Giving Birth to a Textbook, 3 Local Anaesthetic Tricks, & Live Events

What started as a vague, caffeine-fueled dream — “Wouldn’t it be cool if residents had a textbook that didn’t suck?” — somehow turned into hundreds of pages, weekly feedback cycles, too many Google Docs, and something we’re ridiculously proud of. No publisher. No institution. Just us, building what training forgot.

It Took a Village. And Then Some.

Every chapter? Edited, re-edited, and gently (or not-so-gently) torn apart by real trainees and real consultants.

Every diagram? Agonized over by a design team who now knows what a keystone flap is — and probably needs therapy because of it.

Every sentence? Vetted for clarity, relevance, and that mysterious vibe of “useful-but-not-so-dull-you-want-to-die.”

The feedback loop never ended. It was a relay race of red pens and existential dread. But it worked. Because every step of the way, someone cared enough to make it better.

This Isn’t Just a Book. It’s a System Reset.

See, textbooks are usually written in towers — high up, far away, and years out of date by the time they hit your desk. Ours? Built from the ground up by the people in the trenches:

• Residents who actually have to learn this stuff under pressure.
• Fellows who still remember what it’s like to fail an OSCE station.
• Consultants who want you to understand the why, not just memorize the what.

It’s not perfect. But it’s built to keep getting better. That’s the real flex.

Only 500 Copies.

This is just the first edition. Like plastic surgery itself, we built it to evolve quickly, responsively, and in full public view. If you’ve ever thought, “Why isn’t this in the textbook?”. Now’s your chance to fix that.

Because if we’re building the next generation of plastic surgery education, we’re doing it together. No gatekeepers. No committees. Just people who give a damn.

Thanks for sticking with us.

With love,
P Fella ❤️