July 2008

Features

Cover Story

	The Aesthetic Artist
	by Rich Smith
	Marc S. Zimbler, MD, FACS, discusses the intersection of surgery and art


Cover photography Lee Meltzer

	THE FACE
	Facial Reconstruction Using Implants
	by Joseph P. Niamtu III, DMD
	Standard and computer-generated, customized implants can be useful adjuncts in some cases


	THE FACE
	Advances in Treating Hyperpigmentation
	by Jerome Potozkin, MD
	Physicians now have a wide range of options to treat the "mask of pregnancy"


	THE BODY
	Liposuction of the Neck
	by Michael A. Persky, MD, FACS
	Even older patients can achieve significant improvement of their neck with the newest technologies


	INPRACTICE
	Before You Sign the Dotted Line
	by Amy Di Leo
	Patient financing options are increasing, but how can physicians keep loan expense costs down?

SPECIAL SECTION

Body Contouring: The Major Players

by Shannon Triplett Leade and Dennis Rogers

Fat-dissolving and skin-tightening procedures are less invasive and more efficient than traditional liposuction

Departments

	EDITOR'S MESSAGE
	The (Deadly) Serious Side of Hymenoplasty
	by Jeffrey Frentzen


	INDEPTH
	Adding Volume to the Cheeks Prolongs a Youthful-Looking Face
	by Rima Bedevian


	PRODUCT NEWS
	The latest plastic surgery products and services


	THE LAST WORD
	What Are Your Patients Talking About?
	by Anthony S. Youn, MD
	The current crop of questions requires thoughtful responses

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