Aesthetic Medicine / MediSpa News
FDA approves first HA-lidocaine filler for U.S. market
The recent FDA approval of Prevelle Silk (Mentor, Santa Barbara, Calif.) represents the first in what will likely be a wave of hyaluronic acid (HA) dermal fillers containing lidocaine coming to the U.S. market. The product was approved in March after a controlled clinical study indicated that patients experienced significantly less pain during injection with […]
Syneron LipoLite Minimally Invasive Laser-Assisted Lypolysis Receives FDA Clearance
New Device Introduces Revolutionary OptiPulse(TM) Technology to Ensure Unprecedented, Precise Control for Physicians 05/01/2008 — Syneron™ Medical Ltd. (NASDAQ: ELOS), an innovator in the development, marketing and sales of elos™ combined-energy medical aesthetic devices, today announced the introduction of LipoLite™, Syneron’s new device for laser-assisted lipolysis. The LipoLite device this week received U.S. Food and […]
Despite problems with the economy, the medical aesthetics field is booming
At the 10th annual International Master’s Course on Aging Skin in Paris in January, a dermatologist from Australia asked a panel of physicians how a recession would affect their practices. If people don’t have money, he said, they won’t be able to afford medical aesthetic treatments. Then what? The physicians looked at each other and […]
BioForm Medical Acquires ACI GFX Notox
BioForm Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFRM – News) announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of privately-held, Denver, CO based, Advanced Cosmetic Intervention, Inc. (ACI) and associated technology rights for $12 million cash, plus future royalties and a potential sales-related milestone. This acquisition provides BioForm Medical, a leading medical aesthetics company, with a […]
New Procedure Threat to Plastic Surgeons, Says a Chicago Physician
Evanston, IL (PRWEB) April 30, 2008 — Plastic surgeons condemn new non-surgical procedure lipodissolve, a safe inexpensive procedure is given a negative spin by plastic surgeons in fear of losing patients says Dr. Bark of the Lipodissolve clinic in Evanston, Illinois. The two national groups of plastic surgeons have launched their own campaign against a […]
Adding cosmetic procedures lifts internists sagging incomes
A few years ago, Bill J. Johnson, ACP Member, was spending most of his day treating patients for hypertension, diabetes and other chronic ailments. But while he enjoyed his work, his income had stagnated amid tightening insurance reimbursements. That’s when he began to think about adding aesthetic procedures to his menu of services. Dr. Johnson […]
Palomar to Unveil New Laser-Assisted Liposuction Platform
Palomar Medical Technologies Inc., announced today that it will unveil its latest innovation in aesthetic laser technology at the 28th annual conference of the American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery (ASLMS) in Kissimmee Florida, April 2-6. Palomar will display a new platform called the Aspire(TM) aesthetic laser platform and Stylus(TM) Sculpter laser-assisted liposuction handpiece […]
New Thermage for Cellulite Procedure Gets Your Bikini Ready in Just One Treatment
Houston (PRWEB) March 31, 2008 — No matter how many trips to the gym or diets a woman endures, stubborn cellulite seems to be a persistent problem. In fact, a recent study by Millennium Research Group showed that 90% of women struggle with some degree of cellulite. Thermage, Inc. has recently answered many a frustrated […]
Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Spending Increases 9 Percent to $12.4 Billion
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – Despite domestic concerns like inflation and a looming home lending crisis, average Americans continue to spend money on plastic surgery. According to the latest procedural statistics report from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), almost 12 million cosmetic plastic surgery procedures were performed in 2007 – a 7 percent increase […]
Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Procedures for Ethnic Patients Up 13 Percent in 2007
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – Almost a quarter (2,626,700) of cosmetic plastic surgery procedures were performed on ethnic patients in 2007, up 13 percent from last year, including Hispanics, African Americans and Asian Americans, according to statistics released today by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). Since 2006, cosmetic plastic surgery procedures increased in the […]
