Ebook: Body contouring: art, science, and clinical practice

This book is unique in covering all aspects of body contouring, including breast augmentation, mastopexy, breast reduction, liposuction, abdominoplasty, brachioplasty, thighplasty, and body contouring procedures following bariatric surgery. The background and history of each procedure are examined, and the various available techniques are clearly explained with the aid of excellent illustrations. The surgeon performing body contouring will learn precisely when and how to employ the different techniques. Potential complications are discussed, with advice on how to avoid and treat them, and due.;History of body sculpting and cellulite treatments -- Adipose tisse and cellulite: anatomy and physiology -- cellulite vs subcutaneous adipose tissue: differences and similarities -- Pathophysiology of skin laxity and cellulite -- Molecular biology of adipose-derived adult stem cells -- Identifying appropriate candidates for body sculpting and skin tightening -- Evaluation of the body-sculpting patient -- Liposuction -- Laser lipolysis for fat reduction and skin tightening -- Focused ultrasound for fat reduction: ultralipotripsy -- Ultrasound for fat reduction -- Injectable therapies for fat reduction -- Laser and light sources for fat reduction and skin tightening -- Subcision for cellulite -- Laser and light sources for the treatment of cellulite -- Recognition and management of complications of fat and cellulite treatments -- Future directions in body contouring.