Total corporal contouring with megaliposuction (120 consecutive cases).

The purpose of this study is to present the authors' long-term experience with total corporal contouring with megaliposuction. The evolution of body reshaping in one operative setting including simultaneous head and neck contouring, upper and lower extremity recontouring, and creation of an aesthetic trunk and abdominal form is discussed. Patient evaluation, operative techniques, postoperative management, and long-term results are emphasized.

Percutaneous selective radio-frequency neuroablation in plastic surgery.

A new technique in aesthetic plastic surgery called Percutaneous Selective Radio-frequency Neuroablation (PSRN) is proposed. Radio-frequency energy is applied via the percutaneous route to interrupt selected terminal fibers of the facial nerve in order to modify the facial dynamics. An easy-to-construct electronic system is used to perform both three-dimensional perioperative location (by means of electrical stimulation) and percutaneous electrofulguration of the target nerve.

Brachioplasty.

Brachioplasty seems very simple, and the surgeon, thinking that the removal of excess skin and fat is easy, is likely to find himself in trouble after surgery because of carelessness in diagnosis and in patient selection, and lack of careful surgical planning. The best way to avoid trouble in brachioplasty is to be fully aware of surgical technique and potential errors.