Body Contouring & Liposuction

Preface Dedications

List of Contributors

Introduction

Body contouring surgery - a fifty year perspective

Part 1 Patient evaluation and safety

1 Patient safety in body contouring Part 2 Upper extremity contouring

2 Liposuction of the upper extremities

3 Brachioplasty with bicipital groove scar 4 Brachioplasty - the double ellipse technique

5 Brachioplasty with liposuction resection

6 Limited scar brachioplasty

Part 3 Breast reshaping

7 Fat grafting to the breast

8 Ultrasound-assisted breast reduction

9 Combined abdominal contouring and mastopexy

10 Breast reshaping using autologous tissues after massive weight loss

11 Combined abdominoplasty and breast enlargement by autologous tissue transfer or transabdominal implant placement

12 Mammaplasty with L-shaped scar

Antonio R. Bozola

13 Breast reshaping after massive weight loss, autologous tissue techniques

J. Peter Rubin, Dennis J. Hurwitz

14 Breast reshaping after massive weight loss, implant based

Dennis C. Hammond, Shannon D. Armstrong, Michael Loffredo

Part 4 Upper trunk contouring

15 Liposuction of upper back/bra rolls

Sebastião Nelson Edy Guerra, Renato Nelson de Moura Guerra, Ismael Santiago Vásquez, Rodrigo Nelson de Moura Guerra, Antonio Luiz Rocha Gesualdi Fernandes Neto

16 Transverse upper body lift

Joseph P. Hunstad, Christopher D. Knotts

17 Upper body lift with lateral excision

Dirk F. Richter, Alexander Stoff

Part 5 Abdominal contouring procedures

18 Aesthetic classification of the abdomen

Alan Matarasso

19 Anatomy of the abdominal wall and aesthetic classification

Dr. Rubin is endowed Professor of Plastic Surgery and Professor of Bioengineering, at the University of Pittsburgh with a faculty appointment with the McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine (MIRM). Dr. Rubin developed a basic science research program in the biology of adipose-derived stem cells and serves as Co-Director of the Adipose Stem Cell Center at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Rubin holds leadership positions in national and international plastic surgery societies, is the principal investigator in an NIH-funded line of research aimed at developing cell based methods for clinical soft tissue reconstruction after cancer therapy and holds two FDA cell therapy IDE protocols and an IND, all as sponsor/ investigator. Dr. Rubin's many scientific leadership positions include past president of the International Society of Adipose Therapeutics and Science and past Chairman of the Plastic Surgery Research Council.

He has received numerous awards for research, including the highly competitive Gingrass Award from the Plastic Surgery Research Council. He is the recipient of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons Academic Scholar Award, and the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement in Basic and Translational Science. In 2007, Dr. Rubin was selected to receive a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). Dr. Rubin contributes expertise in scientific models assessing the use of adult adipose stem cell therapies for tissue engineering and regenerative applications

"The authors have created a superb book on body contouring that will benefit any who read it."-Jeffrey Rosenthal, MD(Bridgeport Hospital) Doody Review: 5 stars