Concise Manual of Cosmetic Dermatologic Surgery is meant to be an all-inclusive guide for physicians entering the field of cosmetic surgery, including both residents as well as physicians who wish to expand their knowledge in this arena.
The book includes information regarding reconstructive techniques, i.e., flaps and grafts, so as to enhance readers’ overall surgical skills. It details in an illustrative how-to fashion all of the other cosmetic procedures commonly practiced by dermasurgeons. Topics covered include hair transplantation, lasers, fillers, liposuction, aesthetic usage of neurotoxins, and aesthetic approaches to the management of cosmetic veins. A section describing the workup, approach, and evaluation of the aesthetic patient is also included.
What makes this volume unique is its uniform consistency in each chapter’s presentation. Pearls to clinical success highlight this illustrative approach. Sections that outline indications as well as contraindications and avoidance pitfalls also help this illustrative paradigm. Illustrative diagrams demonstrating step-by-step technique of each procedure can help the dermasurgeon entering this field to begin a comprehensive mastery of each of the procedures presented.
It is the hope of the authors that physicians reading this book will enhance their knowledge and begin to expand the number of cosmetic procedures within their practice settings.The goal of Concise Manual of Cosmetic Dermatologic Surgery is to expand the number of practicing cosmetic dermasurgeons and guide more individuals inclined in this regard to pursue this clinical path.
Book Features
- Systematic approach to coverage of all surgical techniques: flaps and grafts, chemical peels, fat transfer, liposuction, hair transplantation, treatment of varicose and telangiectatic leg veins, blepharoplasty, forehead and face lift, and more.
- Streamlined, focused content.
- Consistent chapter format that includes key points, indications and contraindications, set up, choice of agents/techniques, a step-by-step description of the technique, and how to avoid potential pitfalls.
- Excellent full-color illustrations, including diagrams and clinical photographs.
- Chapter on the use of lasers in cosmetic dermatologic surgery.
Contents
- Chapter 1: Approach to the Dermasurgery Patient
- Chapter 2: Facial Flaps and Grafts
- Chapter 3: Chemical Peels
- Chapter 4: Dermal Fillers
- Chapter 5: Botulinum Toxin Injections
- Chapter 6: Liposuction
- Chapter 7: Fat Transfer
- Chapter 8: Hair Transplantation
- Chapter 9: Evaluation and Treatment of Varicose and Telangiectatic Leg Veins
- Chapter 10: Lasers
- Chapter 11: Lower Lid Blepharoplasty
- Chapter 12: Upper Lid Blepharoplasty
- Chapter 13: Forehead Lift
- Chapter 14: Minimal Incision Facelift and Facelift
- Index
Book Details
- Hardcover: 144 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (Dec 13, 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0071453660
- ISBN-13: 978-0071453660
- Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.6 x 0.6 inches