Botulinum Toxin in Aesthetic Medicine: Injection Protocols and Complication Management

Description:

Botulinum Toxin in Aesthetic Medicine: Injection Protocols and Complication Management This practical book is a quick review of the necessary details for safe and effective deployment of botulinum toxins in day-to-day practice, covering basic background information about the products, patient consultation, and treatment preparation, with more emphasis on injection patterns, relevant anatomy, and avoiding and treating complications. Offers a succinct but practical synopsis of treatment Presents a user's guide to the world's most popular aesthetic treatment Showcases the experience and viewpoint of a busy, dedicated aesthetic practice

Table of Contents:

01 General Background

Introduction

1. 1 History of Botulinum Toxin

1. 2 Mechanism of Action

1. 3 Training and Continuing Medical Education

1. 4 Manufacturers

1. 5 Diffusion and Spread of Botulinum Toxin Products

1. 6 Reconstitution of Botulinum Toxin Products

1. 7 Contra Indications

1. 8 Patient Consultation and Documentation

1. 9 Patient Information

1. 10 Complications and Side Effects

1. 11 Pre and Post Procedure

1. 12 General Injection Techniques

02 Upper Third Of the Face

Introduction

2. 1 Horizontal Forehead Lines

2. 2 Personal Tweaks

2. 3 GRID21 and Grid ONE21 Methods

2. 4 Glabella

2. 5 Periorbital Wrinkles

2. 6 Brow Lift

2. 7 Tension Headache and Migraine

2. 8 Lower Eyelid Wrinkles and Widening of the Eyes

03 Middle Third of the Face

Introduction

3. 1 Bunny Lines

3. 2 Nasolabial Fold and Gummy Smile

3. 3 Perioral Radial Wrinkles

3. 4 Nose Tip Depression

04 Lower Third of the Face

Introduction

4. 1 Oral Commissures

4. 2 Mental Crease and Mentalis Dimples

4. 3 Masseter Hypertrophy

4. 4 Jawline Lift

05 Non-Facial Indications

Introduction

5. 1 Vertical Muscle Bands in the Neck and Horizontal Neck Lines

5. 2 Primary Focal Hyperhidrosis

5. 3 Palmar and Plantar Hyperhidrosis

5. 4 Calf Shaping with Botulinum Toxin

06 Skin Quality Improvement with Botulinum Toxin

Introduction

6. 1 Botulinum Toxin for the Treatment of Abnormal Scarring

6. 2 Reduction of Pore Size and Sebum Production

6. 3 Microtoxin Injections for Facial Lifting

6. 4 Androgenetic Alopecia Reduction

6. 5 Reduction of Flushing, Facial Erythema and Rosacea

References

About the Author

Index