Berson's book stresses the technic of certain plastic procedures by way of numerous illustrations, leaving little space for text. Since it is impossible to do full justice to both within the limited confines of one volume (303 pages) the work fails to attain its objective, which the author states is to "furnish a clear exposition of the surgical procedures for postgraduate student, the general surgeon and the specialist. Nothing has been sacrificed for the sake of brevity."
Obviously it was possible for the author to describe only a limited number of procedures, and his choice in some instances is open to question.
The drawings for the most part are extremely good, but some of the illustrations, particularly photographs showing technical details, are not as clear as they might be.
The book will be of some value in connection with other works which discuss indications, postoperative care and complications but can