Evaluating the aesthetic patient. Patients with unrealistic expectations. Deciding whom to perform a procedure on, which procedure, and how to say "no". Minimal recovery procedures. Patients who only want natural, nonoperated-appearing results. Cosmetic concerns and therapeutic considerations in ethnic skin. The aging face in a multiethnic world. Hispanic facial plastic surgery. Aesthetic rejuvenation for Asian patients. Aesthetic rejuvenation in Indian or Pakistani patients. Aesthetic rejuvenation for patients of Middle Eastern descent. Blepharoplasty for Asian patients. Aesthetic eyelid surgery in different ethnic groups. Ethnic rhinoplasty in patients of African descent. Rhinoplasty in patients of Hispanic descent.
Paul J. Carniol, M.D, F.A.C.S, is a plastic surgeon at Cosmetic Laser and Plastic Surgery, Summit, New Jersey, Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey at newark, U.S.A., and President of the International Society of Cosmetic Laser Surgeons. His other publications include Clinical Procedures in Laser Skin Rejuvenation (Informa Healthcare 2007) and Illustrated Manual of Injectable Fillers (Informa Healthcare 2011).
Gary D. Monheit, M.D, is a dermatologist at Total Skin and Beauty Dermatology Center, and Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology and Ophthalmology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, U.S.A. He is past president of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. Dr. Monheit has authored many articles and texts on Cosmetic Dermatologic Surgery including peels, fillers, toxins, and resurfacing.