Salvatore J. Pacella, M.D., ’95, has co-authored a textbook on cosmetic advances in the surgical treatment of facial skin cancer titled “Aesthetic Facial Reconstruction After Mohs Surgery.” The book expands upon the most common method of treating skin cancer on the face, known as Mohs Surgery.
“Being diagnosed with skin cancer can be a very traumatic experience for anyone,” said Pacella. “In authoring this book, I tried to put myself in the place of my patients. We of course want to have the cancer removed, but how can we make the final result look aesthetically perfect … with barely perceptible scarring.”
The book has more than 600 full-color photographs and three hours of video illustrating the latest advances in plastic surgery for facial skin cancer. In addition, Pacella created the hand drawings for the final text illustrations. The book was featured in Los Angeles at The American Society of Plastic Surgeons’ annual professional meeting and is available in hardcover on Amazon. More information can be found at www.drpacella.com.
Pacella is the division head of plastic surgery at Scripps Health in La Jolla, Calif. He lives in San Diego with his wife, Jennifer, and two children. Since moving to Southern California in 2008, he has taken up surfing as an avid enthusiast but doesn’t ever forget to apply sunscreen: “I love being out on the water, but I have to practice what I preach!” Pacella graduated with honors in biochemistry and dreamed of becoming a plastic surgeon.
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