Dr. Yoho's Book
Table of Contents
1 - The Psychology of Cosmetic Surgery
- Motivations for Cosmetic Surgery
- Depression and Cosmetic Surgery
- Stresses and Emotional Factors During the Immediate Recovery
- Can Changing Your Body Change Your Life?
- Men and Cosmetic Surgery
- The Ambivalence Factor: Fear and Guilt
- The Seven Guilt Messages
2 - Choosing Your Cosmetic Surgeon
- Look at the Right Kind of Before-and-After Photos
- Speak with Other Patients
- The Scoop on Specialty Boards
- Shop Around
- How to React to Bad mouthing and Puffery
- Insurance Billing for Cosmetic Procedures is Fraud
- General Anesthetics and Facility Certification
- Price Does Not Relate to Quality
- Consider the Aesthetics of the Office
- A Check List to Use During Your Consultation
3 - The New Noninvasive Non-Surgical Cosmetic Therapies
- Lasers, Radiofrequency, and Light Machines
- Mesotherapy
- The Creams
- Fillers
- Botox
- Combination Facial Therapies
4 - Liposuction: The Truth about Fat
- Liposuction vs. "Tummy Tuck" or "Abdominoplasty"
- How to Prepare for Liposuction
- The Truth About Fat
- Your Expectations
- How It's Done
- Recovery
- Risks
- Results
- Patients' Stories
- The New Ultrasonic Liposuction and Vibration Cannulas - Improvements?
5 - Dr. Yoho's Philosophy of Facial Rejuvenation
6 - Facial Laser Peel
- How to Prepare for Intermediate to Deeper Facial Peels
- How It's Done
- Recovery
- Risks
- Results
- Patient Stories
7 - Eyelid Reconstruction
8 - Face Lifts
9 - Chin Implants, Cheek & Jaw Implants, & Nose Surgery
- Chin Implants
- Other Facial Implants: Cheek and Angle of the Jaw (Mandible)
- Nose Surgery
- Medical nose surgery: Turbinectomy and Septoplasty
- Recovery and Complications
- Patient Stories
10 - Breast Implants, Reduction and Repair
- Preparation
- Size and Style
- Incisions
- Implant site
- How It's Done
- Mastoplexy
- Breast Reduction
- Liposuction in Breast Reduction: the "No Scapel Breast Reduction"
- Recovery
- Risks
- Results
- Sample Patient Letter
- Patient Stories
11 - Hair Transplantation
- How It's Done
- Who are our Patients?
- On the Day of Your Procedure
- What About Scalp Surgery for Hair Loss?
- Recovery
- Risks
- Results
- Patient Stories
12 - Vein Therapy
13 - Anesthetics
14 - What's The Worst That Could Happen
15 - What Price Beauty? Cosmetic Surgery Costs
- Liposuction
- Breast Liposuction
- Facial Laser Peel
- Eyelid Reconstruction
- Face Lift
- Nose Improvement/Reconstruction
- Chin Augmentation/ Reduction
- Hair Transplant
- Breast Implants
- Veins
16 - The Brave New World of Anti-Aging Drugs and Diet
17 - The Cosmetic Surgery Junkie: Doctor, What Else Do I Need?
Appendix A: My Perspective: Liposuction and Your Genetics - By Judy Brandy-Yoho, R.N.
- Latin-American Descent
- African Descent
- Asian Ancestry
- Middle Eastern Ancestry
- European Ancestry
- Men
- Conclusion