Synopsis of Aesthetic Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery

 Aestehtic dermatology and cosmetic surgery is constantly evolving and progressing. The use of laser therapy and cosmetic procedures is vastly expanding and for this reason a medical book of this magnitude is necessary. This book includes an up-to-date comprehensive look at procedures in the field of Cutaneous Laser Surgery. This book is also concerned with all other cosmetic procedures and rejuvenation techniques that is commonly used by physicians and dermatology specialists worldwide. 

Table of Contents: 
Preface pp. i-xi 

Chapter 1. Approach to the Cosmetic Patient
(Zoe Diana Draelos, Dermatology Consulting Services, High Point, NC, USA)pp. 1-8 

Laser Cutaneous Surgery pp. 9-10 

Chapter 2. Laser Principles 
(Inja Bogdan Allemann, Universität Zürich, Klinik für Plastische Chirurgie und Handchirurgie, Switzerland)pp. 11-28 

Chapter 3. Laser in Leg Veins: Our Personal Approach of Treatment
(Mario A. Trelles, Javier Moreno-Moraga, Justo M. Alcolea, Adriana Samaranche and Mihail L. Pascu, Instituto Médico ilafortuny/FUNDACION ANTONI DE GIMBERNAT, Cambrils, Spain and others)pp. 29-62 

Chapter 4. Laser Hair Reduction
(Michael McLeod and Sonal Choudhary, Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL, USA)pp. 63-70 

Chapter 5. Ablative Fractional Resurfacing
(Zrinka Bukviæ Mokos and Jasna Lipozenčić, University Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Zagreb University Hospital Center and School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia)pp. 71-82 

Chapter 6. Nonablative Fractional Resurfacing
(E. Brent Kirkland, Tyler Hollmig and Basil M. Hantash, Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, CA, USA and others)pp. 83-98 

Chapter 7. Laser for Treatment of Tattoos
(Mohamed L. Elsaie, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL, USA)pp. 99-106 

Chapter 8. Lasers in Pigmented Lesions in Asian Skin
(Rashmi Sarkar, Surabhi Sinha, Vijay K. Garg and Munish Paul, Dept. of Dermatology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, 
New Delhi, India) pp. 107-118 

Chapter 9. Photodynamic Therapy in Dermatology 
(G. Fabbrocini, S. Cacciapuoti, M.C. Annunziata and G. Monfrecola, 
Dept of Dermatology - University of Naples Federico II – Naples, Italy)pp. 119-136 

Chapter 10. Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
(Maxwell B. Sauder and Daniel N. Sauder, Division of Dermatology, University of Ottawa, Canada and Princeton University Medical Center, Princeton, NJ, USA)pp. 137-146 

Chapter 11. Periorbital Eyelid Resurfacing
(Wendy W. Lee, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL, USA)pp. 147-160 

Chapter 12. Photopneumatic Technology in Dermatology 
(Tokuya Omi, Department of Dermatology; Queens’s Square Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan)pp. 161-174 

Cosmetic Approaches pp. 175-176 

Chapter 13. Hyaluroinic Acid Fillers
(Esperanza Welsh, Private Practice, Monterrey, Mexico)pp. 177-192 

Chapter 14. Chemical Peeling
(Mohamed L. Elsaie and Keyvan Nouri, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL, USA)pp. 193-208 

Chapter 15. Aesthetic Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery 
(Doris Hexsel and Manoela D. Porto, Department of Dermatology, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil and others)pp. 209-228 

Chapter 16. Cellulite: Clinical Approaches
(Mohamed L. Elsaie, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL, USA)pp. 229-240 

Chapter 17. Combined Techniques in Aesthetic Dermatology in Treating Hyperpigmentations 
(Hana Zelenkova, Private Department of Dermatovenereology, Svidnik, Slovakia)pp. 241-260 

Chapter 18. Sclerotherapy 
(Russell Wong, Parbeer Grewal and Jaggi Rao, Division of Dermatology & Cutaneous Sciences, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry,University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and others)pp. 261-278 

Chapter 19. Fat Grafting with Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) 
(Ali Modarressi, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland)pp. 279-290 

Surgical Approaches pp. 291-292 

Chapter 20. Management of the Aging Neck
(Juan Diego Meija and Natalia Mejía, Plastic Surgeon, Private Practice in Medellin, Colombia and others)pp. 293-304 

Chapter 21. Upper Lid Blepharoplasty
(Christian Conderman, Marlon Maducdoc and Brian Wong, Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, The University of California Irvine, CA, USA and others)pp. 305-326 

Chapter 22. Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty
(Amy Y. Yau, Eugene A. Chu, Marlon Maducdoc and Brian Wong, Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, The University of California Irvine, CA, USA and others)pp. 327-352 

Chapter 23. Fat Grafting
(Jennifer L. Lin, Richard Gangnes, Audrey Nguyen and Brian Wong, Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, The University of California Irvine, CA, USA and others)pp. 353-370 

Index pp. 371-385