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Encyclopedia of Body Sculpting after Massive Weight Loss provides uniquely comprehensive coverage of a variety of state-of-the-art surgical body modification procedures for the patient who has overcome obesity. The text begins with an introduction to the particular physiologic and psychological implications of massive weight loss, including the effects on nutrition, anesthesia, pain control, and psychology, and a review of the current techniques utilized in bariatric surgery. The sections that follow feature concise descriptions and full-color illustrations that guide readers through each region of the body, from the face and neck, through the breasts, arms and mid-abdomen, to the back and thighs. Expert authors from around the world, many of whom are the innovators of the procedure they describe, offer multiple surgical options for each anatomic region in order to give readers the opportunity to choose the optimal approach for their specific patient. Key Features More than 450 full-color illustrations demonstrate preoperative appearances, operative techniques, and postoperative outcomes An accompanying DVD contains 17 narrated videos -- over one hour of footage -- of actual procedures as performed by the authors Detailed discussion of safety considerations, as well as how to recognize and treat surgical complications Practical tips on how to handle anesthesia concerns and pain control Valuable information on nutrition and the psychiatric management of eating disorders With obesity on the rise and the marked increase in bariatric procedures over the past decade, this highly relevant reference is essential reading for every practicing plastic and reconstructive surgeon, bariatric surgeon, and weight loss physician, as well as for all residents or fellows in the field. Table Of Contents Preface:  Berish Strauch and Charles K. Herman Foreword:   Ivo Pitanguy I The Bariatric Patient Chapter 1:   General Surgical Procedures to Achieve Weight Loss: Open and Laparoscopic  Diego Camacho, Pratibha Vemulapalli, Elyssa Feinberg,Karen E. Gibbs Chapter 2:  Origins and Psychiatric Management of Compulsive Eating Behaviors Mary Alice O’Dowd and Maria Fernanda Gomez Chapter 3:  Nutrition II General Considerations Chapter 4:  Anesthesia and Safety Considerations in the Perioperative Period Chapter 5:  Propofol/Ketamine Anesthesia  Chapter 6:  Factors Impacting Thromboembolism after Bariatric Body Contouring Surgery Chapter 7:  The Anatomy And Chronology Of Body Sculpting:  Areas Requiring Correction And Timing Of Procedures  Chapter 8:  Total Body Lift Surgery Chapter 9:  Postoperative Pain Management Following Body Contouring III Mid-Body Sculpting Chapter 10:  Circumferential Abdominoplasty  Chapter 11:   Lower Body Lift Combined With Liposuction and Gluteal Flap Surgery Chapter 12:  Combination Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair and Mid-Body Contouring  Chapter 13:  Circumferential Dermolipectomy of the Lower Trunk: “Lower Body Fit” Chapter 14:  Half-Way to a Body Lift Chapter 15:  Lipoabdominoplasty with Progressive Tension Sutures Chapter 16:  Complications and Management Following Mid-Body Sculpting IV Upper Extremity Chapter 17:  Brachioplasty with Interdigitation of the Posteromedial Scar Chapter 18:  Brachioplasty with an Inferior Scar Chapter 19:  Correction of Arm Ptosis with a Medial Bicipital Scar Chapter 20:  Superolateral Pedicle for Reconstruction of the Female Breast  Chapter 21:  Correction of Breast Contour Deformities Using Dermal Suspension and Total Parenchymal Reshaping  Chapter 22:  Inferior Pedicle Approach for Autologous Augmentation Using The Intercostal Artery Perforator (ICAP) Flap  Chapter 23:  Breast Surgery in the Male Patient VI Correction of Back and Flank Rolls Chapter 24:  Back Contouring  Chapter 25:  Approach to Excess Trunk Rolls with a Vertical Excision Chapter 26:  Upper Body Lift for the Correction of Back Rolls Chapter 27:  Bra-Line Back Lift VII Thigh Lift Chapter 28:  Spiral Thigh Lift Chapter 29:  Fascio-Fascial Suspension Technique for Medial Thigh Plasty Chapter 30:  Anterior Proximal Extended (APEX) Medial Thigh Lift  Chapter 31:  Medial Thigh Contouring: Cones and Cylinders Chapter 32:  Combination Circumferential Abdominoplasty with Medial Thigh Lift Chapter 33:  Indications and Analysis: Facial Rejuvenation  Charles K. Herman, John F. Diaz and Berish Strauch Chapter 34:  Weave Lift Facial Suspension Chapter 35:  Midfacelifting  Chapter 36:  Facial Rejuvenation: Open Technique Chapter 37:  Short Scar Rhytidectomy