tail Vertical Scar Mastopexy with Bipedile Flap for Ptotoic Breasts.- Mastopexy without Vertical Scar.- Vertical Mastopexy with Augmentation.- Breast Augmentation and Mastopexy. Breast Reduction: Breast Reduction Algorithm.- Mastopexy/Breast reduction with short inverted "T" scar.- Bipedicle Breast Reduction.- Variation of the Pitanguy Breast Reduction.- Breast reduction/MASTOPEXY with supero-medial pedicle.- Hypertrophic Tubular Breast Reduction: NEW Surgical Technique with New Inframammary Fold Level.- Liposuction Breast Reduction.- Gigantomastia: Breast Reduction.- Inferior Pedicle versus free Nipple Areola Complex Graft.-Complications of Mastopexy and Breast Reduction. Miscellaneous: Liposuction for Asymmetric Breasts.- Breast Surgery after Massive Weight Loss.- Poland Syndrome.- Tubular Breast.- Gynecomastia.- Inverted Nipples. Editor`s Commentary.