Advanced Techniques in Dermatologic Surgery

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Topical anesthesia 1
2 Advanced cosmetic use of botulinum toxin type A 19
3 Soft-tissue augmentation : skin fillers 39
4 New trends in fat augmentation techniques with an introduction to the FAMI
technique 71
5 Liposuctin 93
6 Laser-assisted blepharoplasty 117
7 Laser hair removal 159
8 Laser treatment of vascular lesions 185
9 Laser treatment for leg veins 201
10 Laser resurfacing with the UPCO[subscript 2] + Er:YAG lasers 219
11 The role of pulse dye laser in photorejuvenation 241
12 Nd:YAG (1064 nm) laser 255
13 Improvement of acne scars and wrinkling with 1320 nm Nd:YAG laser 269
14 1540 and 1450 nm noninvasive rejuvenation 285
15 Intense pulsed light and nonablative approaches to photoaging 295
16 Advanced sclerotherapy : the sclerosing foam 317
17 Principles and technique of ambulatory phlebectomy 331
18 Endovenous elimination of the great saphenous vein with radiofrequency or
laser 347
19 Radiofrequency tissue tightening : thermage 367