Dental and Mouth Pain
Abstract This chapter describes several of the more common visits to urgent care centers related to mouth and jaw pain. Pain is often the most common presenting complaint, and the…
Red Eye, Eye Pain, and Vision Loss
Abstract This chapter reviews some of the most common causes of eye pain, eye redness, and vision loss, as well as a brief overview of the initiation evaluation and treatment….
Ear, Nose, and Throat
Abstract Ear, nose, and throat complaints are very common in the urgent care setting. Otitis media, otitis externa, sinusitis, rhinitis, pharyngitis, and tonsillitis are among the most common diseases seen…
Headache and Neurologic Complaints
Abstract Neurologic complaints are very common in the urgent care setting and can range from the benign to the life threatening. Diagnosis and treatment of these can lead to great…
Body Contouring Following Massive Weight Loss
The Clinical Problem ( Fig. 34.1 ) Truncal body-contouring surgery aimed at excising large quantities of redundant skin and subcutaneous tissue, especially after massive weight loss, with or without bariatric…
Inner Thigh Reduction: Reshaping Using a Two-Way Vector Technique
The Clinical Problem ( Fig. 39.1 ) The lower extremities, and especially the thighs, are one of the most typical surgery consultations in Argentina. Most patients with massive weight loss…
Gluteal Augmentation
The Clinical Problem ( Figs. 35.1 and 35.2 ) Gluteal augmentation surgery has grown by 42%/year in Brazil. Patients who look for gluteoplasty augmentation with implants are about 36 years…
Upper Arms: Rejuvenation of the arm
The Clinical Problem ( Fig. 36.1 ) Synopsis Performing procedures to rejuvenate the arm requires an understanding of the aesthetic arm deformity and its pathophysiology. Excisional techniques (e.g., brachioplasty), liposuction,…
Postbariatric Abdominoplasty
The Clinical Problem Contour deformities after post–bariatric surgery weight loss are varied and often complex. The Pittsburgh Rating Scale is a useful classification system that allows grading of 10 areas…
Inner Thigh Lift
The Clinical Problem ( Fig. 38.1 ) The medial thigh is a problematic zone for body contouring both in the aging patient, who has skin laxity and lipodystrophy, and in…
