Key points • The plastic surgical axiom of replacing ‘like with like’ should be the goal in the use of aesthetic fillers. • Autologous fat grafting (AFG) best follows this…
Key points • Poly -l -lactic acid works by a mechanism that it is completely different from other products for soft tissue augmentation; it produces effects that are long-lasting, but…
Key points • Must use medical grade product that is FDA approved for injection into the human body. • Indicated but ‘off-label’ for HIV- or age-related lipoatrophy, as well as…
Key points • Permanent filler. • Not all PMMA fillers are manufactured the same and may therefore have different complication rates. • Technique is critical with permanent fillers. • Best…
Key points • Non-invasive soft-tissue augmentation. • Fillers. • Durability. • Results. • Safety. Introduction The search for non-invasive facial contouring and skin rejuvenation has increased in the past few…
Key points • Gel hardness is a factor in deciding which hyaluronic acid (HA) filler to use depending on the physician and patient. • Restylane indications. • Juvéderm indications. •…
Key points • We learn most from complications and our difficult revision patients. • The key to maximizing patient outcomes and developing best practices is through refining the process of…
Key points • The pedicle, the skin resection pattern and the parenchymal resection pattern should all be treated as separate entities. • The Wise pattern (not just the keyhole opening)…
Key points • Vertical mammaplasty causes fewer scars, narrows the wide breast, reduces the bottoming out phenomenon, improves projection, and offers better long-term shape when compared with the inverted T…
Key points • For the last 10 years, vertical reduction mammaplasties have become a modern trend in breast reductions. Some surgeons, however, are reluctant to adopt them because they consider…
