LITMIR.BIZ

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       Dedication

      For the last decade I have had the pleasure and honor to share new ideas and concepts about how we age with an extraordinary group of human beings.

      This book is dedicated to these special physicians and pioneers who had the courage and vision to conceive of a new medical society and a new medical paradigm. They have changed how we view the aging process and unshackled our minds from the constraints of medical dogma that is hundreds of years old.

      This special group of men has changed the quality and quantity of life for our present generation as well as for future generations to come. Because they have refused to accept the limits of contemporary medical minds as the limits of reality, we will all benefit.

      I express my deepest thanks to

      Eric Braverman

      Ward Dean

      Bob Goldman

      Thierry Hertoge

      Dharma Khalsa

      Ron Klatz

      Steve Novell

      Chong Park

      Steven Sinatra

      for their tireless efforts in establishing the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.

      I would also like to extend very special thanks for the vision and inspiration of a great teacher and fellow plastic surgeon, Dr. James Smith, who encouraged me to continue on the path where no other plastic surgeon has gone.

      This book is dedicated to all of these people.

       Vincent C. Giampapa, M.D., F.A.C.S.

       Acknowledgments

      I would like to acknowledge the tireless effort and exceptional organizational qualities of Dolores June Reilly for heading this book project. Her limitless energy and enthusiasm are responsible for the final completion of this project.

      I would also like to thank Frank Righter, General Manager, and Lois Lombardo, Project Manager, both of Nesbitt Graphics, Inc. for their assistance in the editing and fine tuning of my manuscript into a book. Their professionalism and dedication to achieving the highest quality of medical publishing standards are greatly appreciated.

      I would also like to acknowledge Jose Maldonado for his graphic skills and contributing efforts in completing many of the illustrations and diagrams included in the text.

      Finally, I would like to express my thanks to the members of the American Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery as well as to the members of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine for encouraging me to complete this project despite a long road filled with political obstacles and out-dated medical prejudices.

       Vincent C. Giampapa, M.D., F.A.C.S.

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