title: Cosmetic treatments: an emerging field of interest for interventional radiologists.
abstract: The current trend in medical care in the 21st century is evolving into a minimally invasive specialty. The interest of Interventional Radiology (IR) in cosmetic is increasing particularly for outsetting patients, in the treatment of soft tissue vascular malformations, us-guided injections of Botox and varicous veins management. Advantages of cosmetic IR treatments are many: treatments takes less than an hour and provides immediate relief of symptoms; no scaring, because the procedure does not require a surgical incision; an immediate return to normal activity with little or no pain; and high success rate and low recurrence rate compared to surgery.
authors.affiliation: Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Insubria, Varese, Italy. gcarraf@tin.it
authors.forename: Gianpaolo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carrafiello
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Laganà
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fontana
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mangini
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mariani
authors.forename: Irene Chiara
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: De Bernardi
authors.forename: Gianlorenzo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dionigi
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rovera
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Piffaretti
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Valdatta
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fugazzola
mesh_terms: D003357:Cosmetic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000601:surgery*