Contouring of the Male Genitalia
CHAPTER 23 Contouring of the Male Genitalia Gary J. Alter Men’s awareness of their genital appearance has increased as a result of the widespread availability of sexually explicit material in…
Buttock Augmentation With Implants
CHAPTER 18 Buttock Augmentation With Implants José Horácio Aboudib Fernando Serra The development of human bipedal posture began millions of years ago, leading to morphologic changes in the skeleton and…
Liposuction of the Trunk and Thighs
CHAPTER 13 Liposuction of the Trunk and Thighs Luiz Haroldo Pereira Beatriz Nicaretta Aris Sterodimas During the 1970s, many authors began to look for an ideal treatment for small lipodystrophies…
Liposculpture: Fat Injection Techniques in the Body
CHAPTER 16 Liposculpture: Fat Injection Techniques in the Body Kamran Khoobehi Jules A. Walters III Autologous fat grafting has become increasingly popular and has gained widespread acceptance among surgeons and…
New Technology in Liposuction
CHAPTER 17 New Technology in Liposuction Jason Pozner Barry E. DiBernardo Gabriella DiBernardo Daniel Kushner It is clear to anyone who lives in the United States that fat loss is…
Risks and Limits of Liposuction
CHAPTER 12 Risks and Limits of Liposuction Fabio X. Nahas Lydia Masako Ferreira Liposuction is the second most frequently performed cosmetic surgical procedure in the world; currently, eyelid surgery is…
Disorders of Pigmentation
Although chiefly of cosmetic significance, disorders of pigmentation are among the most conspicuous and thus can have profound psychosocial implications for pediatric patients. The most important pigments in skin are…
Skin Disorders Caused by Fungi
Fungi are a group of simple plants that lack flowers, leaves, and chlorophyll and get their nourishment from dead or living organic matter, thus depending on plants, animals, and humans…
The Hypersensitivity Syndromes
The hypersensitivity syndromes are a group of disorders mediated by immunologic or hypersensitivity reactions to foreign proteins such as food or drugs, or to infectious agents, immunizations, and malignancies. Although…
Collagen Vascular Disorders
The connective tissue (collagen vascular, rheumatic) disorders represent a group of diseases characterized by inflammatory changes of the connective tissue in various parts of the body. Among these, juvenile idiopathic…
