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Dr Ataii discusses preparing your skin for the summer
IAPAM faculty member, Dr. Alexander P. Ataii, MD, Medical Director of Laser Clinique discusses preparing your skin for the summer on KGTV ABC News San Diego.
As Doctors Cater to Looks, Skin Patients Wait
Dr. Donald Richey, a dermatologist in Chico, Calif., has two office telephone numbers: calls to the number for patients seeking an appointment for skin conditions like acne and psoriasis often go straight to voice mail, but a full-time staff member fields calls on the dedicated line for cosmetic patients seeking beauty treatments like Botox. Dr. […]
PEAK Surgical Receives 510(k) Clearance to Market PEAK® Surgery System for Use in General Surgery
PALO ALTO, Calif. (July 24, 2008) – PEAK Surgical, Inc., a medical device company that has developed a new tissue dissection system based on a proprietary technology, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted the company 510(k) clearance to market its PEAK® Surgery System for use in general surgery. The PEAK […]
Want A Reason to Love Your Lower Belly Fat?
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – Fat removed from the lower abdomen and inner thigh through liposuction was found to be an excellent source of stem cells, with higher stem cell concentrations than other areas of the body, reports a Brazilian-based study in August’s Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of […]
Get rid of wrinkles
Not all of us choose to age gracefully. Instead, many women decide to get a little help along the way to stay looking younger. Botox, peels, lasers … it’s all so confusing. If you have been considering getting some sort of wrinkle treatment from dermatologist or plastic surgeon, here’s the lowdown on several common wrinkle […]
A new wrinkle for Botox
When Sue Sullivan goes in for Botox to help with her headaches, she sometimes indulges in a few strictly cosmetic treatments, too. Sullivan, 53, of Maple Grove, pays for headache treatments out of her family’s main budget and taps her bonus for the strictly wrinkle-zapping procedures — everything from Botox and dermal fillers to laser […]
Medical Spa Leaves Woman With Severe Tissue Damage
(CBS) Medical spas are popping up everywhere. The CBS 2 investigators have been uncovering problems and tonight, Pam Zekman reports on a chain with a controversial treatment performed at six locations. It’s called Pure Med Spa and it was recently hit with a lawsuit alleging fraud and negligence. The suit was filed by a patient […]
New Nevada regulations driving Botox costs out of patient reach
LAS VEGAS — A hepatitis C outbreak in southern Nevada has prompted the state’s governor to enact new regulations barring practitioners from administering medications from single-dose vials to multiple patients. Although investigators didn’t specifically target Botox (botulinum toxin A; Allergan, Irvine, Calif.), local cosmetic surgeons say that the rule has driven Botox costs out of […]
IAPAM Launches Aesthetic Medicine News Site
The International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine (IAPAM) AestheticMedicineNews.com website educates physicians, medical spa owners, media and the public on the latest aesthetic medical news and medical spa procedures. Las Vegas, Nevada (PRWEB) July 9, 2008 — With the current boom for minimally invasive anti-aging treatments, the first person many people go to is […]
Differentiating Yourself in a Competitive Marketplace
Look through your local newspaper and you will see many, if not several, ads promising a more beautiful body with liposuction, a more attractive face with Botox and wrinkle fillers, fuller breasts, less hair and it goes on and on. As if that’s not confusing enough, some are from core specialties in private practice but […]
