Includes bibliographical references and index.

Anatomy and adipogenesis / Margarita Lolis ... [et al.] -- Physiology, pathophysiology, and aging / Alexander L. Berlin -- Benign and malignant neoplasms / Pritesh S. Karia ... [et al.] -- Liposuction / Jason Marquart and Naomi Lawrence -- Lasers and similar devices / Bruce E. Katz and Jason C. McBean -- Mesotherapy and injection lipolysis / Adam M. Rotunda -- Autologous fat transfer and other synthetic facial volumizers / Kimberly Butterwick -- Cellulite pathophysiology and treatment / Andrei I. Metelitsa and Jaggi Rao -- Future technologies, trends, and techniques / Jennifer Chwalek and Alexander L. Berlin -- Clinical management of the patient / Lori Brightman and Robert Anolik -- Nutrition, diet, and exercise / Ron Overberg -- Legal considerations / David J. Goldberg.

"Alterations in the amount of subcutaneous fat lead to significant changes in appearance, whether from excess (as seen in bodily obesity) or in loss of fat (as seen in facial lipodystrophy associated with the aging process). This book incorporates the current knowledge of the physiology of fat with the numerous treatment modalities available today; it will be an important review and reference source for any practitioner dealing with the cosmetic treatment of adipose tissue and cellulite"--Provided by publisher.