Adapting Dermal Fillers in Clinical Practice

There have been many different brands of dermal fillers approved for use for soft tissue augmentation in the US market alone, comprising four different types of temporary fillers and one permanent type, with several other brands and types also available elsewhere in the world. Against such a potentially bewildering variety and range of choices, this new text offers a scientific and an anatomic rationale for why a particular filler should be selected as optimal for each individual location and indication and how it should best be used in treatments. International experts share their clinical knowledge and expertise to guide all levels of aesthetic practitioners toward the best results for each individual patient.

CONTENTS: Fundamentals of Injectable Filler Procedures * Basic Injection Techniques * Modified and Advanced Injection Techniques * Novel Injection Techniques * Aesthetic Filler Injection Pearls * Adapting Injection Techniques to Different Regions * Adapting Injection Techniques to Special Indications * Adapting Injection Techniques to Different Filling Materials * Adapting Injection Techniques to Different Genders * Adapting Injection Techniques to Different Age Groups * Adapting Injection Techniques to Patients of Different Ethnicity * Prevention and Management of Complications.

Yates Yen-Yu Chao MD is a dermatologist, an artist, a well-known expert in aesthetic medicine, and an active international lecturer. He has been in private practice in Taipei for two decades, dedicated to refining techniques and aesthetics of injectable treatments and training doctors from around the world.

Sebastian Cotofana MD, PhD is a clinical anatomist at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, lecturing and running courses on anatomy internationally.