252 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS Dr. Burks discusses the absolute, rela- tive and contra-indications of the proce- dure, and, while I feel the procedure should be limited to the face except in tatoo renewal, one realizes the procedure can be (cautiously) done on skin below the neck. The final chapter by Doctor George Farber on chemabrasion using phenol is a good addition to the original text as wire brush surgery must be augmented frequently by chemabrasion or should be used as an alternative to dermabrasion. This book is the most complete text on dermabrasion available. It can be recom- mended for plastic surgeons, dermatolo- gists interested in, or who already do, the procedure.--HARRY L. ROTH, M.D.-- Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco.