Soft Tissue Augmentation, 4th Edition
ISBN: 9780323476584
Pub Date: 31 Mar 2017
Reviewed by: Patricia Wong, MD (Stanford University Medical Center)
Description
Step-by-step print and video instructions on how to use injectable dermal fillers for facial, hand, neck, chest, and buttock, rejuvenation are outlined in the fourth edition of this book. The previous edition was published 2013. Since then newer fillers have been developed and FDA approval of indications has expanded.
Purpose
The purpose is to teach dermatologists proper injection techniques using dermal fillers.
Audience
The audience is cosmetic dermatologists.
Features
Many expert dermatological injectors offer their tips on how to successfully use dermal fillers. They discuss relevant anatomy, precautions to consider, and how to treat complications that may arise. The book could use some consistency in organization and explanations to increase clarity. For example, there are anatomic “zones” that are considered preferable for avoiding complications.
Some of the authors use facial diagrams to indicate these areas, while other authors choose to explain the areas in text only or by using a photo showing some markings without any explanation. The videos are well done, but the accompanying narration could be improved with a more detailed commentary. What does the injector want to feel with the cannula? How does one judge one is in the proper plane of injection? What does one watch for when injecting to insure it is being placed in the correct area (absent an intravascular event)?
Assessment
This is definitely one of the more complete references on soft tissue augmentation. I am still searching for one that has instructional videos that 100% clearly explain the techniques, from needle insertion, to injection rate, to what to do if the cannula does not slide easily, etc. All in all, this is a welcome resource for learning about dermal filler procedures.
Doody’s Review Service Weighted Numerical Score: 93 – 4 Stars!
Christine J. Ko, MD, is a Professor of Dermatology and Pathology at Yale University Medical School in New Haven, Connecticut. She is a dermatologist and dermatopathologist with particular interest in clinical-pathologic correlations and visual recognition. She has authored over 120 original articles and book chapters. Dr. Ko is the author of Dermatology: Visual Recognition and Case Reviews and a co-author of Dermatology Essentials, and Dermatopathology. She is on the Editorial Board of JAMA Dermatology, F1000Prime, and is on the Board of Directors for the American Board of Dermatology.
Book Review – Dermatology: Visual Recognition and Case Reviews
“I had forgotten what a joy it is to peruse a magnificent textbook that practically begs you to turn the page and learn more…I will insist that my first year residents read it. It will set them on the right path to becoming outstanding, thoughtful dermatologists.”
ISBN: 9780702062759
Pub Date: 11/9/2017
Reviewed by: Patricia Wong, MD (Stanford University Medical Center)
Description
At 24 pounds, the two-volume fourth edition of this dermatology tome is the equivalent of eight human brains in weight. Just by mass alone, it appears inconceivable to have this amount of information stored in one’s grey matter — thus a great reason to own this book. The authors have created one of the most comprehensive references on the diagnosis and treatment of skin conditions with thousands of color clinical photographs, diagrams, and tables of differential diagnosis. Access to the ebook version, with 30 online videos, is included with the print version.
Purpose
The purpose is to provide an encyclopedic dermatology reference for dermatologists.
Audience
The audience is all dermatologists.
Features
I used to turn to either Rook (Rook’s Textbook of Dermatology, 9th edition, Griffiths et al. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2016)) or Fitzpatrick (Fitzpatrick’s Dermatology in General Medicine, 8th edition, Goldsmith et al. (McGraw-Hill, 2012)) as my encyclopedic dermatological reference, but they have been replaced by this one. It is a superb comprehensive book. It is well organized and well written. It is a color atlas, it is a treatment reference, it explains current disease mechanisms, it is a guide for clinical diagnosis. In short, it is everything! If you need additional information, you will be perusing the latest medical journals to find the answer, probably not another dermatology book. The book is chock full of helpful tables contrasting similar conditions. Shaded boxes summarize key points to remember. There are diagrams outlining the immunological steps causing a particular disease.
Assessment
At $20/pound, this book is worth the investment. The previous edition was published in 2012 and a lot has changed in our field. I love this book. If you are going to add one giant powerhouse dermatology reference to your library, this is the one to own.
Doody’s Review Service Weighted Numerical Score: 93 – 4 Stars!
Dirk Elston, MD is Professor and Chairman, Department of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He is a co-author of Dermatopathology, 3rd Edition, Andrews’ Diseases of the Skin, 12th Edition, and Andrews’ Diseases of the Skin Clinical Atlas.
Dr. Elston is a graduate of Jefferson Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, did his dermatology residency at Walter Reed Medical Center, and performed a Dermatopathology fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic.
He is a past-president of the American Academy of Dermatology and the American Society of Dermatopathology, has served on the board of directors of the International Society of Dermatopathology and the American Board of Dermatology, and serves as the Editor of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. He is an Honorary Professor at China Medical University in Shenyang China and Guest Professor at the Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University in Changsha, China, and is an honorary member of the German Society of Dermatology.
His teaching awards include the UIC, Rush, and Cook County Dermatology Residents Teaching Award, St Luke’s-Roosevelt Volunteer Teacher of the Year Award, Brooke Army Medical Center Department of Medicine Outstanding Teacher Award, Brooke Army Medical Center Department of Pathology Outstanding Teacher Award, and the Darl Vanderplueg Excellence in Teaching Award.
Dr. Elston is the author of over 400 peer reviewed publications, is one of three authors of Andrews Diseases of the Skin, Associate Editor-in-Chief of eMedicine dermatology, and Editor-in-Chief of the Requisites in Dermatology series of textbooks. He received the 2008 Walter Nickel Award for Excellence in Dermatopathology Education and the 2013 Founder’s Award of the American Society of Dermatopathology. The first edition of his dermatopathology textbook, written together with Tammie Ferringer, received the Highly Commended Award in the British Medical Association Medical Book competition.
Mariya I. Miteva, MD is Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami in Miami, Florida. She is the author of Alopecia.
Dr. Miteva’s clinical interests include histopathology of hair diseases on transverse sections, hair loss, and dermatopathology.
Antonella Tosti, MD is Fredric Brandt, MD Professor of Clinical Dermatology, University of Miami Health System in Miami, Florida. She is the author of Nail Disorders.
Dr. Tosti is a worldwide recognized expert in hair and nail disorders and contact dermatitis. She has lectured at major international conferences, including the annual meetings of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, and the American Academy of Dermatology. She has been interested in alopecia areata for more than 20 years and has dozens of publications dealing with diagnosis and treatment of this condition.
She is the author of the first hair and scalp dermoscopy atlas ever published, and she is editor of two textbooks on diagnosis and treatment of hair disorders and three textbooks on nail disorders. She is the main author of the chapter on nail disorders in several major textbooks and is an expert in patch testing for diagnosis of contact allergy. Dr. Tosti is the author of nearly 700 scientific publications.
Dr. Tosti is member of numerous dermatological societies including the American Academy of Dermatology, the American Dermatological Association, the European Academy of Dermatology, the Women Dermatological Society, the North American Society for Contact Dermatitis and the International Society of Dermatology. She is a founding member and past president of The European Hair Research Society and has served on the board of directors of the North American Research Society.
Thomas E. Rohrer, MD is Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island and is in private practice with SkinCare Physicians in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. He is a co-author of Flaps and Grafts in Dermatologic Surgery, 2nd Edition.
Dr. Rohrer is a graduate of the Georgetown University School of Medicine, where he was the recipient of the Michael J. Caruso Award, given to the medical graduate who best exemplified humanitarian care to their patients. Dr. Rohrer completed his internship in internal medicine at Yale University Hospital, a residency in dermatology at the combined Boston University-Tufts University program, and a Mohs and Dermatologic Surgery fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. Previously, Dr. Rohrer has served as the Chief of Dermatologic Surgery at Boston University Medical Center and Boston Veterans Administration Hospital, and as the Director of the Boston University Center for Cosmetic and Laser Surgery.
Dr. Rohrer is one of the nation’s leading experts in both cosmetic and surgical dermatology, and currently the president of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS). He specializes in Mohs surgery and reconstruction, as well as in numerous aesthetic procedures including neuromodulators, dermal fillers, cutaneous lasers, and other energy-based devices.
He has given more than 500 lectures nationally and internationally, has published in numerous dermatologic and cosmetic surgery journals and textbooks, and is the editor of six cosmetic and laser surgery textbooks. He has been the guest editor of the Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery and the Skin Cancer Foundation Journal, and is an Associate editor of Dermatologic Surgery. Dr. Rohrer has been the Scientific Chair of the Annual Meetings of the American College of Mohs Surgery, the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, and the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery. He was honored with the 2013 Richard E. Fitzpatrick Clinical Research and Innovations Award by the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery and an Excellence in Education Award from the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery.
Dr. Rohrer has appeared multiple times on NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, and CNN news as an expert on lasers, cosmetic procedures, botulinum toxin injection, filler injections, advances in skin cancer treatment, facial reconstruction, and a variety of other dermatologic topics. He has also been quoted in numerous national newspapers and magazines. He is consistently selected as one of the Best Doctors in America and listed in the Who’s Who of American Medicine, Guide to Top Doctors, Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors, and Boston Magazine‘s Top Doctors in dermatology and dermatologic surgery.
James E. Fitzpatrick, MD is Professor of Dermatology and Pathology in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Aurora, Colorado. He is the author of Dermatology Secrets Plus, 5th Edition and Urgent Care Dermatology: Symptom-Based Diagnosis.
Dr. Fitzpatrick received his medical degree from the University of Arkansas, after which he completed his dermatology residency training at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center and his dermatopathology fellowship at the University of Colorado. He is board certified in dermatology and dermatopathology.
Dr. Fitzpatrick served as the dermatology residency director and Chief of Dermatology at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center before leaving the military and taking a position in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. He currently serves as Co-Director of the Dermatopathology Fellowship.
Dr. Fitzpatrick has edited or authored several textbooks, as well as dozens of chapters and papers. His current research interests include bullous pemphigoid, eosinophil-mediated inflammatory skin disorders, extramammary Paget’s disease, melanocytic tumors, and Merkel cell carcinoma.
James W. Patterson, MD is professor of Dermatopathology and Pathology at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. He received his MD from the Medical College of Virginia – Virginia Commonwealth University where he also served as a rotating intern in Medicine and a resident in Dermatology.
Dr. Patterson has served as president of the Virginia Dermatological Society and the American Society of Dermatopathology (ASD). He is a fellow of the ASD, the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Dermatology, and the Royal Society of Medicine, and holds memberships in several other professional societies in dermatology and pathology.
Dr. Patterson has authored over 250 scientific papers, as well as two books and many book chapters. He is board-certified in Dermatology & Dermatopathology by the American Board of Dermatology. His research focuses on differential diagnosis in dermatopathology, with special interests in malignant melanoma, cutaneous T cell lymphoma, and other cutaneous malignancies, panniculitis, opportunistic infections, and immunofluorescence studies.
Dr. Patterson is the author of Practical Skin Pathology: A Diagnostic Approach, which is a volume in the Pattern Recognition Series.
James G. Marks, Jr., MD is professor and chair of Dermatology at Penn State University’s Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine. He received his MD from Temple University School of Medicine in 1971. After serving for three years as a general medical officer at the United States Air Force Hospital in Aviano, Italy, Dr. Marks completed a residency in Dermatology at Wilford Hall United States Air Force Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Dr. Marks is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology, Society for Investigative Dermatology, Association of Military Dermatologists, Dermatology Foundation, Pennsylvania Academy of Dermatology, Philadelphia Dermatology Society, North American Contact Dermatitis Group, American Contact Dermatitis Society (Vice-President and President), European Society of Contact Dermatitis, and Pennsylvania Medical Society. He has served as a consultant to the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, and to private industry. Dr. Marks is a panel leader for the Cosmetic Ingredient Review, which determines the safety of personal care products sold in the United States. He is also co-inventor of two patents.
He has published more than 180 articles, book chapters, and abstracts on various dermatologic topics and Dr. Marks is co-author of Lookingbill and Marks’ Principles of Dermatology, 6th Edition.
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