Epistemis

Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery — High Specialty Treaty

Surgery · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

Un estudio analítico integral sobre la anatomía quirúrgica avanzada, fisiopatología de la senescencia cutánea, reconstrucción tridimensional, biotecnología de implantes y protocolos críticos de seguridad clínica para cirujanos y especialistas del área dermo-estética.

What it covers

  1. Introduction and Surgical Ethics: Fundamentals of Contour and Harmony Surgery
  2. Physiology and Tissue Aging: Structural Decline of Facies and Soma
  3. · Molecular and cellular mechanisms
  4. · The theory of facial fat compartments and the laxity of the retaining ligaments
  5. Healing, Sutures and Biomaterials: Basic Science Applied to Surgical Closure
  6. · Molecular physiology of wound healing
  7. · Sutures and Biomaterials in Plastic Surgery
  8. Vascular Anatomy and Flaps: Angiosoma Theories and Surgical Perforators
  9. · The angiosome concept (Taylor)
  10. · Classification of cutaneous and musculocutaneous flaps
  11. Evaluation and Psychology of the Patient: Screening for Body Dysmorphic Disorder
  12. · The typology of the "unfit" patient (SIMON)
  13. Rhytidectomy and Anatomical Planes: From SMAS to Deep Plane Facelift
  14. · Evolution of facial rejuvenation techniques
  15. · Sutures and Traction Vectors
  16. Aesthetic and Functional Blepharoplasty: Approaches and Preservation of the Orbital Septum
  17. · Surgical anatomy of the eyelid
  18. Aesthetic and Functional Rhinoplasty: Open Structured Rhinoplasty vs. Preservation
  19. · Anatomy of the nasal vault and tip
  20. Otoplasty, Mentoplasty and Bichectomy: Structural Remodeling of the Facial Periphery
  21. · Aesthetic otoplasty: recreation of auricular folds
  22. · Structural mentoplasty: profile balance (perfiloplasty)
  23. · Bichectomy: resection of the oral fat compartment
  24. Facial Lipotransfer and Cervical Rejuvenation
  25. · Facial lipotransfer: microstructured fat grafting
  26. · Cervical rejuvenation: the platysma approach
  27. Liposuction, Liposculpture and Transfer: Tumescent and High Definition Technique
  28. · The tumescent infiltration formula (Klein Technique)
  29. · Advanced technologies: VASER, PAL and Laser-lipolysis
  30. Abdominoplasty and Wall Reconstruction: Dynamics of the Scarpa Fascia
  31. · Surgical anatomy of the anterior abdominal wall
  32. · Plication of the rectus abdominis muscle (Diastasis recti)
  33. Post-Bariatric Body Contour: Reconstructive Surgery for patients with massive weight loss
  34. · Tissue pathophysiology in the bariatric patient
  35. Structural Gluteal Remodeling: Gluteal Implants vs. Lipotransfer (BBL)
  36. · Two philosophies for gluteal augmentation
  37. Augmentation Mammoplasty and Implants: Pocket Planes and Dual Plane Dynamics
  38. · Anatomy of the mammary gland and placement planes
  39. · Tebbetts' Dual Plane Classification
  40. Mastopexy and Parenchymal Autoprosthesis: Suspension Techniques and Wise Pattern
  41. · Classification of breast ptosis (Regnault)
  42. · Autoprosthesis mastopexy with inferior pedicle
  43. Reduction Mammoplasty and Pedicles: Viability of the Areola-Nipple Complex
  44. · Principles of mammary pedicle carving
  45. Gynecomastia: Diagnosis, Classification and Surgical Approach
  46. · Etiology and histopathology of gynecomastia
  47. · Combined surgical technique
  48. Breast Complications: Capsular Contracture and BIA-ALCL Lymphoma
  49. · Pathophysiology of Capsular Contracture (Baker Scale)
  50. · BIA-ALCL: Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
  51. Botulinum Toxin and Muscle Dynamics: From Neurochemical Blockade to Precision Facial Rejuvenation
  52. · Mechanism of cellular action of Botulinum Toxin (BoNT-A)
  53. · Precision injection points and prevention of complications
  54. Filler Materials and Collagen Inducers: Rheology and Management of Vascular Complications
  55. · Rheology of hyaluronic acid (HA) fillers
  56. · Collagen inducers (Biostimulators)
  57. Energy Technologies: Lasers, Radiofrequency and Focused Ultrasound (HIFU)
  58. · The principle of selective photothermolysis (Anderson and Parrish)
  59. High-Depth Chemical Peels: The Phenol-Croton Peel
  60. · Depth classification of chemical peels
  61. Thromboembolism and Caprini Scale: Critical Safety Protocols in Contour Surgery
  62. · Pathophysiology of venous thromboembolic disease (VTE)
  63. · Perioperative prophylaxis protocols based on the Caprini Score
  64. Flap Necrosis and Vascular Compromise: Pathophysiology of Ischemia-Reperfusion
  65. · Pathophysiology of dermofatty flap failure
  66. · Management of incipient tissue ischemia
  67. Fat Embolism Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Management in the Intensive Care Unit
  68. · Pathophysiology of systemic embolization
  69. · Clinical diagnostic criteria (Gurd and Wilson Criteria)
  70. Perioperative Infections and Biofilms: Bacterial Resistance in the Surgical Environment
  71. · Pathophysiology of surgical infections and biofilms
  72. · Management of deep infections
  73. Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering: The Future of the Autologous Body Contour
  74. · Adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs)
  75. · Tissue engineering and three-dimensional cellular scaffolds (Scaffolds)

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Subject
Surgery
Category
Clinical Specialties
Type
Study Guide
Sections
75
Reviewed
2026-08-02
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