Plastic Surgery Key

17 Rejuvenizing the Aging Face: Facts and Myths   This chapter is designed to help facial surgeons address common questions and concerns posed by patients contemplating rejuvenation procedures. Specific procedures…

14 Cheek/Malar Augmentation   In my practice, cheek implants (Fig. 14.1) are rarely indicated. Particularly as the procedure applies to the malar mound, I find it rarely necessary in facelift…

24 Laser Surgery   All lasers are not the same. They are tools or instruments that come in a variety of different forms and are designed to perform different tasks….

20 The Facelift Operation   ■ Rhytidectomy The Greek word for wrinkle is rhytid and the suffix ectomy means “to remove or extract”; thus the term rhytidectomy. The layperson’s name…

16 Otoplasty: Surgery for Protruding Ears   Large protruding ears often cause deeper emotional upset than is generally realized by the patient’s friends or parents. Because the visual and psychological…

15 Lip Enhancement: Lifting and Augmentation   In the 21st century people from many ethnic backgrounds are becoming interested in having fuller, more youthful-looking lips. Injectable materials may provide temporary…

6 The Ever-Growing Attraction to Facial Surgery   To understand the profession with which you are (or are about to be) identified, you must understand the mind-set of the client/patient…