Cosmetic Medicine and Surgery

FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS: What is beauty? An historical excursus through a continuously evolving subjective and objective perception. Body dysmorphic disorder. Pathophysiology of skin aging. Clinical signs of aging. Stem cells and growth factors. Physiology of adipose tissue. How to evaluate aging skin: Tools and techniques. The aesthetic consultation. COSMETIC ASPECTS: Cosmetics and cosmeceuticals. Photoprotection. Allergic risks to cosmetics and hypersensitive skin. Hormones and the skin. Diet and the skin. The red face. Pigmentation of the face. Make-up techniques in dermatology. Nail care, nail modification techniques, and camouflaging strategies. Focal hyperhidrosis: Diagnosis, treatment and follow up. Cosmetic tattooing. Body piercings. MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY: Office surgery for dermatologists. Aesthetic suture techniques. Dressing systems in cosmetic dermatology. Local anesthesia for dermatological surgery. Management of abnormal scars. Cosmetic surgery of the scalp. Endovascular procedures to treat chronic venous insufficiency. Phlebectomy. Nail surgery. Superficial and medium depth chemical peels. Deep peels. Combination chemical peels. Dermabrasion. Laser dermatology. Surgical lasers: Ablative and fractional devices. Non ablative lasers. Intense Pulsed Light. Photobiomodulation (PBM) and light emitting diodes (LED). Radiofrequency. Ultrasound sources. Lasers for tattoo removal. Lasers and pigmented (melanotic) lesions. Lasers, Intense Pulsed Light, and skin redness. Lasers and veins. Lasers and Intense Pulsed Light in hair reduction. Photodynamic therapy for aesthetic indications. Non surgical skin tightening. Non surgical fat destruction. Cryolipolysis. Botulinum toxins: Uses in medicine. Botulinum toxin treatment. Complications and pitfalls of cosmetic botulinum toxin treatment. History of soft tissue augmentation. Mesotherapy. Hyaluronic acid: Science, indications and results. Complications of fillers. Platelet rich plasma: From science to clinical results. Fat grafting. Liposuction. Laser lipolysis. Soft tissue lifting by suspension sutures. Blepharoplasty. THE AESTHETIC FACE-LIFT: The facelift and identity reconstruction and charisma. Development of a therapeutic program: some rules. Practical anatomy for facelifts. Surgical rejuvenation: Cervico-facial lift using the superficial musculoaponeurotic plane (SMAP) technique. Surgical rejuvenation: The temporal lift. Surgical rejuvenation: Endoscopic brow lift. Surgical rejuvenation: The midface lift. Surgical rejuvenation: Autologous adipose grafting. Positive and negative aspects of face and eyelid cosmetic surgery. Current and future options for the facelift. OTHER ASPECTS: Training in Aesthetic and Cosmetic Dermatology. The aesthetic technician. Internet and e-consultations in aesthetic and cosmetic dermatology. Fundamentals of managing and marketing a cosmetic dermatology clinic in the modern world. Legal considerations in Aesthetic and Cosmetic Dermatology.

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• Dermatologia
• Cirurgia cosmética