Evaluation and Treatment of the Aging Face

ISBN-13: 9781461384038 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 320 str.

Melvin L. Elson; J. M. Jr. Yarborough

Opis

Evaluation and Treatment of the Aging Face is the definitive source for physicians wishing to master the latest advances in facial refinement. Solely addressing the aging face, the authors - all international authorities in dermatologic surgery - have compiled instructional, practical information on basic technique, anesthetics, causes, and treatment for a wide variety of procedures, including: - factors involved in the initial patient evaluation - sunscreens and retinoids - the use of glycolic acid - chemical peels and dermabrasion - liposuction and lipotransfer - rhytidectomy and blepharoplasty - diagnosis and treatment of skin lesions of the aging face - hair replacement - treatment of aging hands - how to develop an office based cosmetic surgery center.

Spis treści

1. Evaluation and Treatment of the Aging Face.- 2. Sunscreen: Prevention of Aging and Skin Cancer.- 3. Topical Tretinoin Can Correct the Structural Abnormalities of Human Photoaged Skin.- 4. Treatment of the Aging Skin with Glycolic Acid.- 5. Chemical Face Peeling.- 6. Dermabrasion.- 7. Soft Tissue Augmentation.- 8. Liposuction Surgery of the Face and Neck.- 9. Lipotransfer.- 10. Facelift Surgery.- 11. Blepharoplasty.- 12. Skin Lesions of Aging.- 13. Hair Restoration.- 14. Treatment of the Aging Hands.- 15. Establishing a Dermatologic Surgicenter.- 16. The Esthetician’s Role in Skin Care.- 17. The Psychosocial Aspects of Cosmetic Surgery.- 18. Surgical Vignettes.- Manual Dermasanding and Low Strength Trichloroacetic Acid Peeling: A Simple Technique to ImprovePhotodamaged Skin.- Cosmetics vs. Cosmeceuticals: A New Rational Science.- Cryosurgery.- Evaluation and Treatment of the Aging Face.- The Ligmaject.- The Dermatologist’s Role in Treating the Aging Skin.- Microsurgical Treatment of the Aging Face.- Vitamins: Therapy for Aging?.- European View of Evaluation and Treatment of the Aging Face.- The “How Did This Happen to Me?” Syndrome.- The Use of Gore-Tex Combined with Other Fillers.- The “Sandwich Technique” for Filling the Nasolabial Fold.- Crosslinked Hyaluronic Acid (Hylan Gel) as a Soft Tissue Augmentation Material: A Preliminary Assessment.- Surgical Correction of Neck Flaccidity in the Older Male.