This two-volume textbook - the result of wide-ranging collaboration among renowned experts in aesthetic surgery from the Americas and Europe - presents state of the art concepts and techniques from across the entire spectrum of cosmetic surgery. It opens with some of the last writings of two of the giants in the discipline, Fernando Ortiz Monasterio and Daniel Marchac, whose contributions set the tone and standard for the rest of the book. In all, there are ten sections covering every aspect of plastic surgery. A very wide range of surgical procedures that can be utilized by the plastic surgeon in training as well as by the established plastic surgeon are described in detail, and in the case of the face, nonsurgical treatments are also fully considered. Further topics include the history of the specialty, legal issues, and anticipated future developments, including regenerative medicine. Numerous beautiful color photographs and skillfully executed illustrations complement the informative text.

<p><b>Introduction to Aesthetic Surgery:  </b>The concept of beauty in different cultures

History and evolution of reconstructive surgery
Indications, psychological issues and selection of patients in aesthetic surgery
How to manage an aesthetic surgery practice
Photography and plastic surgery
Anesthesia for aesthetic surgery - A European perspective
Anesthesia for the cosmetic patient: An American perspective
Pain Therapy
European legal issues
The American legal system. <b>The Breast: </b>History of aesthetic breast surgery
Breast augmentation
Cosmetic breast augmentation with fat grafting
Mastopexy without implants
Mastopexy with implants
Secondary breast augmentation
Breast reduction with inverted T-scar
Vertical breast reduction
Gigantomastia
Aesthetic surgery for breast asymmetry
Tuberous breast
Gynecomastia
Reoperative aesthetic breast surgery. <b>Trunk and Extremities: </b>History of aesthetic surgery of the trunk and extremities
Abdominoplasty
Evolution of lipoplasty then, now and the future
Liposuction
Lipoabdominoplasty - Saldanha's technique
Lipofilling and correction of post-liposuction deformities
Plastic surgery in massive weight loss patients
Brachioplasty
Aesthetic surgery of the hand
Thigh lift
Gluteoplasty
Aesthetic surgery of the male genitalia
Aesthetic surgery of the female genitalia
Ancillary (non-surgical) treatments: trunk and abdomen. <b>The Scalp: </b>General issues and indications
Follicular grafting
Scalp reduction
Scalp extension
Stretching sutures
<b>The Nose: </b>History of aesthetic surgery of the nose
Basic rhinoplasty
Septoplasty and turbinates
Full and semi-open rhinoplasty
Secondary rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty in patients with malformations of the head and neck
The twisted nose
Profiloplasty. <b>The Eyelids: </b>History of Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery
Eyelid anatomy
Upper eyelid blepharoplasty
Asian upper blepharoplasty.-</p> Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty
Minimal invasive approach
Lateral canthal surgery in blepharoplasty
Complications of aesthetic blepharoplasty and revisional surgeries. <b>The Ear: </b>Otoplasty. <b>The Face - Surgical Treatment
</b>History of aesthetic surgery of the face
The aging face
Forehead and brow rejuvenation
Suspension techniques in aesthetic surgery of the face
Rejuvenation of the midface
MACS lift
The suprazygomatic (high-SMAS) facelift
Necklift
Surgical treatment of the face
Reoperative surgery of the face
Supension threads
3D facial volumization with anatomic alloplastic implants
Lipofilling of the face
Aesthetic surgery of the lip. <b>The Face - Non-surgical treatment: </b>Botulinum toxin - Botox
Fillers
Chemical peelings
Advances in facial plastic rejuvenation with ablative laser technology: Can clinical results be tailored based on histology effects?
Laser resurfacing
Intense pulsed light (IPL) laser
Laser and intense light systems as adjunctive techniques in functional and aesthetic surgery
Non-surgical therapy
Mechanical resurfacing, needling, dermabrasion and microdermabrasion
Anti-aging cosmeceuticals. <b>The Future: </b>Preventative medicine and healthy longevity: Bases for sustainable antiaging strategies
Anti-aging medicine: An overview in 2012
Aesthetic regenerative surgery.<p></p>