Office-Based Cosmetic Procedures and Techniques

In the last 20 years there has been an explosion of new cosmetic surgery procedures developed for a large base of office-based dermatologists, cosmetic surgeons, plastic and reconstructive surgeons, and otolaryngologists. Tricks and techniques are swapped across the globe, with practitioners in Europe, Asia, and North and South America. This is a practical, simple manual of those tricks and techniques, with input from specialists around the world. This book is aimed at practitioners who want to add new procedures to their scope of practice and learn new methods of application. A wide range of procedures, from fillers and neurotoxins to suture suspension and chemical peels, are covered here in a comparative format and accompanied by more than 200 color illustrations. In addition to detailing the procedures, chapters also cover anesthetic techniques and brands. This book is designed to be an easy and useful reference for the beginning practitioner or more senior physician. - Covers the latest products and devices that make up most of the office based aspects of cosmetic oriented practices - Filled with practical applications, instructions and various pearls from some of the best known and most experienced specialists from the US and around the world - Practical and to the point Contents Part I. Anatomy and the Ageing Process; Part II. Anesthesia and Sedation for Office Cosmetic Procedures; Part III. Fillers and Neurotoxins; Section 1. Introduction; Part IV. Cosmetic Applications of Light, Radio Frequency, and Ultrasound Energy; Section 1. Vascular Lasers and Broad Band Light Devices; Part V. Other Procedures; Section 1. Suture Suspension Lifts. Contributors Sorin Eremia, Pierre Nicolau, Cathy A. Macknet, Greg S. Morganroth, Mark Willoughby, Joseph Niamtu III, Eric Williams, David J. Kouba, Ronald L. Moy, Johannes Reinmüller, Kent Remington, Frederick C. Beddingfield III, Ahmet Tezel, Michael H. Gold, Taro Kono, Andrew B. Denton, Nael Shoman, Sogol Saghari, Derek Jones, Andrew Denton, Paul H. Garlich, Devinder S. Mangat, F. Landon Clark, Hayes B. Gladstone, Marta I. Rendon, Mariana Pinzon-Plazas, Lina M. Cardona, Rhoda S. Narins, Rebecca A. Kazin, Kelley Pagliai Redbord, C. William Hanke, David Duffy, William P. Coleman III, Kyle M. Coleman, Mark Berman, Kim Butterwick, Constantin Stan, Deborshi Roy, Neil Sadick, Michelle Zaniewski Singh, Bernard Raskin, Joseph F. Greco, Jenny Kim, David Baynet, Bernard Rossi, James Newman, Henry H. L. Chan, Arturo Prado, Patricio Andrades, Patricio Leniz, Jane G. Khoury, Mitchel P. Goldman, Edgar F. Fincher, Tina S. Alster, Paul Yamauchi, Javier Ruiz-Esparza, Teresa Soriano, Joseph Sedrak, Katrina Wodhal, Abel Torres, Michael H. Gold, A. Rusciani Scorza, G. Curinga, Greg Keller, Grigoriy Mashkevich, Zeina Tannous, Vic A. Narurkar, Andrew A. Nelson, Joshua A. Tournas, Christopher B. Zachary, Jean Francois Tremblay, Doug Fife, Thomas Rohrer, E. Victor Ross, David Kiken, Molly Wanner, Mat Avram, Karyn Grossman, Ernesto Gadsden, Maria Theresa Aguilar, Nicanor Isse, Suzan Obagi, Michel Delune, Adam M. Rotunda