Body Contouring: Current Concepts and Best Practices

Body contouring surgeries are pretty common among plastic surgeons and the Brazilian Plastic Surgery is one of the most recognized in terms of innovations.

This book proposes a new approach for treatment of all body abnormalities in order to achieve aesthetic improvement. Written by Brazilian expert contributors, it addresses all body segments related to body contouring, such as breast, abdomen, dorsum, buttocks, lower and upper limbs, and also body lifting techniques after large weight loss. Associated surgeries, new invasive and non-invasive techniques and technologies such as: robotics, lasers, ultrasound, among others will be carefully described in 59 chapters. The work will also discuss the behavior of lipografting to improve body contouring as well as the importance of isolated medial tight lifting.

Body contouring - Current Concepts and Best Practices is richly illustrated by images and will be a reference book for plastic surgeons worldwide. 

Juarez Avelar, MD is a former President of the Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery (1986-87) and (1990-91), and of the Alumni Association of Prof. Ivo Pitanguy (AExPI) (2002-04) and (2004-06) – Brazil. He was an Assistant Professor at the Plastic Surgery Unit at the Marília Medical School (Brazil); and has been an active member of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) (since 1976). He is also a Professor of Plastic Surgery at the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) (since 1997), an active member of the Brazilian Society of Writers Doctors (SOBRAMES) (since 2017) and an Invited Professor at the Post-Graduation of Plastic Surgery at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro State (UNIRIO) (since 2017). 

Dr. Avelar is also a Life Member of Christian Academy of Letters (ACL) and President for the period of 2024-2025.

Ricardo Cavalcanti Ribeiro, MD, PhD is Professor and Head of the Service of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO). Head of the Service of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of Grupo Casa. President of the Maintainer of the Carlos Chagas Institute and Carlos Chagas College.