Disorders of fat and cellulite
Subtitle: advances in diagnosis and treatment
By: edited by David J. Goldberg, Alexander L. Berlin
Series: Series in cosmetic and laser therapy; Series in cosmetic and laser therapy
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415477000
Subjects: Cellulite; Surgery; Adipose Tissue; Physiology; Pathophysiology; Plastic Surgery; Adipose tissues; Obesity; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Anatomy and adipogenesis / Margarita Lolis ... [et al.]; title: Physiology, pathophysiology, and aging / Alexander L. Berlin; title: Benign and malignant neoplasms / Pritesh S. Karia ... [et al.]; title: Liposuction / Jason Marquart and Naomi Lawrence; title: Lasers and similar devices / Bruce E. Katz and Jason C. McBean; title: Mesotherapy and injection lipolysis / Adam M. Rotunda; title: Autologous fat transfer and other synthetic facial volumizers / Kimberly Butterwick; title: Cellulite pathophysiology and treatment / Andrei I. Metelitsa and Jaggi Rao; title: Future technologies, trends, and techniques / Jennifer Chwalek and Alexander L. Berlin; title: Clinical management of the patient / Lori Brightman and Robert Anolik; title: Nutrition, diet, and exercise / Ron Overberg; title: Legal considerations / David J. Goldberg.