A simple coating system for achieving depth-controlled TCA peels is presented with correlation to intraoperative clinical signs. This method makes it easier to peel skin of all racial backgrounds, including nonfacial skin. This is especially useful for many patients previously excluded from having procedures that penetrate beneath the papillary dermis. Commonly encountered variables in chemical peels are presented which may affect outcome.

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This case illustrates that dual treatment with subcision and 1320-nm Nd:YAG nonablative laser resurfacing is a well-tolerated and highly effective regimen for the improvement of facial acne scars, compared to subcision alone.

Surgeons performing cosmetic surgery should reconsider their approach to the periorbital region and enhance their results through autologous fat transplantation.

Of the various processing techniques currently used during autologous fat transfer, sedimentation appears to yield a higher proportion of viable adipocytes than does washing or centrifuging.