Plastic Surgery Key

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…

55. Breast Reduction Joshua Lemmon, Michael R. Lee, Daniel O. Beck, Elizabeth Hall-Findlay PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ■ Breast hypertrophy is thought to be an abnormal end-organ response to circulating estrogens.1,2 ■ Normal…

32. Hair Transplantation Michelle Coriddi, Jeffrey E. Janis, Alfonso Barrera There are many patients that can benefit from hair transplantation, not only men (male pattern baldness) but also females with…

54. Augmentation-Mastopexy Purushottam A. Nagarkar GENERAL PRINCIPLES ■ Augmentation-mastopexy is a technique used to simultaneously correct low volume and skin excess. ■ Augmentation alone corrects relative deficiency of volume. ■…

38. Lateral Canthopexy Jason K. Potter, Steve Fagien ■ Lateral canthopexy is an important adjunctive procedure to plastic surgeons performing blepharoplasty surgery. ■ Classically, lateral canthopexy was reserved for lax…

64. Noninvasive Body Contouring Michael Bykowski, Derek Ulvila, Spero J. Theodorou, Christopher T. Chia PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION ■ History of weight loss and gain; type of exercise routine and current diet…

37. Correction of the Tear Trough Deformity Jason K. Potter, Grant Gilliland ■ Soft tissue depressions at the lid-cheek junction represent some of the most challenging, and difficult to correct,…

42. Facelift Adam H. Hamawy, Dino R. Elyassnia PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION ■ Consult with the patient to develop rapport while determining anatomic, psychological, and medical suitability. ■ Establish baseline health and…

10. Decreasing Complications in Aesthetic Surgery Edward H. Davidson, Zoe Diana Draelos, Bridget Harrison, Ibrahim Khansa, Jeffrey E. Janis ■ Successful outcomes in aesthetic surgery and nonoperative cosmetic procedures demand…

21. Botulinum Toxin Joshua Lemmon, Smita R. Ramanadham, Miles Graivier DEFINITION Botulinum toxin is a neurotoxin that is produced by Clostridium botulinum, a gram-positive anaerobic bacterium. HISTORY AND PHYSIOLOGY1,2 BOTULISM…