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SmoothShapes Targets Cellulite
A new FDA cleared technology to improve the appearance
of cellulite will be launched during early 2008. Unlike other
cellulite devices, the SmoothShapes™ system (Elemé Medical
Inc., Merrimack, N.H.) uses a proprietary technology called
Photomology™ to treat the causes of cellulite by restoring the
adipose cells and improving the fibrotic fibrous septae.
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| Efficacy, Patient Satisfaction and Economics Generate Success for Accent XL |
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Efficacy, patient satisfaction and economics
are the key factors contributing to Accent
XL’s (Alma Lasers, Inc., Buffalo Grove, Ill.)
success. Since its launch in April, this dual
layer thermotherapy device has generated
widespread success in the marketplace.
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Candela Webinar Highlights the Business of Aesthetic Medicine
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The rapid growth of laser and light-based cosmetic medicine
is an economic opportunity that brings many challenges.
Foremost among them is harnessing the potential of
this growth trend.
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| Aesthetic Practices Can Benefit from Canfield’s Customized Imaging Solutions |
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Whether for medico legal reasons, or
simply as a way to enhance patient relations,
aesthetic practices benefit from
Canfield Imaging Systems’ (Fairfield, N.J.)
professional imaging solutions. “People
often don’t remember what they had for
breakfast, much less what they looked like
a day or two ago,” noted Dennis DaSilva,
manager of the technical sales group at
Canfield.
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EVOLENCE Filler Combines Advantages of Collagen and Hyaluronic Acid
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Physicians looking for a facial filler that
offers the persistence of a hyaluronic acid
based product, but with the placement flexibility
and superior side effects profile of a
collagen based product, need look no further
than EVOLENCE® and EVOLENCE®
Breeze™ from ColBar LifeScience Ltd.
(Herzliya, Israel).
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| Cynosure’s SmartLipo Offers Sophisticated Alternative to Liposuction |
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For removing localized fat, the SmartLipo device offers patients a
safer, more convenient alternative to traditional liposuction. This minimally
invasive 1064 nm Nd:YAG pulsed laser device is marketed
in the U.S. by Cynosure, Inc. (Westford, Mass.). The SmartLipo also
tightens skin and may help to improve the appearance of cellulite.
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Transdermal Delivery of Medications for Aesthetics
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Transdermal drug administration has obvious potential
advantages over oral, injection, or intravenous drug delivery.
Many aesthetic applications seek to deliver ingredient molecules
to a specific depth in tissue to rejuvenate photo-aged
skin, minimize or eliminate hyperpigmentation, smooth tissue
areas impacted by cellulite or mobilize localized fat deposits.
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Ellipse’s I2PL Technology
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Ellipse, Inc. (Atlanta, Ga.), a subsidiary
of Ellipse A/S (Hoersholm, Denmark), has
established a direct sales force in the U.S. to
more effectively market the company’s two
intense pulsed light (IPL) systems.
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Physicians Embrace RevLite for Anti-Aging Procedures
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RevLite’s (HOYA ConBio™, Fremont,
Calif.) Q-switched Nd:YAG laser offers
superior non-ablative resurfacing effects,
including the improvement of a patient’s
skin texture and pigmentation, decreased
redness, a reduction in fine lines and wrinkles
and collagen stimulation.
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| Home-Use Devices Offer Benefits to Both Patients and Physicians |
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By offering users privacy, convenience
and results, home-use devices are gaining
popularity. To help ensure that only
FDA cleared home-use devices are used
in treatment, and for proper uses and
indications, Lexington International (Boca
Raton, Fla.) feels that physicians should
personally recommend or prescribe these
products to their patients proactively,
rather than having the patient find a product
on his own.
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Med-Aesthetic Solutions Provides
Customized Consultative Services for Aesthetic Success |
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High patient expectations, the constant
development of new technologies and the
overall difficulties in the daily running of
a medical practice are a few of the many
challenges physicians and their staff
members face today when they decide to
expand their practices to include aesthetic
medicine.
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MedSpa Expansion Trend
Faces Economic Reality Check |
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Over the past few years, medspa and laser treatment franchises
have emerged in every city across America. Seduced by the
industry buzz and growth statistics, many physicians see medical spas
as a means to boost their income and eliminate the headaches of
daily practice.
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| Research Validates Omnilux |
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Dermatologist Glynis Ablon, M.D., of the
Ablon Skin Institute in Manhattan Beach,
Calif., has used the Omnilux for more than
two years. “I run it five to ten times each
day,” she said. “I use it most frequently for
redness and healing after treatment with
my erbium laser, ProFractional device
(Sciton, Inc., Palo Alto, Calif.) and my
intense pulsed light (IPL) device.
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Fraxel re:pair Laser Achieves Significant
Results with Little Downtime and Fewer Risks |
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In December 2007, the Fraxel re:pair™
laser system from Reliant Technologies
(Mountain View, Calif.) became the
industry’s only FDA cleared fractional
ablative technology to treat wrinkles,
rhytides, furrows, fine lines, textural irregularities,
pigmented lesions and vascular
dyschromia.
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Sciton’s Strata Offers Effective
Combination Tx for Facial Rejuvenation |
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Sciton, Inc. (Palo Alto, Calif.) has combined
three separate modules in their
Strata laser to target skin laxity, pigmentation
and wrinkling. When used in a single
session, the SkinTyte broadband light
(BBL) accessory; MicroLaserPeel (MLP),
for shallow-depth erbium laser resurfacing;
and the ProFractional scanned
erbium:YAG fractional laser offer a
potent combination treatment.
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THE Aesthetic Show
Adds Expert Practice Development Sessions |
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THE Aesthetic Show, now in its second year, is the first truly
multidisciplinary medical education meeting focused on the rapidly
expanding field of aesthetic medicine. This progressive
show offers attendees from all areas of the aesthetic medical
community a comprehensive educational experience along with
networking opportunities and exciting social events.
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TLC Cosmetic Finds Success
with a Unique Business Model |
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Doctors who started out practicing
internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology,
are now exploring and succeeding
in the beauty business. This trend in noncore
physicians entering aesthetic medicine
is expanding at an unprecedented
rate. TLC Cosmetic, based in Newport
Beach, Calif., had an unusual introduction
into aesthetics, which evolved out of
the non-core specialty of ophthalmology.
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