Yates Yen-Yu Chao MD is a dermatologist, an artist, a well-known expert in aesthetic medicine, and an active international lecturer. He has been in private practice in Taipei for two decades, dedicated to refining techniques and aesthetics of injectable treatments and training doctors from around the world.
There have been many different brands of dermal fillers approved for use for soft tissue augmentation in the US market alone, comprising four different types of temporary fillers and one permanent type, with several other brands and types also available elsewhere in the world. Against such a potentially bewildering variety and range of choices, this new text offers a scientific and an anatomic rationale for why a particular filler should be selected as optimal for each individual location and indication and how it should best be used in treatments. International experts share their clinical knowledge and expertise to guide all levels of aesthetic practitioners toward the best results for each individual patient.