This issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery, guest edited by Drs. Alan Matarasso and James E. Zins, is devoted to Abdominoplasty. Topics in this issue include: Lipoabdominoplasty, Progressive Tension Sutures, Abdominoplasty with Combined Surgery, Non-invasive Abdominal Surgery, Abdominoplasty in the Massive Weight Loss Patient, Lower Body Lift, Abdominal Etching, Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) Prophylaxis, High Definition Liposuction, and Body Q.

This issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery, Guest Edited by Jeffrey Gusenoff, is devoted to Plastic Surgery After Weight Loss. Articles in this outstanding issue include: The Obesity Epidemic and Bariatric Trends; Patient Evaluation and Surgical Staging; Patient Reported Outcome Measures: Body-Q;Safety in Body Contouring to Avoid Complications; Pain Management in Body Contouring; Abdominal Contouring and Combining Procedures; Fleur-de-lis Abdominoplasty and neo umbilicius; Lower Body Lifting and the Rule of 16; Breast Reshaping after Massive Weight Loss; Bra-line Upper Body Lifting; Arm Contouring; Thigh Contouring; Face and Neck Lifting after Weight Loss; and Common Complications and Management after Body Contouring.

Are you among the tens of thousands of people who have lost a dramatic amount of weight? If so, congratulations! You did it! Those years of struggling and failed diets are behind you. Perhaps you did it through weight loss surgery. Or, perhaps it was through diet and exercise. Either way, you have created a new body and a new life for yourself. But, now that the weight is gone, are you left with extra skin? If so, it likely causes you embarrassment and perhaps hygiene problems as well. Fortunately, body contouring surgery can help restore a more natural look to your body. The authors of this book, respected plastic surgeons, have performed hundreds of body contouring procedures on weight loss patients, and they understand your concerns as you explore having reconstructive surgery. Among the questions they answer are: &• How soon after surgery can I have excess skin be removed? &• Which surgery should I have first? &• How many surgeries can I have at one time? &• Should I have a tummy tuck or a body lift? &• Will I have much pain after contouring surgery? &• Can my breasts be restored to normal? &• Where will scars from the surgery be visible? &• When can I return to work and resume physical activity? &• What about fees? Will insurance pay? The book contains 136 color illustrations and photos, including dozens of "before & after" photos of surgery patients, as well as an appendix, resource section, glossary, and index.

This issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery offers the surgeon information on the most recent approaches to body contouring, primarily focused on this procedure performed after massive weight loss. Gastric bypass surgery practically foretells abdominoplasty, with ~75% of patients undergoing plastic surgery following gastric bypass. A total of almost one-half million body contouring procedures are performed annually by plastic surgeons according to ASPS statistics. Topics in this issue include: Assessing outcomes in body contouring; Preoperative evaluation of the body contouring patient; What happens to the skin after weight loss; Effect of further weight loss following body contouring; Effect of weight gain following body contouring; Anesthesia considerations; Procedures for Brachioplasty; Bra line back lift; Breast contouring; Abdomen contouring; the Fleur Di Lis Abdominoplasty; Extended abdominoplasty; Medial thigh lift; Buttock contouring; Truncal contouring; Lower body lift; and Prevention and management of complications.

In this issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery, guest editors Drs. Dennis J. Hurwitz, Armando A. Davila, and Dani Kruchevsky bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Body Contouring. Top experts cover key topics such as preparing patients for body contouring surgery and surveillance for DVT; UAL liposuction and lipografting; refining lipoabdominoplasty with high-definition liposuction; management of the musculoaperonosis in abdominoplasty; interplay of oblique flankplasty with vertical medial thighplasty; and more. - Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including planning and performing total body contouring after massive weight loss; lipoplasty in the overweight patient; the role of non-invasive and minimally invasive techniques in open surgical interventions for the purpose of body contouring; emerging approaches to breast reshaping in the massive weight loss patient; secondary body contouring surgery; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on body contouring, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

This issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery, guest edited by Drs. James E. Zins and Ali Charafeddine, is devoted to Facelift. Topics in this issue include: Applied Anatomy of the Face; SMAS Plication and Fat Compartment; Smasectomy; Extended SMAS; Minimal Access Cranial Suspension (MACS) lift; High SMAS; Facelift in Patients with Massive Weight Loss; Necklift; Neck Platysma Flaps; Facial Filler Anatomy; Threadlift; Combination Facelift /Lasers; Deep Plane Facelift; and Patient Reported Outcomes on Facelift surgery (FACE Q).

This issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery, guest edited by Drs. Robert F. Centeno and Constantino G. Mendieta, is devoted to Gluteal Augmentation. Articles in this outstanding issue include: Gluteal Aesthetic Evaluation and Classification; Clinical Anatomy in Aesthetic Gluteal Augmentation; Complications in Aesthetic Gluteal Augmentation; Practice-Based Patient Management Strategies in Gluteal Augmentation; Sub-fascial Gluteal Implant Augmentation; Sub-muscular Gluteal Augmentation; Intramuscular Gluteal Augmentation with Implants; Intramuscular Gluteal Augmentation: The XYZ Method; Gluteal Augmentation and Contouring with Autologous Fat Transfer; Autologous Flap Augmentation: Island Technique; Autologous Flap Augmentation: Moustache Technique; Autologous Flap Gluteal Augmentation: Split Gluteal Flap Technique; Autologous Flap Gluteal Augmentation: Purse-String Technique; Excisional Buttock Lifting and Revisional Procedures.