Disorders of Fat and Cellulite: Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment (Series in Cosmetic and Laser Therapy)

"Alterations in the amount of subcutaneous fat lead to significant changes in appearance, whether from excess (as seen in bodily obesity) or in loss of fat (as seen in facial lipodystrophy associated with the aging process). This book incorporates the current knowledge of the physiology of fat with the numerous treatment modalities available today; it will be an important review and reference source for any practitioner dealing with the cosmetic treatment of adipose tissue and cellulite"--Provided by publisher. Anatomy and adipogenesis / Margarita Lolis ... [et al.] Physiology, pathophysiology, and aging / Alexander L. Berlin Benign and malignant neoplasms / Pritesh S. Karia ... [et al.] Liposuction / Jason Marquart and Naomi Lawrence Lasers and similar devices / Bruce E. Katz and Jason C. McBean Mesotherapy and injection lipolysis / Adam M. Rotunda Autologous fat transfer and other synthetic facial volumizers / Kimberly Butterwick Cellulite pathophysiology and treatment / Andrei I. Metelitsa and Jaggi Rao Future technologies, trends, and techniques / Jennifer Chwalek and Alexander L. Berlin Clinical management of the patient / Lori Brightman and Robert Anolik Nutrition, diet, and exercise / Ron Overberg Legal considerations / David J. Goldberg. Front Cover ......Page 1 Contents......Page 7 Contributors......Page 9 Preface......Page 11 1. Anatomy and adipogenesis......Page 12 2. Physiology, pathophysiology, and aging......Page 25 3. Benign and malignant neoplasms......Page 46 4. Liposuction......Page 71 5. Lasers and similar devices......Page 110 6. Mesotherapy and injection lipolysis......Page 135 7. Autologous fat transfer and other synthetic facial volumizers......Page 156 8. Cellulite pathophysiology and treatment......Page 194 9. Future technologies, trends, and techniques......Page 213 10. Clinical management of the patient......Page 221 11. Nutrition, diet, and exercise......Page 231 12. Legal considerations......Page 244 Index......Page 250