Body Contouring Surgery describes the plethora of all procedures in Body Contouring. It descibes their advantages and disadvantages and provides an overview of possible complications and how to avoid and deal with them when they occur. The work explains when and why to choose one procedure instead of another or combine the treatment of different adjacent areas in one and/or different techniques to achieve more favourable results in contouring these areas. New combinations are presented on how to combine different non-invasive or minimally invasive and surgical body contouring procedures in just one surgical procedure for the benefit of the patient. The author presents an algorithm for online – interviewing patients in times of COVID to help assess which type of procedure can lead to the fewest side effects and best possible results, and which type of treatment to choose depending on BMI and extent of weight loss.These chapters will likely find an audience among plastic and bariatric surgeons.

About the Author

Dr. Evgeni Sharkov is a specialist in plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery and co-owner of the Private Aesthetic Clinic VDERM in Sofia, Bulgaria. After graduating from the Medical University in Sofia, Bulgaria, he wrote a PhD on Body Contouring in Obese Patients and Patients After Massive Weight Loss. Subsequently he was Head of the Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Department at “Alexandrovska” University Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria.

Contents

۱. Introduction۲. Non-invasive Radiofrequency and Myostimulation-Based Procedures۳. Non-invasive Ultrasound Based Procedures۴. Minimally Invasive Radiofrequency-Based Procedures: Morpheus8™, Morpheus8 Body™, BodyTite™, FaceTite™, AccuTite™۵. Minimally Invasive Ultrasound-Based Procedures: VASERlipo®: High-Definition Procedures۶. Vibrational Type of Liposuction۷. Abdominoplasties in Combination with Radiofrequency, Ultrasound Procedures, Vibrational Lipoaspiration and Myostimulation Procedures۸. Gluteoplasty in Combination with Radiofrequency and Ultrasound Procedures۹. Thigh Lift in Combination with Radiofrequency۱۰. Lower Body Lift Procedures in Combination with Minimally Invasive and Non-invasive Techniques۱۱. Mastopexy Techniques and Radiofrequency Procedures in Neighbouring Areas۱۲. Upper Body Lift Techniques in Combination with Minimally Invasive and Non-invasive Procedures۱۳. Brachioplasty and Minimally Invasive Radiofrequency Procedures۱۴. Lateral Tension Upper Body Lift Procedures: How to Combine with Minimal and Non-invasive Techniques to Alter the Results۱۵. Facelift Procedures in Combination with Minimally Invasive Techniques۱۶. Back Bra Lift with Minimally Invasive Procedures of Neighbouring Areas. Minimally Invasive Procedures of the Back as Isolated Treatment in the Area۱۷. Complications of Minimally Invasive Procedures۱۸. Algorithm in Times of COVID for Adequate Approach in the Preoperative Evaluation Before Body Contouring Surgery۱۹. Body Contouring Surgery: Summary

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