Research Catalog

Title

Cosmetic laser surgery : a practitioner's guide / edited by Tina S. Alster, David B. Apfelberg.

Publication

New York : Wiley-Liss, [1999], ©1999.

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Additional Authors

• Alster, Tina S.
• Apfelberg, David B.

Description

xx, 393 pages : illustrations (some color); 29 cm

Summary

• Cosmetic Laser Surgery: A Practitioner's Guide is an indispensable reference for dermatologists, plastic surgeons, and otolaryngologists.
• Cosmetic Laser Surgery: A Practitioner's Guide is the definitive textbook of laser-assisted dermatologic and plastic surgery. Extensively revised and greatly expanded, this new edition provides a highly visual overview of the state of the art in cosmetic laser surgery, as well as thoroughly updated guidelines for matching lasers with procedures. Cosmetic Laser Surgery: A Practitioner's Guide features over 300 color photographs illustrating operative techniques and the results of different procedures.

Subjects

• Cosmetic Techniques
• Lasers in surgery
• Reconstructive Surgical Procedures
• Laser Therapy
• Surgery, Plastic

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. Evaluation, Installation, and Marketing of a Cosmetic Laser Practice / Tina S. Alster and David B. Apfelberg -- 2. Skin Resurfacing with High-Energy, Short-Pulsed Carbon Dioxide Lasers: Preoperative Assessment, Patient Evaluation and Preparation, Sequence of Procedure, and Adjunctive Care / David B. Apfelberg -- 3. Laser Resurfacing: A Microscopic Analysis / Arielle N. B. Kauvar -- 4. Postoperative Management and Complications of Carbon Dioxide Laser Resurfacing / Christopher A. Nanni -- 5. The Erbium Laser in Skin Resurfacing / E. Victor Ross and R. Rox Anderson -- 6. Management of Dyschromias with Reference to Laser Therapy / W. Chernoff -- 7. Laser Approach to Upper Facial Rejuvenation / C. Weinstein -- 8. Carbon Dioxide Laser Blepharoplasty, Ptosis Correction, and Treatment of Festoons / S. Baker and J. Woodward -- 9. Complications of Laser-Assisted Blepharoplasty / B. Biesman -- 10. Endoscopic Laser Brow Lift / N. Isse --
• 11. Laser-Assisted Suprafibromuscular and Endoscopic Rhytidectomy / Gregory S. Keller and Jeffrey D. Rawnsley -- 12. Laser-Assisted Uvulopalatoplasty / Andrew Blitzer and Yosef P. Krespi -- 13. Laser-Assisted Hair Transplantation / Walter P. Unger -- 14. Laser Hair Removal / Melanie C. Grossman -- 15. Laser Scar Revision / Tina S. Alster -- 16. Current Therapy of Striae Distensae with the 585-NM Pulsed Dye Laser / Keith Ash and David H. McDaniel -- 17. Laser Treatment of Facial and Leg Telangiectasias / Tina B. West and Stanley J. Kovak -- 18. Laser Treatment of Pigmented Lesions / David J. Goldberg -- 19. Laser Treatment of Tattoos / Suzanne L. Kilmer -- 20. Laser Safety Management: Hazards, Risks, and Control Measures / Penny J. Smalley -- App. A. Informational Letters and Practice Announcements -- App. B. Patient Information and Consent Forms -- App. C. Operative Reports and Patient Care Forms -- App. D. List of Selected Vendors and Products for Laser Surgery.

ISBN

0471252700 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

98003394

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries