Aesthetic rejuvenation now encompasses so many topics that practitioners in one area may feel out of touch with developments in other areas in the same field. With over 70 chapters, over 1200 figures (many in full color), over 80 tables, and over 20 videos, from an international list of contributors, under an eminent team of editors, Cosmetic Medicine & Surgery is a comprehensive and authoritative resource. It covers a wide spectrum of topics including the fundamental aspects, cosmetic aspects, minimally invasive surgery, the aesthetic facelift, and many others in this most high-profile of medical and surgical specialties.

Features

• Illustrated with color figures and videos
• Written by international experts
• Features new as well as established technologies
• Features chapters on psychiatry, legal, and practice aspects also

Contents

۱. What is beauty? A historical excursus through a continuously evolving subjective and objective perception
۲. Body dysmorphic disorder
۳. Pathophysiology of skin aging
۴. Clinical signs of aging
۵. Stem cells and growth factors
۶. Adipose tissue: Development, physiology, and pathophysiology
۷. Howto evaluate aging skin: Tools and techniques
۸. The aesthetic consultation
۹. Cosmetics and cosmeceuticals
۱۰. Photoprotection
۱۱. Allergic risks to cosmetics and hypersensitive skin
۱۲. Hormones and the skin
۱۳. Diet and the skin
۱۴. The red face
۱۵. Pigmentation of the face
۱۶. Makeup techniques in dermatology
۱۷. Nail care, nail modicfi ation techniques, and camouflaging strategies
۱۸. Focal hyperhidrosis: Diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up
۱۹. Cosmetic tattooing
۲۰. Body piercings
۲۱. Office surgery for dermatologists
۲۲. Aesthetic suture techniques
۲۳. Dressing systems in cosmetic dermatology
۲۴. Local anesthesia for dermatological surgery
۲۵. Management of abnormal scars
۲۶. Cosmetic surgery of the scalp
۲۷. Endovascular procedures for treating chronic venous insufc fi iency
۲۸. Phlebectomy
۲۹. Nail surgery
۳۰. Superc fi ial and medium-depth chemical peels
۳۱. Deep peels
۳۲. Combination chemical peels
۳۳. Dermabrasion
۳۴. ۴۱-Laser der matolog y
۳۵. Surgical lasers: Ablative and fractional devices
۳۶. Nonablative lasers
۳۷. Intense pulsed light
۳۸. Photobiomodulation and light-emitting diodes
۳۹. Radiofrequency
۴۰. Fundamentals of ultrasound sources
۴۱. Lasers for tattoo removal
۴۲. Laser and pigmented (melanotic) lesions
۴۳. Lasers, intense pulsed light, and skin redness
۴۴. Laser and veins
۴۵. Lasers and intense pulsed light for hair reduction
۴۶. Photodynamic therapy for aesthetic indications
۴۷. Nonsurgical skin tightening
۴۸. Cellulite and non-surgical fat destruction
۴۹. Cryolipolysis
۵۰. Botulinum toxins: Uses in cutaneous medicine
۵۱. Cosmetic botulinurn toxin treatment
۵۲. Complications and pitfalls of cosmetic botulinurn toxin treatment
۵۳. History of soft-tissue augmentation
۵۴. Mesot herapy
۵۵. Hyaluronic acid: Science, indications, and results
۵۶. Complications of fillers
۵۷. Platelet-rich plasma from science to clinical results
۵۸. Fat grafting
۵۹. Liposuction
۶۰. Laser lipolysis
۶۱. Soft tissue lifting by suspension sutures
۶۲ . Blepharoplasty
۶۳. Facelift: Identity and attractiveness reconstruction
۶۴. Development of a therapeutic program: Some rules
۶۵. Practical anatomy for face-lifts
۶۶. Surgical rejuvenation: Cervico-facial lift technique using the superc facial musculoaponeurotic plane technique
۶۷. Surgical rejuvenation: The temporal lift
۶۸. Surgical rejuvenation: Endoscopic brow lift
۶۹. Surgical rejuvenation: The midface lift
۷۰. Surgical rejuvenation: Autologous adipose grafting
۷۱. Positive and negative aspects of face and eyelid cosmetic surgery
۷۲. Current and future options for the facelift
۷۳. Training in aesthetic and cosmetic dermatology
۷۴. Aesthetic technician
۷۵. Internet and e-consultation in aesthetic and cosmetic dermatology
۷۶. Fundamentals of managing and marketing a cosmetic dermatology clinic in the modern worid
۷۷. Legal considerations in aesthetic and cosmetic dermatology