Cosmetic Bootcamp Primer: Comprehensive Aesthetic Management (Series in Cosmetic and Laser Therapy)

"Relatively expensive minimally invasive esthetic procedures continue to be popular with fee-paying patients, which consequently means that many medical practitioners who have previously not specialized in the field or practised very widely inside it are increasingly turning to work in this area or expanding the range of treatments they offer and so require a basic primer to get them up to speed with the details of treatments, as well as expert tips on the idiosyncratic demands involved in running an esthetic practice. This succinct but comprehensive textbook comes from a team with extensive experience in training up newcomers to the field of esthetic practice. The main part of this text reviews the essentials of the clinical treatments themselves, while the remaining parts detail how a practice needs to be run for optimum impact and efficiency, so that even seasoned practitioners will find much to help improve their daily office operation and to help them compete effectively"--Provided by publisher Contributors......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 1 The role of the aesthetic specialist......Page 12 2 The size and scope of the aesthetic marketplace......Page 13 3 Aesthetic marketplace economics: Trends and performance of the top performing aesthetic medical procedures......Page 20 4 Photography for the aesthetic patient......Page 29 5 Ergonomics for an aesthetic office......Page 47 6 Interviewing the cosmetic patient......Page 50 7 Red flag patients......Page 54 8 Internal marketing......Page 57 9 Financial benchmarking for the aesthetic medical practice......Page 61 10 Forms, forms, forms......Page 71 11 Skin type classification systems: Cosmetic consideration and planning for procedures......Page 90 12 When non-invasive is not enough: Limits to individual treatments......Page 96 13 Complications A to Z......Page 109 14 Botulinum toxins type A: Advanced techniques......Page 117 15 Botulinum toxin in the management of focal hyperhidrosis......Page 126 16 One syringe wonder......Page 141 17 Hyaluronic acid fillers......Page 146 18 Calcium hydroxylapatite dermal filler for aesthetic correction of face and hands......Page 152 19 PLLA (Sculptra)......Page 162 20 Permanent fillers......Page 172 21 Liposuction my way......Page 176 22 Chemical peeling......Page 183 23 Aesthetic considerations in facial enhancement: A plastic surgery perspective......Page 195 24 Periorbital rejuvenation utilizing blepharoplasty and adjunctive surgical techniques......Page 200 25 Breast augmentation......Page 220 26 Surgical rejuvenation of the neck......Page 226 27 Intense pulsed light......Page 236 28 Fat melting devices......Page 243 29 Ablative fractional laser resurfacing......Page 249 30 Non-ablative devices......Page 252 31 Cosmeceuticals......Page 256 32 Diverse populations in aesthetics: Young patients......Page 262 33 Diverse populations in aesthetics: Male patients......Page 270 34 Diverse populations in aesthetics: Ethnic patients......Page 276 Index......Page 286 Minimally invasive aesthetic procedures continue to be popular with patients, so many medical practitioners who have not previously specialized in the field or practiced very widely are either turning to this area or expanding the range of treatments they currently offer. These practitioners require a basic primer to get them up to speed on the details of treatments, as well as expert tips on the idiosyncratic demands involved in running an aesthetic practice. The Cosmetic Bootcamp meetings began as a way for colleagues in dermatology, plastic surgery, ophthalmology, and otorhinolaryngology to teach each other in a collegial environment. The meetings are designed to provide physicians in these specialties a forum to exchange ideas, explore new technologies and techniques, and discuss ways to improve patient care. The focus is on advancing the science and outcomes using a multidisciplinary approach.Drawn from these meetings, Cosmetic Bootcamp Primer: Comprehensive Aesthetic Management presents a succinct but comprehensive textbook from a team with extensive experience in training newcomers to the field of aesthetic practice. The first part of the text details how a practice needs to be run for optimum impact and efficiency. Both new and seasoned practitioners will find much advice in this section for improving their daily office operation to help them compete effectively. The second section reviews the essentials of the clinical treatments. Each of the core aesthetic specialties are included, and chapters contain what the editors consider essential information as well as a few'pearls.'The book is supplemented with downloadable resources to enable users to experience the flavor of the actual Cosmetic Bootcamp meetings. Future versions of this text will include internet-based interactions to foster further discussions. For those interested in a more direct interaction, please visit Cosmetic Boot Camp to see dates for upcoming meetings.