Liposuction While You Are Awake
Dr. Victoria Falcone, Medical Director of Physician Body Solutions introduces the Philadelphia Tri-State Region to a revolutionary new type of cosmetic liposuction that can be performed while the patient is awake — Custom Acoustic Liposuction (CAL). Dr. Victoria Falcone, Medical Director of Physician Body Solutions (www.PhysicianBodySolutions.com) introduces the Philadelphia Region to a revolutionary new type […]
IAPAM Announces Top 5 Aesthetic Trends for 2010: DIY is Out, Physicians are In
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 develop a forecast for the top 5 aesthetic medicine treatments or trends physicians and patients can expect to see in 2010. Aesthetic procedures from Botox to ultrasound fat […]
Baby Quasar Review: Anti-Aging Series
Photo rejuvenation has made headlines in the anti-aging industry for its role in reversing and reducing the signs of aging. Quasar Light Therapy is a leader in spa grade professional light therapy products and in 2007 redefined skincare by creating a product that allows us bring the “spa home”. The Baby Quasar is designed with […]
Merz to Acquire BioForm Medical
Merz Pharma Group (“Merz”), a privately-held company based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and BioForm Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq:BFRM) today announced that the Board of Directors of BioForm Medical and the Merz Shareholders Council have unanimously approved a definitive agreement under which Merz will acquire all of the outstanding shares of BioForm Medical for US$5.45 per […]
Five Golden Rules to Creating Youthful, Natural Looking Lips
January 18, 2010 – PRWeb – Fuller lips can make a woman look not just sexier but younger, according to new findings. The key to a perfect pout is to enhance five little known characteristics of the lip in a natural and subtle way. The Sloane Clinic identifies five golden rules to creating youthful, natural looking […]
FDA-Approved Device to Help Surgeons’ Efficiency, Cytori Says
San Diego-based regenerative medicine company Cytori Therapeutics Inc. said Jan. 8 that it received U.S. regulatory clearance to market its PureGraft system, a bedside device capable of removing, purifying and re-injecting a patient’s fat tissue in about 15 minutes. Shares of Cytori, which have traded between $1.42 and $7.78 in the past 52 weeks, closed […]
Sunscreens and Indoor Tanning Update
In the latest issue Skin and Aging, in the 2009 Year in Review, by Elizabeth Kaufman McNamara, MD: Best-Rated Sunscreens 2009 Consumer Reports studied the protection of sunscreens against ultraviolet A and B radiation as well as how long sunscreens remained on volunteers who were immersed in water for 40 minutes or longer. Consumer Reports noted that […]
Reduce wrinkles and enhance skin during sleep
By Heide Aungst, November 30, 2009 in Modern Medicine (www.modernmedicine.com) Copper-oxide pillowcases can reduce wrinkles, promote younger-looking skin. Copper-oxide fibers used in pillowcases might just revolutionize the old adage “Get your beauty sleep.” A new study says that just sleeping on the pillowcases may reduce wrinkles and improve skin appearance. Cupron, the company that makes […]
“I’m going to the doctor – for my facial”
Communications manager Cecilia Tan, 33, used to visit beauty salons for facials. But since last year, Ms Tan began visiting Neuglow, an aesthetic clinic run by Healthway Medical Group, for chemical facial peels to improve her complexion. Never mind that the peels cost $600 per session – at least six times what salons charge. She […]
Follow the IAPAM’s Jeff Russell on his hCG Weight Loss Diet
The Executive Director of the IAPAM (http://www.iapam.com) announced he will be undertaking a new year’s resolution to lose weight. Jeff Russell invites all physicians and patients interested in observing the results of his medically supervised hCG program and diet, to follow his journey on his blog at http://www.aestheticmedicinenews.com/follow-jeffs-hcg-weight-loss.htm. Whether its Alli or Atkins, more and […]