Aesthetic Surgery After Massive Weight Loss
By- J. Peter Rubin, MD, FACS, Director of Body Contouring Program Associate Professor of Surgery Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Alan Matarasso, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
Your patients have fought the weight loss battle and won. Assist them in the final phase of body contouring using this new book as your guide. This beautifully illustrated atlas comprehensively examines techniques for managing aesthetic issues of the face and neck, breast, abdomen, arms, and legs commonly facing patients after bariatric surgery. Over 85 color illustrations and 500 full-color photographs display operative techniques, pre-operative appearance, and post-operative results, making this text not only practical but invaluable.
Audience
Plastic Surgeons
Hardbound, 208 Pages
Published: November 2006
Imprint: Saunders
ISBN: 978-1-4160-2952-6
Contents
- Patient Evaluation
1. Evaluation of the Weight Loss Patient
2. Perioperative Management of the Weight Loss Patient
The Face and Neck
3. Approach to the Face and Neck after Weight Loss
The Breast
4. Approach to the Breast after Weight Loss
The Abdomen
5. Approach to the Abdomen after Weight Loss
The Back
6. Approach to the Lower Body after Weight Loss
The Upper and Lower Extremities
7. Approach to the Medial Thigh after Weight Loss
8. Approach to the Arm after Weight Loss
The Total Body Lift and Combined Procedures
9. Approach to the Total-Body Lift
10. Combined Procedures
