‘Needle-less’ filler injection using flexible cannulas

The needle-less filler injection using flexible cannulas is the one of the most important change in the world of dermal fillers. The technique, introduced to wide audience less than 2 years ago, has spread throughout Europe and is spreading very rapidly through South America and Asia. Aesthetic physicians around the world have embraced this chance […]

Choosing the Right Wrinkle Filler

Science has allowed us to all age a bit more gracefully, thanks to the invention of a variety of wrinkle-reducing and wrinkle-filling treatments.  But choosing the appropriate wrinkle filler can be confusing, as patients and their providers must consider a number of factors, including treatment cost, effectiveness, and longevity.  In this article, we’ll provide an […]

The IAPAM’s Symposium with Botox Training Gives Physicians the Tools to add Aesthetic Medicine

The market for minimally invasive procedures continues to grow, and to capitalize on this growth, physicians must seek out the most comprehensive, hands-on, aesthetic medicine education.  The IAPAM’s 2-Day Aesthetic Medicine Symposium is the most focused training for physicians in Botox®, dermal fillers, laser skin resurfacing & laser hair removal, chemical peels, microdermabrasion and hCG […]

Botox helping breast cancer patients

A surgeon in Clark County is making headlines using Botox injections not for cosmetic purposes, but to ease muscle pain for cancer survivors after their breasts are removed. “They’d [medical professionals would ask] say, ‘On a scale of one to ten?’ I’d said, ‘I’m a zero.’ Then they’d say, ‘You’re kidding?’ and I’d say, ‘Nope, […]

Top Five Aesthetic Trends: DIY is Out and Physicians are In!

As published in SurgiStrategies, August 17, 2010 By Jeff Russell http://www.surgistrategies.com/articles/2010/08/top-five-aesthetic-trends-diy-is-out-and-physicia.aspx The International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine (IAPAM) has surveyed its membership, its medical advisory board, and has consulted with numerous experts in aesthetic medicine, to report on the top five aesthetic medicine treatments or trends physicians and patients are seeing in 2010. […]

botonics Comment on Trend of Over 50s Turning to Cosmetic Surgery

botonics, London-based cosmetic surgery specialists who employ some of the most experienced medical professionals in the field, comment on statistics which show that people over fifty years of age in the UK today are turning towards cosmetic treatments in a bid to look younger. A recent survey conducted by Saga, which spoke to 10,000 people […]

Dental Implants: Botox Can Optimize Cosmetic Appeal

Those seeking dental implants should also consider Botox, a leading cosmetic surgeon said at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry. Since a significant majority of dental implant patients are older with facial aging, rejuvenation techniques, such as Botox, may maximize the cosmetic outcomes of the procedure. Joseph Niamtu III, DMD, a […]

Cosmetic surgery rebound could be good economic sign

Bryn Collins paid nearly $10,000 for a facelift and eyelid surgery 10 years ago. Now, at age 65, she could have another, but opted instead for “facial fillers” — $1,500 injections that smooth eye wrinkles and mouth lines for 18 months. Though Collins’ psychology practice was still smarting from the recession, she found a way […]