What Works and What Doesn’t and How Physicians Choose ?
What follows are brief descriptions of the most popular cosmetic procedures. If you are seriously considering undergoing a cosmetic procedure, you can find more detailed information about it from many good sources, including those listed in Resources at the back of this book. Be wary of books, brochures, and Web sites that emphasize only the positives of procedures and downplay or ignore the negatives. My focus is on the too often under emphasized aspects of operations and procedures, whether they be the risks, outcomes, or simply inconveniences. These are the details doctors may not emphasize with their patients but will stress with their family members and friends.
The list of procedures is alphabetical by category
Specific Procedures
Body Contouring
- Lower Extremity Liposuction
- Upper Extremity Liposuction
- Back Liposuction and Fat Grafting
- Tummy Tucks
- Abdominal Liposuction
- Abdominoplasty with Abdominal Wall Plication
- Mini-abdominoplasty Combined with Liposuction
- Reverse Abdominoplasty
- Panniculectomy
- Massive Panniculectomy
- Ventral Hernia Repair and Abdominoplasty
- Umbilical Hernia Repair at the Time of Abdominoplasty
- Trunk and Extremity Lifts
- Traditional Brachioplasty
- Extended Brachioplasty
- Minimal Incision Brachioplasty
- Upper Back Lift
- Lower Back Lift
- APEX (Proximal) Thigh Lift
- Extended Thigh Lift
- Buttock, Thigh, Calf, Biceps, Triceps, and Pectoral Implants
- Upper Body Lift with Autologous Breast Augmentation
- Belt Lipectomy with Autologous Gluteal Augmentation
- Mesotherapy
- Safety in Body-Contouring Surgery
- Presentation for Upper Extremity Contouring
Breast Surgery
- Breast Augmentation
- Traditional Wise Pattern Mastopexy with Autoaugmentation
- Vertical Pattern Mastopexy (with Augmentation)
- Breast Lift
- Breast Reduction
- Liposuction of the Breast
- Wise Pattern Breast Reduction with Inferior Pedicle
- Vertical Pattern Breast Reduction with Superior Pedicle
- Wise Pattern Superior Pedicle Breast Reduction with Nipple Grafting
Ear Surgery
- Facial Rejuvenation/Reshaping
- Eyelid Surgery
Facelift
- Forehead Lift
- Injectables
- Facial Implants
- Lip Enhancement
Jaw and Chin Surgery
Nose Reshaping
Skin Rejuvenation/Resurfacing
- Chemical Peels
- Dermabrasion and Microdermabrasion
- Laser Resurfacing and Photorejuvenation
- Radio Wave Treatments
- Nitrogen Plasma
- Hair Transplantation
- Laser Hair Removal
- Skin Pigment Correction
- Scar Revision
- Stretch Marks Treatment
- Micropigmentation
- Destruction of Skin Blood Vessels
- Vascular Lasers
- Sclerotherapy
- Drug Delivery Systems
- A Few More Words about Lasers in Cosmetic Medicine
Dental Cosmetic
Skin Care and Products
The “We Just Don’t Know” Category
The “We Don’t Know AND It Could Be Dangerous” Category
The “Too Good to Be True” Category
What They Don’t Always Tell You
Risk Factors
Early Wound Complications
- Infection
- Fat Necrosis
- Skin Separation
- Skin Necrosis
- Bleeding, Hematoma, Seroma, and Bruising
Early Breast Complications
- Nipple Loss
- Chest Cords
- Milk Drainage
- Unanticipated Breast Cancer
Systemic Complications
- Anesthesia complications
- Lungs
- Heart Problems
- Blood Clots
- Urinary Retention/ Bladder Infection
Late Complications
- Problem Scars
- Skin Pigment Alterations
- Numbness
- Contour Problems and Asymmetries
- Need for Further Surgery
Psychological Complications
Outcomes
- Goals Versus Outcomes
- Physical Results—Less May Be Better
Patient Satisfaction
The Dissatisfied Patient
Cosmetic Interventions for Men
Male Rhinoplasty
Male Facelift, Eyelid Lift, and Brow Lift
Hair Transplantation
Body Contouring For Men: Liposuction and Implants
Male Breast Reduction
- Gynecomastia Presentation and Its Enormous Variability
- Gynecomastia Liposuction
- Gynecomastia—Excisional Technique
- Mastectomy Through a Horizontal Approach
- Gynecomastia—Wise Pattern Excision Technique
- Gynecomastia—Vertical Excision Technique
- Gynecomastia—Extended Technique with J Excision
Outcomes for Men
Cosmetic Medicine for Non-Caucasians
Cosmetic Interventions for the Very Young, Teens, and the Very Old Children
- Children