Anesthetic Considerations for Large-Volume Liposuction and Body-Contouring Surgery

Although this issue of Seminars in Plastic Surgery reflects the current knowledge and skill on the topic of lipoplasty and lipogenesis, its authors have built upon a foundation laid down by their predecessors that provides useful clinical relevance.

I thank all contributors whose aid and counsel produced the Seminars in Plastic Surgery issue that follows. Special thanks to Dr. Joseph P. Hunstad for being guest editor for this edition as well as the many authors who contributed to this issue.

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Saleh M. Shenaq, M.D.

Editor in Chief