Evidence-based cosmetic surgery / Fulvio Urso-Baiarda, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Urso-Baiarda, Fulvio, editor.

Series:

Surgery--procedures, complications, and results series.

Surgery - Procedures, Complications, and Results

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Surgery, Plastic.

Evidence-based medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] : Nova Biomedical, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Cosmetic surgery procedures are incredibly popular and a plethora of practitioners offer a tremendous diversity of procedures. However, much practice has been based on historical preference, tradition and non-evidence based decision-making. This book demystifies the decision-making process for common cosmetic surgical procedures by examining their evidence basis. Each chapter deals with a different subject of cosmetic surgery - facelift, breast augmentation, liposuction and so on - and investigates the formal evidence that exists for each. Should a surgeon be using drains after facelifts? What

Contents:

EVIDENCE-BASED COSMETIC SURGERY; EVIDENCE-BASED COSMETIC SURGERY; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter I: Brow Lift; Chapter II: Blepharoplasty; Chapter III: Facelift; Chapter IV: Rhinoplasty; Chapter V: Mastopexy; Chapter VI: Breast Augmentation; Chapter VII: Breast Reduction; Chapter VIII: Liposuction; Chapter IX: Botulinum Toxin; Chapter X: Facial Fillers; Chapter XI: Body Contouring Using Implant Prostheses; Chapter XII: Hand Rejuvenation; Chapter XIII: Cosmetic Surgery in the Adolescent Patient; Chapter XIV: Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Appendix - Levels of Evidence Rating Scale for Therapeutic StudiesIndex

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63482-096-7