Complementary Fat Grafting.

This book/DVD set is a thoroughly illustrated "how-to" guide to facial fat transfer, a new facial rejuvenation procedure that allows the surgeon to sculpt the face and restore it to its natural beauty. Fat is harvested from fattier areas of the body through a suction technique and injected into the face with a small cannula. The fat transferred becomes incorporated as living tissue and the results are extremely long lasting. The book guides readers through this procedure with easy-to-follow instructions and more than 200 full-color step-by-step illustrations. Two DVDs accompanying the book contain videos demonstrating the procedure and pitfalls. This book/DVD set is a thoroughly illustrated "how-to" guide to facial fat transfer, a new facial rejuvenation procedure that allows the surgeon to sculpt the face and restore it to its natural beauty. Fat is harvested from fattier areas of the body through a suction technique and injected into the face with a small cannula. The fat transferred becomes incorporated as living tissue and the results are extremely long lasting. The book guides readers through this procedure with easy-to-follow instructions and more than 200 full-color step-by-step illustrations. Two DVDs accompanying the book contain videos demonstrating the procedure and pitfalls. Cover Complementary Fat Grafting Preface Table of Contents Aesthetics and Aging: A New Paradigm Introduction Volume and Shape Highlights and Shadows Framing the Eye Concluding Remarks Preoperative Evaluation Introduction Preoperative Consultation Preoperative Analysis Upper Face Brow Upper Eyelid Temple Midface Inferior Orbital Rim Tear Trough Lateral Cheek Anterior Cheek Buccal Precanine Fossa/Nasolabial Fold Lower Face Prejowl Sulcus Lateral Mandible Labiomental Sulcus Labiomandibular Fold (Marionette Line) Anterior Chin Concluding Remarks Operative Technique Introduction Preoperative Assessment Marking the Face Selection of Donor Site Operative Technique General Principles of Anesthesia Donor-site Anesthesia Recipient-site Anesthesia Recipient-site Anesthesia Phase 1: Injection with a Sharp Needle Recipient-site Anesthesia Phase 2: Injection with a Blunt Cannula Harvesting the Fat Instrumentation General Considerations Site-specific Technique Processing the Fat Fat Injection General Principles Volumetric Foundation Refinements Advanced Techniques Complementary Fat Grafting: Combining Fat Grafting with Traditional Facial Rejuvenation Procedures Timing Technique Immediate Postoperative Care Technical Pearls & Tips The Postoperative Period and Management of Complications Introduction The Postoperative Period Postoperative Care Postoperative Course Management of Complications Identification of the Complication Contour Irregularities Persistent Malar Edema Overcorrection Undercorrection Divoting at the Cannula Entry Site Treatment Options for a Complication Steroid Injection Microliposuction Excision Case Studies Introduction Case Study 1: Introducing the Complementary Approach History Consultation Intervention Results Commentary Case Study 2: Framing a Negative-Vector Eye and Combined Use of Alloplastic Implants History Consultation Intervention Results Commentary Case Study 3: Combining Fat Grafting With a Facelift History Consultation First Intervention Results Second Intervention Results Commentary Case Study 4: Fat Grafting and a SMAS Rhytidectomy for the Gaunt, Athletic Individual History Consultation Intervention Results Commentary Case Study 5: Fat Grafting for Facial Reconstruction History Consultation Intervention Results Commentary Index "Traditional procedures like blepharoplasty, when performed alone, can serve to hollow the frame around the eye further and may, in fact, exacerbate the appearance of aging. This book will elaborate on a proposed new aesthetic model (framing the eye, restoration of a heart-shaped face, and the importance of highlights and shadows) and explain how the surgeon can use fat grafting as a complement to rather than a replacement for a standard facelift, blepharoplasty, and other surgical procedures. It also provides an easy blueprint for those interested in performing facial fat grafting as a stand-alone procedure."--Jacket