The Role of Cosmetic Dentistry in Plastic Surgery

I thank Dr. Eser Yuksel, who is a part of our faculty here in the Division of Plastic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, for serving as guest editor for this issue of Seminars in Plastic Surgery entitled “Aesthetic Rejuvenation of the Midface.”

I thank the authors, whose contributions make a difference for patients and academia. Thank you for delivering on promises to contribute articles, which takes time from your busy schedules.

Dr. Eser Yuksel is a national of Turkey and 1984 graduate of Hacetteppe University Medical School. Dr. Yuksel completed a course of 8 years of training in the most prestigious Turkish training programs in plastic and reconstructive surgery, including advanced cosmetic and maxillofacial surgery. He established a successful practice in Europe as an extraordinary gifted aesthetic and reconstructive surgeon. Dr. Yuksel came to Baylor College of Medicine to conduct research in emerging tissue growth technology and quickly began to expand his research activities to encompass molecular mechanisms of tissue engineering. In 1997, Dr. Yuksel was recruited and joined the Division of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, as an assistant professor. He is unique in that he has the combination of skill for performing surgery and the training and fundamentals of vascular biology, genetics, and physiology to permit him to maintain a level of clinical performance in basic research traits so desirable in an academic institution but frequently so difficult to come by. Again, my thanks to him for serving as guest editor and to all the authors who contributed to this edition.