Description
Offering a step-by-step, practical approach to this commonly performed cosmetic procedure, Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology: Botulinum Toxin, 5th Edition, enables you to master the up-to-date cosmetic techniques that produce the superior results your patients expect. Edited by expert clinicians Drs. Alastair Carruthers and Jean Carruthers, along with Jeffrey S. Dover, Murad Alam, and Omar Ibrahim, it covers the science behind these neuromodulators and their usage areas in cosmetic dermatology, as well as the latest treatment options—all abundantly illustrated and evidence based. A substantial video library demonstrating injection techniques helps you successfully incorporate the latest procedures into your practice.
Key Features
- Provides complete, clear descriptions and rationales for injection placement for facial and neck rejuvenation and hyperhidrosis, including difficult areas like eyebrow shaping and treatment of masseter hypertrophy.
- Covers new developments in the field including new treatment sites, new methods of using the toxins, an upcoming topical toxin, and new longer-acting and shorter-onset, shorter-lasting toxins.
- Features high-quality images and 25 new videos demonstrating exactly how to perform injection techniques.
- Addresses the differences in doses and particular characteristics among different botulinum toxin preparations in every chapter.
- Includes procedural how-to’s, step-by-step advice on proper techniques, case studies, contraindications and managing complications, and pearls and pitfalls.
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.
- If you encounter issues with your eBook please contact Elsevier eBook+ support via [email protected].
Author Information
By Alastair Carruthers, MA, BM, BCh, FRCP(LON), FRCPC, Cosmetic Dermatologic Surgeon and Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Jean Carruthers, MD, FRCSC, Cosmetic Surgeon and Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Jeffrey S. Dover, MD, FRCPC, FRCP, Director, SkinCare Physicians, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts; Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology at Yale University School of Medicine, and Adjunct Associate Professor of Dermatology at Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island; Murad Alam, MD, MSCI, MBA, Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Dermatology; Professor, Departments of Surgery, Otolaryngology, and Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL and Omer Ibrahim
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