Botulinum Toxin
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…
Aesthetic plastic surgery
Ethnic Skin Care
15. Ethnic Skin Care Sammy Sinno, Zoe Diana Draelos ■ People of color are 40% of the population in the United States.1 • Hispanics and blacks are the groups growing…
Treatment of Prominent Veins
24. Treatment of Prominent Veins Edward J. Ruane, Girish S. Munavalli PROMINENT VEINS1 ■ Can occur in the presence or absence of either symptoms or an underlying functional venous disorder2…
Gynecomastia
56. Gynecomastia Ronald E. Hoxworth, Kuylhee Kim, Dennis C. Hammond INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS ■ Typically, neonatal and pubertal cases resolve with expectant management.1 • Neonatal cases: Resolved within several weeks…
Basics of Anesthesia for the Aesthetic Surgery Patient
5. Basics of Anesthesia for the Aesthetic Surgery Patient Deborah Stahl Lowery, Jeffrey E. Janis GENERAL PRINCIPLES1,2 ■ Anesthesia for patients undergoing purely elective aesthetic procedures presents specific challenges that…
Soft Tissue Fillers
22. Soft Tissue Fillers Ashkan Ghavami, Miles Graivier RELEVANT ANATOMY AND GENERAL CONCEPTS1,2 NOTE: This chapter is meant to discuss all current filler applications. We will concentrate on FDA-approved fillers…
Dermabrasion
20. Dermabrasion George Broughton II, James L. Baker, Jr. PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION1–4 ■ Consultation with the patient to establish realistic goals and expectations (see Chapter 4) ■ Comprehensive medical and surgical…
Anatomy, Physiology, and Disorders of the Skin
13. Anatomy, Physiology, and Disorders of the Skin Thornwell H. Parker III, Molly Burns Austin, Alton Jay Burns ANATOMY1 (Fig. 13-1) Fig. 13-1 Layers of the skin with adnexal structures….
Fixation Devices
26. Fixation Devices Brian H. Gander, Renato Saltz BACKGROUND ■ Multiple devices have been described for fixation during browlift, midface lift, and neck rejuvenation. • Plates and screws1: Screws can…
Safety Considerations in Aesthetic Surgery
9. Safety Considerations in Aesthetic Surgery Jeffrey E. Janis, Sumeet Sorel Teotia, J. Byers Bowen, Girish P. Joshi, Vernon Leroy Young “The physician must … have two special objects in…
