1st Edition

Internet Guide to Cosmetic Surgery for Men

Edited By M. Sandra Wood Copyright 2006
    220 Pages
    by CRC Press

    220 Pages
    by CRC Press

    Save time and trouble as you search the Internet for safe and reliable information on cosmetic procedures

    In a culture where everyone wants to look younger, more and more men are going “under the knife” for surgical cosmetic procedures in an effort to turn back the clock—or at least slow it down a little. The Internet Guide to Cosmetic Surgery for Men is an essential handbook for any man concerned about aging and how his appearance might affect his standing in the workforce or in the social world. Comprehensive, well-organized, and very easy-to-use, this invaluable book helps you sort through the overwhelming amount of medical information that’s available online to find the reliable resources you need about general and specific surgeries, and the physicians who perform them.

    More than one million cosmetic procedures are performed in the United States each year on men who have found that looking younger can have benefits in the job market and elsewhere. And with so many surgeries, procedures, and over-the-counter therapies available, it’s easy to get lost in the sheer volume of health care information that’s being transmitted via the Internet. The Internet Guide to Cosmetic Surgery for Men saves you valuable time and effort navigating commercial, not-for-profit, and educational Web sites maintained by professional associations, the government, educational institutions, physicians advertising their own practices, companies selling their products, physician locator services, and much, much more. M. Sandra Wood, editor of the Internet Guide to Cosmetic Surgery for Women and Men’s Health on the Internet, guides you in your search for information you can trust about cosmetic procedures (nose reshaping, hair transplants, eyelid surgery, liposuction, and male breast reduction), minimally-invasive procedures (Botox injections, microdermabrasion, laser hair removals, and chemical peels), and physician qualifications. This unique book also covers Internet basics, including site evaluation and basic search methods.

    The Internet Guide to Cosmetic Surgery for Men will help you find reliable information about:

    • basic cosmetic plastic surgery facts
    • financial concerns
    • credentials and board certification
    • body contouring (liposuction, augmentation, lifts, and implants)
    • surgery of the face, head, and neck (cheek, chin, ear, lip, forehead, jaw, eye, and nose)
    • cosmetic procedures of the skin (cellulite, scars, wrinkles, tattoo removal, and more)
    • hair transplantation
    • cosmetic dentistry
    • international and multinational surgery associations
    • and much more
    The Internet Guide to Cosmetic Surgery for Men is essential for men who are considering having a cosmetic procedure done.

    • Abbreviations
    • Symbol Key
    • Introduction
    • Chapter 1. Cosmetic Plastic Surgery—The Facts
    • What Is Plastic Surgery?
    • Cosmetic Surgery Is a Hot Trend
    • What Are the Numbers?
    • How Much Does It Cost?
    • Why Read This Book?
    • Chapter 2. The Internet—A Brief Look at Where to Begin
    • The Internet
    • Internet Addresses
    • My Site Is Gone!
    • Evaluating Web Sites: The “Good” versus the “Bad”
    • Basic Internet Searching
    • Searching via Your Internet Browser
    • Searching via a Search Engine/Directory
    • Searching via a Megasite
    • Moving On to Specific Sites
    • Chapter 3. Checking Out Credentials
    • How to Find a Good Cosmetic Surgeon
    • Credentials/Board Certification
    • Locating/Selecting a Cosmetic Surgeon Online
    • Next: Basic Cosmetic Surgery Sites on the Internet
    • Chapter 4. Basic/Core Sites on Cosmetic Surgery
    • General Sites (.org) on Cosmetic Surgery Procedures
    • General Sites (.com) on Cosmetic Surgery Procedures
    • General Sites on Cosmetic Surgery for Men
    • Next: Internet Sites for Specific Cosmetic Surgery Procedures
    • Chapter 5. Body Contouring
    • Body Contouring—General
    • Abdominal Liposculpture (Liposuction)
    • Arm Lift (Brachioplasty)/Arm Liposuction/Upper Arm Lift
    • Buttock Augmentation/Implant
    • Buttock Lift/Liposculpture/Liposuction
    • Calf Augmentation/Implants
    • Liposuction
    • Lower Body Lift
    • Thigh Liposuction (Thighplasty)/Thigh Lift
    • Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty)
    • Chapter 6. Cosmetic Procedures Specific to Men
    • Gynecomastia-Male Breast Reduction
    • Pectoral (Male Chest) Augmentation/Implants
    • Penis Enlargement/Implants (Phalloplasty)
    • Chapter 7. Cosmetic Surgery of the Face, Head, and Neck
    • Face, Head, and Neck—General
    • Buccal Fat Pad Removal
    • Cheek Implants (Augmentation)
    • Chin Augmentation (Mentoplasty)
    • Ear Surgery (Otoplasty)
    • Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty)
    • Facelift (Rhytidectomy)
    • Facial Implants
    • Facial Liposuction
    • Forehead Lift (Brow Lift)
    • Jaw Augmentation
    • Lip Augmentation
    • Lip Reduction
    • Neck Lift/Neck Liposuction
    • Nose Surgery (Rhinoplasty)
    • Chapter 8. Cosmetic Surgery of the Skin
    • Skin—General
    • Botulinum Toxin (Botox) Injections
    • Cellulite Treatment
    • Chemical Peels
    • Collagen Injections
    • Dermabrasion
    • Injectable Fillers
    • Laser Hair Removal
    • Laser Skin Resurfacing
    • Laser Treatment of Spider Veins
    • Microdermabrasion
    • Micropigmentation (Permanent Makeup)
    • Scars/Scar Revision
    • Sclerotherapy
    • Skin Resurfacing
    • Tattoo Removal
    • Thermage
    • Wrinkle Treatment
    • Chapter 9. Hair Transplantation for Men
    • Hair Transplantation Sites
    • Chapter 10. Cosmetic Dentistry
    • Cosmetic Dentistry Sites
    • Chapter 11. Cosmetic Surgery and Ethnicity
    • Ethnic Cosmetic Surgery Sites
    • Chapter 12. International Cosmetic Surgery Associations
    • International/Multinational Associations
    • Cosmetic Surgery Associations by Country
    • Index
    • Reference Notes Included

    Biography

    M. Sandra Wood, MLS, MBA, AHIP, FMLA, Librarian Emeritus, University Libraries, The Pennsylvania State University at Hershey. She has more than three decades experience as a medical reference librarian, including the areas of general reference services, management of reference services, database and Internet searching, and user instruction