Botulinum toxin
Subtitle: cosmetic and medical uses
By: edited by Alastair Carruthers & Jean Carruthers.
Contributors: Carruthers, Alastair.; Carruthers, Jean.
Series: Procedures in cosmetic dermatology
Publisher: Elsevier Saunders
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 141
Subjects: Surgery, Plastic; Dermatologic agents; Botulism; Botulinum Toxin Type A
Description: Presents up-to-the-minute, practical guidance on the cosmetic and medical uses of botulinum toxin. Succinctly written and lavishly illustrated, this resource focuses on the how to's of botox injection and offers step-by-step guidance on proper techniques, pitfalls, and tricks of the trade. An accompanying DVD shows clips of key techniques so readers can implement the newest procedures into their practice immediately.
Notes: Includes index.

System requirements DVD-ROM: NTSC compatible television/monitor; Windows: Pentium 450 MHz, Windows 98, ME, 2000, NT 4; 256 Mb RAM; 32 MB or higher graphics card; 4x DVD-ROM drive; Mac: Power PC G3, 300 MHz, I-MAC, I-Book; OS 9.2 or higher; 256 MB RAM; 32 MB or higher graphics card; 4x DVD-ROM drive.
Table of contents: title: Botox esthetics.; title: Background to botulinum toxin.; title: Practical botulinum toxin anatomy.; title: Upper face treatment.; title: Periocular treatment.; title: Botulinum toxin in the lips, mid and lower face.; title: Neck treatment.; title: Adjunctive treatment.; title: Management of hyperhidrosis.; title: Botulinum toxin for pain relief and treatment of headache.; title: Treatment of facial asymmetry with botulinum toxin.; title: Complications of cosmetic botulinum toxin therapy.