Cosmetic Bootcamp Primer Comprehensive Aesthetic Management PDF

Preface

The Cosmetic Bootcamp Meetings began as a way for colleagues in dermatology, plastic surgery, ophthalmology, and otorhinolaryngology to teach each other in a collegial environment. Cosmetic Bootcamp meetings are designed to provide core physicians (those in the specialties listed above) a forum to exchange ideas, explore new technologies and techniques, and discuss ways to improve patient care. In short, the focus is on advancing the science and outcomes using a multidisciplinary approach.

We include each of the core aesthetic specialties at our meetings in addition to this book since we believe that one specialty does not hold all the answers. Moreover, the most interesting courses at each of our meetings are those that include physicians from different specialties to provide their perspective on a single patient issue or aesthetic technique. This book attempts to capture the flavor of these interactions

Each chapter has what the editors consider essential information as well as a few "pearls". The goal of this is to provide the framework to understand the topic being discussed as well as the most salient, practical aspects of the chapter. While the book cannot provide the interaction that we see in our meetings, it does have an instructional DVD that helps bridge this gap. Following each meeting, the audience gathers to interact and ask questions about each lecture. Unfortunately, this is not possible with a textbook but most of the authors are participants at many meetings throughout the year and the reader is encouraged to ask him or her questions. Future versions of this text will include internet-based interactions that will foster these discussions. For those interested in a more direct interaction, please visit www. cosmeticbootcamp.com to see dates for upcoming meetings.