Access video and video lecture content for this chapter online at Elsevier eBooks+ Introduction: a historical perspective Single-stage augmentation mastopexy was initially described more than 50 years ago by Regnault and Gonzalez-Ulloa. In 2003, Spear published Augmentation/mastopexy: “surgeon, beware” ,…
Access video lecture content for this chapter online at Elsevier eBooks+ History Breast enlargement by autologous fat transfer (AFT) makes sense. We have all had patients who asked us: “Doctor, why can’t you take from there and put it here?”…
Synopsis For a breast augmentation practice to advance and improve, its surgeon must constantly strive toward minimizing complications and reoperations, achieving predictable long-term results, and providing for a better experience for the patient. The surgeon must be attentive in the…
Introduction Breast augmentation is the most performed procedure in cosmetic surgery worldwide. Approximately 300,000 breast augmentations are carried out in the US alone every year. Given the importance of the breast in terms of identity, image, fashion and sexuality, it…
Synopsis ■ Ensure thorough valuation of each patient’s individual goals and expectations. ■ Ensure a thorough medical history is completed with focus on the breast. ■ Examination should include physical exam, 3D imaging, and implant sizing. ■ Individualized systematic preoperative…
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Access video content for this chapter online at Elsevier eBooks+ Introduction Burn care is a complex endeavor that requires the coordination of a multidisciplinary team to successfully manage a patient through the phases of resuscitation, critical illness, rehabilitation, reconstruction, and…
Access video content for this chapter online at Elsevier eBooks+ Introduction The new age of social media presence and identity places a far greater importance on the face and its appearance than ever before. Burns involving the face interfere with…
Introduction Burns are an avoidable disaster since most of them are preventable. The post-burn sequelae in the form of unsightly scars and contractures could be functionally disabling and prevent the victims from integrating back into society. Proper primary care could…
Synopsis ■ Review diagnostic criteria for the different types of burn injuries. ■ Review the pathogenesis of the different types of burn injuries. ■ Review first aid management of burn patients. ■ Relate extent of burn injury and magnitude of…