Botulinum Toxin (Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology)

Description

Botulinum Toxin, a volume in the Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology Series, helps you keep up with the growing demand for non-invasive procedures and provide the optimum results your patients expect. Evidence-based,procedural how-to'sand step-by-step adviceon proper techniques, pitfalls, and tricks of the trade equip you to successfully incorporate the very latest botulinum injection techniques into your busy practice!

• Offer your patients the best care and avoid pitfalls. Evidence-based findings and practical tips equip you with the knowledge you need to recommend and discuss the most effective treatment options with your patients.
• Know how to vary your technique for patients with darker skin types, and learn alternate approaches used internationally.
• Expand your repertoire and refine your skillswith a wealth of color illustrations, photographs, and procedural videos depicting cases as they appear in practice.
• Take advantage of a dynamic and up-to-date focuson the latest botulinum injection techniques with 25 new chapters and the unmatched guidance of expert contributors - many new to this edition.
• Stay on top of cutting-edge techniques and topicsthrough new coverage of treatment of masseter hypertrophy with botulinum toxin; darker skin and fillers; therapeutic uses of the botulinum toxins; and comparisons of botulinum toxins and their future in dermatology.
• See how non-invasive cosmetic procedures apply to real-life situationswith new case studies and pearls throughout.
• Browse the fully searchabletextonline at www.expertconsult.com, along with expanded video content and downloadable images.

Table of Contents

Series Preface
Series Preface (First edition)
Preface
Contributors
Acknowledgments
Dedication

1 Therapeutic Uses of the Botulinum Toxins
Andrew Blitzer

2 History of OnabotulinumtoxinA Therapeutic
Mitchell F. Brin, Andrew Blitzer

3 History of Cosmetic Botulinum Toxin
Alastair Carruthers, Jean Carruthers

4 Basic Science: BOTOX® Cosmetic
Conor J. Gallagher

5 Basic Science: Abobotulinum Toxin A
Gary D. Monheit, Andrew Pickett

6 Basic Science: Xeomin®
Jürgen Frevert, Gerhard Sattler

7 Basic Science: Myobloc®
Neil S. Sadick, Nils Krueger

8 Medytoxin/Neuronox®
Kyle Koo-II Seo, Wooshun Lee

9 Comparison of Botulinum Toxins
Chung-Yin Stanley Chan, Kathryn Kent, Thomas E. Rohrer

10 Topical Neurotoxin
Jacob M. Waugh, Richard G. Glogau

11 Reconstitution/Dilution
Ada R. Trindade de Almeida, Letícia Cardoso Secco

12 Glabella
Naissan O. Wesley, Derek H. Jones

13 Eyebrow Height/Shaping
Jason Sneath, Massimo Signorini

14 Frontalis and HFL
Austin Liu, David M. Ozog, Joel L. Cohen

15 Treatment of Crow’s Feet
Melanie Warycha, Jeffrey S. Dover, Murad Alam

16 Infraorbital/Upper and Lower Eyelids
Shannon Humphrey, Steven Fagien

17 Treatment of the Mid-face with Botulinum Toxin
Ian A. Maher, Timothy C. Flynn

18 Orbicularis Oris, Mentalis, Depressor Anguli Oris
Fredric S. Brandt, Annelyse C. Ballin, Jeremy B. Green, Joely Kaufman, Alex Cazzaniga

19 Platysma and the Nefertiti Lift®
Phillip M. Levy

20 The Masseters and Their Treatment with Botulinum Toxin
Greg J. Goodman

21 Darker Skin Types
Pearl E. Grimes, Andrew F. Alexis

22 Combination Treatment
Alastair Carruthers, Jean Carruthers

23 Focal Axillary Hyperhidrosis
Dee Anna Glaser, Adam R. Mattox

24 Palmo-Plantar Hyperhidrosis
Kavita Mariwalla, Nowell Solish

25 The Future of Botulinum Toxin
Alastair Carruthers, Jean Carruthers

Index

Author

Dr. Alastair Carruthers, M.A., B.M.,B.Ch, FRCP(LON), FRCPC

Dr. Alastair Carruthers is a Cosmetic Dermasurgeon who operates his own clinical practice (Carruthers Dermatology Centre Inc.) in Vancouver, BC. He is also a Clinical Professor of Dermatology with the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC).

During his 20 years of practice, Dr. Carruthers has made several major contributions to the field of dermatology. Foremost among these was the use of the BOTOX® procedure in cosmetic applications, a discovery he made with his wife, Dr. Jean Carruthers, in 1987. Since this time, they have been at the forefront of BOTOX® research, development and education, publishing numerous articles using their data. Today, BOTOX®, which inhibits nerve impulses in muscles that cause everything from frown lines and wrinkles to sweating, is the most commonly performed cosmetic procedure in the world.

Dr. Carruthers has also made significant advances in the area of Tissue Augmentation. These materials, both temporary and permanent, are used to lift and support the structures beneath the skin. In 1998 Dr. Carruthers was the first dermatologist in North America to begin injecting Artecoll. Through the extensive research performed in their Vancouver based facility, Drs. Carruthers continue to have articles published and lecture extensively on these subjects.

With over 100 published articles to his credit, Dr. Carruthers is a member of the Editorial Board of “Dermatologic Surgery”. He is also a member of several national and international associations, including the American Dermatology Association and the Canadian Dermatology Association, where he served as President from 1998 to 1999. In addition, he has been elected Vice President of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery.

Dr. Carruthers has also contributed extensively to studies about the relationship between skin cancer and sun exposure, leading to his appointment as the first Publ

Dr. Jean Carruthers, MD, FRCS (UK), FRCS (C), Diplomate of the American Board in Cosmetic Surgery, Fellow of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Dr. Jean Carruthers is a Cosmetic Surgeon and a Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology with the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC).

Dr. Carruthers has lectured worldwide on a variety of subjects pertaining to cosmetic ophthalmology, including the cosmetic use of the BOTOX® procedure, which she co-founded with her husband, Dr. Alastair Carruthers, in 1987. Since this time, they have remained at the forefront of BOTOX® research, development and education, publishing numerous articles using their data. BOTOX® inhibits nerve impulses in muscles that cause everything from frown lines and wrinkles to sweating. Today, BOTOX® is the most commonly performed cosmetic procedure in North America. They are now also researching the cosmetic use of the newest therapeutic neurotoxin, Botulinum type B, commercially produced as MyoBloc.

Dr. Carruthers has published more than eighty peer reviewed scientific articles and twenty-eight scientific book chapters on a variety of topics, including the use of botulinum toxin and soft tissue augmenting agents, aesthetic lasers and cosmetic laser blepharoplasty. She is an International Editor for such publications as Dermatologic Surgery, the Journal of Cosmetic Laser Surgery and the American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery.