Reviews

Uwe Wollina
The best of both worlds: Hybrid fillers in aesthetic medicine

Introduction Fillers play a prominent role in clinical practice in the correction of signs of ageing of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Among the temporary fillers, those based on hyaluronic […]

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Uwe Wollina
A narrative review on contouring the chin and lower jawline with filler injections

Introduction The lower third of the face cannot be ignored as part of the facial ageing process. The following factors play a decisive role:   Sagging of the skin and […]

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Friedrich Anderhuber, Ulrike Pilsl
Soft tissues of the face – Part 3: the fat

The fatty tissue of the face is divided into a superficial and a deep layer by the SMAS, with the superficial fat accounting for about 56% and the deep fat […]

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Ricardo Ruiz Rodríguez
Ten mistakes to avoid when injecting botulinum toxin*

*Please cite this article as: Ruiz-Rodriguez R, Martin-Gorgojo A. Diez errores a evitar en la inyección de toxina botulínica. Actas Dermosifiliogr. 2015;106:458–464.   Introduction According to the American Society of […]

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Volker Schrader
Thoughts on strategic communication with patients and employees

Distance and closeness: Two suggestions for dealing with inner imbalance First suggestion: It may sound absurd, because it concerns the topic of distance and closeness: The aim (I think we […]

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Anca Chiriac, Uwe Wollina
Self-inflicted dermatoses – a review

Introduction Skin and neural tissue are both of ectodermal origin. Skin and brain influence in prenatal development in a bidirectional pattern. In post-natal life, environmental factors modify the skin-brain axis […]

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Friedrich Anderhuber, Ulrike Pilsl
Soft tissues of the face – Part 2: the connective tissue

The connective tissue in the facial area is present in the form of fascia (fascia parotideomasseterica, fascia temporalis), as SMAS (superficial musculo-aponeurotic system), in the form of retaining ligaments (retinacula […]

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Luiz Eduardo Toledo Avelar
Treatment recommendation for poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA-SCA) outside the face – an expert opinion

1. introduction and background Aesthetic minimally invasive procedures are becoming increasingly popular and are now mainstream. According to the annually published Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Statistics, injections increased by 44% in […]

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Friedrich Anderhuber, Ulrike Pilsl
Soft tissues of the face – part 1: The musculature

The head and face are anatomically divided into several regions (Fig. 3). On the head, a distinction is made between several capitis regions: the frontal region, the temporal region, the […]

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Uwe Wollina
The Metaverse and its possible implications for esthetic dermatology

Introduction The term “metaverse” was invented by Neal Stephenson and first appeared in the science fiction novel “Snow Crash” in 1992 [1]. The metaverse can be described as a parallel […]

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