Plastic Surgery Key

39. Blepharoptosis Jason E. Leedy, Jordan P. Farkas DEFINITION Blepharoptosis is drooping of the upper lid margin to a position that is lower than normal. (Normal upper lid position is…

58. Brachioplasty Tyler M. Angelos, Jeffrey E. Janis, Constantino G. Mendieta INDICATIONS ■ Excess skin and/or subcutaneous tissue of the arm refractory to conservative treatment such as diet and exercise…

44. Necklift Sumeet Sorel Teotia, Foad Nahai VISUAL CRITERIA FOR A YOUTHFUL NECK 1 (Fig. 44-1) Fig. 44-1 Visual criteria for a youthful neck. (NLCP, Nose-lip-chin plane; SCM, sternocleidomastoid.) ■…

49. Genioplasty Ashkan Ghavami, Bahman Guyuron RELEVANT ANATOMY MUSCLES (Fig. 49-1) Fig. 49-1 Relevant muscular anatomy for genioplasty. ■ Mentalis • Conelike, vertical fibers from incisive fossa to overlying skin…

59. Buttock Augmentation Sammy Sinno, Constantino G. Mendieta BACKGROUND1 ■ Buttock augmentation rapidly increasing in popularity • 58% increase in 2014 in the United States according to the American Society…

50. Otoplasty Joseph M. Brown, Jeffrey E. Janis, Charles H. Thorne NORMAL EAR ANATOMY AND DEVELOPMENT1–5 (Fig. 50-1) Fig. 50-1 Anatomy of the external ear. ■ Lateral skin (scapha) is…

53. Mastopexy Joshua Lemmon, Smita R. Ramanadham, James Christian Grotting NATURAL HISTORY AND CLASSIFICATION1,2 BREAST CHANGES: MULTIFACTORIAL ■ The amount of breast parenchyma changes with age, body weight, pregnancy, and…

48. Lip Augmentation Michael Larsen, Robert K. Sigal DEFINITION OF PROBLEM THE AGING LIP ■ Collagen framework loosens, dermis thins, orbicularis oris thins and loses curve, redistribution of volume, cumulative…

57. Liposuction Cedric L. Hunter, Rohit K. Khosla, Jeffrey R. Claiborne, Simeon H. Wall, Jr. ■ First recorded attempt at lipectomy is attributed to the French surgeon Dujarier, who, in…

47. Ethnic Rhinoplasty Paul N. Afrooz, Dean M. Toriumi ■ Rhinoplasty is becoming increasingly more common in nonwhite patients worldwide. ■ Most patients desire an improvement in their appearance, with…