Chemical Peels
Chemical Peels Frankie G. Rholdon, MD Chapter Highlights Chemical peels are traditionally categorized as being superficial (epidermal), medium-depth (papillary dermis), and deep (reticular dermis). Selection of the type of chemical…
Aesthetic plastic surgery
Cosmeceuticals
Cosmeceuticals Michelle Henry, MD Chapter Highlights Cosmeceuticals are topically applied, over-the-counter skincare products containing key active ingredients. Sunscreens are topical preparations that reflect or absorb ultraviolet radiation and can be…
Hair Loss: Established Treatments and Emerging Therapies
Hair Loss: Established Treatments and Emerging Therapies Marc Avram, MD Nikhil Shyam, MD Chapter Highlights Hair loss affects a significant number of men and women and has a profound effect…
Laser and Light Devices in Aesthetic Medicine
Laser and Light Devices in Aesthetic Medicine Jordan V. Wang, MD, MBE, MBA Nazanin Saedi, MD Chapter Highlights The use of laser, light, and energy-based devices in aesthetic medicine has…
Botulinum Toxin
Botulinum Toxin Katherine Glaser, MD Dee Anna Glaser, MD Chapter Highlights Botulinum toxin inhibits acetylcholine release from the neuromuscular junction, resulting in flaccid paralysis of muscles, with numerous applications for…
Approach to the Aesthetic Patient
Approach to the Aesthetic Patient Deirdre Hooper, MD Chapter Highlights Train your staff extensively. Consider creating a cosmetic team to educate patients on the products and services you provide. Book…
Periorbital Fat Grafting
Fat grafting represents the most important new addition to surgical procedures to rejuvenate the orbit since the inception of the “blepharoplasty” technique. Traditional blepharoplasty procedures do not always address the…
Transcutaneous Blepharoplasty with Volume Preservation
The aging appearance of the lower eyelids is multifactorial, involving changes in the skin, orbital fat, orbicularis muscle, soft tissue of the midface, and tear trough. The extent of these…
Eyelid and Periorbital Dermal Fillers
A retrospective observational case study and a literature review were conducted to evaluate how anatomic findings, especially those related to the periorbital zone, serve as a guiding compass for injectable…
Corneal and Facial Sensory Neurotization in Trigeminal Anesthesia
Trigeminal anesthesia may yield blindness and facial disfigurement, secondary to neurotrophic keratopathy and trigeminal trophic syndrome. This article summarizes contemporary medical and emerging surgical approaches for the therapeutic management of…