Main description:

Minimally invasive aesthetic procedures continue to be popular with patients, so many medical practitioners who have not previously specialized in the field or practiced very widely are either turning to this area or expanding the range of treatments they currently offer. These practitioners require a basic primer to get them up to speed on the details of treatments, as well as expert tips on the idiosyncratic demands involved in running an aesthetic practice.

The Cosmetic Bootcamp meetings began as a way for colleagues in dermatology, plastic surgery, ophthalmology, and otorhinolaryngology to teach each other in a collegial environment. The meetings are designed to provide physicians in these specialties a forum to exchange ideas, explore new technologies and techniques, and discuss ways to improve patient care. The focus is on advancing the science and outcomes using a multidisciplinary approach.

Drawn from these meetings, Cosmetic Bootcamp Primer: Comprehensive Aesthetic Management presents a succinct but comprehensive textbook from a team with extensive experience in training newcomers to the field of aesthetic practice. The first part of the text details how a practice needs to be run for optimum impact and efficiency. Both new and seasoned practitioners will find much advice in this section for improving their daily office operation to help them compete effectively. The second section reviews the essentials of the clinical treatments. Each of the core aesthetic specialties are included, and chapters contain what the editors consider essential information as well as a few "pearls."

The book is supplemented with an instructional DVD to enable users to experience the flavor of the actual Cosmetic Bootcamp meetings. Future versions of this text will include internet-based interactions to foster further discussions. For those interested in a more direct interaction, please visit Cosmetic Boot Camp to see dates for upcoming meetings.

Contents:

Marketing and Management
The Role of the Aesthetic Specialist; Kenneth Beer
The Size And Scope of the Aesthetic Marketplace; Neil S. Sadick
Aesthetic Marketplace Economics; Page S. Piland
Photography for the Aesthetic Patient; Holly P. Smith
Ergonomics for an Aesthetic Office; Steven K. Cordonnier
Interviewing the Cosmetic Patient; Susan H. Weinkle and Harriet Lin Hall
Red Flag Patients; Timothy Corcoran Flynn
Internal Marketing; Amy Derick
Financial Benchmarking for the Aesthetic Medical Practice; Page S. Piland
Forms, Forms, Forms; Kenneth Beer
Clinical Cosmetic Patient Care
Skin Type Classification Systems; Wendy E. Roberts
When Non-Invasive is Not Enough; Roxanne J. Guy
Complications A-Z; Vince Bertucci
Botulinum Toxins Type A; Andreas Boker and Fredric S. Brandt
Botulinum Toxin in the Management of Focal Hyperhidrosis; Dee Anna Glaser
One Syringe Wonder; Mary P. Lupo
Hyaluronic Acid Fillers; Mary P. Lupo
Calcium Hydroxylapatite Dermal Filler for Aesthetic Correction of Face and Hands; Roberta D. Sengelmann
PLLA (Sculptra); Cheryl M. Burgess
Permanent Fillers; Derek Jones
Liposuction My Way; Patricia Wexler
Chemical Peeling; Sue Ellen Cox
Aesthetic Considerations in Facial Enhancement; Julius Few
Periorbital Rejuvenation Utilizing Blepharoplasty and Adjunctive Surgical Techniques; Craig N. Czyz, Brian S. Biesman, and Jill A. Foster
Breast Augmentation; Clark F. Schierle and Laurie A. Cases
Surgical Rejuvenation of the Neck; Anthony P. Sclafani, E. Ashlie Darr, and Ameet Kamat
Intense Pulsed Light; Andreas Boker, David H. Ciocon, and David J. Goldberg
Fat Melting Devices; Kimberly Finder
Ablative Fractional Laser Resurfacing; Vic A. Narurkar
Non-Ablative Devices; Vic A. Narurkar
Cosmeceuticals; Jeanine Downie
Diverse Populations in Aesthetics; Ava Shamban
Diverse Populations in Aesthetics; Toral Patel and Murad Alam
Diverse Populations in Aesthetics; Ava Shamban
Index