Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology: Soft Tissue Augmentation, 5th Edition

• Provides complete, clear descriptions and rationales for using dermal fillers to combat loss of facial fat, muscle, and bone density. Logically organized content begins with general injection techniques and facial considerations, followed by numerous options of filler material and chapters for each treatment area.
• Contains new chapters on transgender beautification using fillers, vascular compromise in soft tissue augmentation, HA microdroplet for skin quality enhancement, pros and cons of temporary fillers, filler injection techniques, and calcium hydroxylapatite ultradilute, HA dilution.
• Features high-quality images and 29 new treatment demonstration videos.
• Devotes entire sections to adverse effects, safety improvement, and the management of complications.
• Includes numerous before-and-after photos, treatment illustrations indicating exact injection points, case studies, pearls and pitfalls, and user-friendly flow diagrams on adverse event treatment protocols.

Edited by Jean Carruthers, MD, FRCSC, Cosmetic Surgeon and Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; 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; 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