Chapter Summary The normal aging process of the female genitalia is modulated by a variety of influences, including heredity, childbirth, environment, culture, diet, exercise, past illnesses, and others. Hyaluronic acid-based dermal fillers are being used as a treatment for volume…
Chapter Summary Evaluate submental adipose tissue, skin elasticity, and platysma laxity Neck liposuction is appropriate for those with pre-platysmal fat, good skin quality, and absence of platysma bands. Laser-assisted liposuction can be beneficial in patients with submental fat and lax…
Chapter Summary The goals of blepharoplasty and brow-lift are to restore the youthful appearance of the eyelid–eyebrow unit with a perfect functional result and optimal facial aesthetic appeal. Today's aesthetic eyelid surgery rejuvenates by contouring and repositioning the orbital fat,…
Chapter Summary As facial soft tissue ptosis develops with advancing age, the vector of descent is primarily downward with gravity. The vertical vector face lift removes excess adipose tissue of the neck and jawline, reverses the gravity-associated descent of the…
Chapter Summary In most parts of the face and neck, a component of the superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) lies just deep to the subcutaneous fat. SMAS elevation by suspension with deep anchorage can provide stable correction of mid-face, lower face,…
Chapter Summary Endovenous thermal ablation (ETA) procedures are advantageous for the treatment of primary varicose veins over both stripping surgery and foam sclerotherapy. Most evidence exists for endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) and radiofrequency segmental ablation (RFSA). ETA procedures can prevent…
Chapter Summary The aim of sclerotherapy is the transformation of a treated vein into a fibrous cord. Liquid sclerotherapy is the method of choice for telangiectasia and reticular veins. Foam is more effective than liquid sclerotherapy in saphenous veins, tributaries…
Chapter Summary Lasers and light sources are the treatments of choice for a variety of congenital and acquired cutaneous vascular lesions. Based on the principles of selective photothermolysis, lasers induce photocoagulation of vessels by using wavelengths well absorbed by hemoglobin.…
Chapter Summary Many aspects of dermatoheliosis are amenable to treatment with a variety of ablative and non-ablative lasers and light sources. Ablative laser skin resurfacing offers the most substantial clinical improvement, but is associated with greater postoperative recovery. Non-ablative laser…
Chapter Summary Photodynamic therapy combines a photosensitizing chemical, oxygen, and light to induce a selective destruction of abnormal cells. Photodynamic therapy has evolved as an efficacious field treatment for actinic keratoses. Photodynamic therapy can be utilized for superficial non-melanoma skin…