Introduction The desire of many patients to preserve their breasts regardless of the cosmetic outcome has led to a more aggressive use of partial mastectomy, with more extensive local resections…
Introduction For most of the 20th century, mastectomy was the surgical treatment of choice for breast cancer. Mastectomy is a disfiguring operation. Umberto Veronesi introduced breast conservation in the 1970s…
Introduction Oncoplastic surgery for the management of breast cancer has been receiving worldwide attention and gaining widespread acceptance. Simply stated, oncoplastic surgery is defined as tumor excision with a wide…
CHAPTER 21 Liposculpture of the Chest and Arms Alfredo E. Hoyos David E. Guarin The silhouette of a healthy, fit person has certain distinctive features. For men, part of their…
CHAPTER 6 Full Abdominoplasty With Circumferential Truncal SAFELipo and Subscarpal Fat Excision Simeon Wall, Jr. Michael R. Lee Improvements in technique and instrumentation, better understanding of surgical anatomy, and greater…
CHAPTER 7 High-Tension Abdominoplasty Lorne King Rosenfield Abdominoplasty can be both deceivingly easy to perform and maddeningly difficult to perfect. The plastic surgeon is challenged to excise all of the…
CHAPTER 20 High-Definition Liposculpture of the Abdomen Alfredo E. Hoyos David E. Guarin Two of the main concerns of both men and women that are discussed during plastic surgery consultations…
CHAPTER 10 Traditional Approach to Brachioplasty Ricardo Baroudi Human skin is subjected to continuous variations in turgor throughout an individual’s lifetime. This occurs in response to several factors, with effects…
CHAPTER 14 Liposuction of the Upper and Lower Extremities Onelio Garcia, Jr. Liposuction remains the number one aesthetic surgical procedure performed in the United States, with almost 400,000 cases reported…
CHAPTER 9 Secondary and Atypical Cases in Abdominoplasty Fabio X. Nahas Although most patients requiring abdominoplasty can be classified as having one of the types of deformities described in previous…
