Aesthetic Procedure Addiction
Consumer Obsession with Cosmetic Enhancements Draws Psychiatric Attention |
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Enormous opportunities are created with the mainstreaming of cosmetic treatments, but
it also brings with it new challenges and potentially new dangers. As reality TV shows
featuring extreme makeovers increase in popularity, and our society’s obsession with celebrities
grows, more consumers are moving deeper into the vast portfolio of cosmetic enhancement
offerings.
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Pinoxide Stimulates Collagen Production
and Increases Localized Blood Flow
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AGI Dermatics (Freeport, N.Y.) has announced new clinical
research that indicates Pinoxide, a proprietary blend of
bicyclic monoterpene diols (BMTd), is an effective agent in
treating photodamaged skin by significantly increasing collagen
production and simultaneously decreasing production of
collagenases.
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| Quill SRS Increases Efficiency and Enhances Wound Closure |
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A group of leading aesthetic and reconstructive
plastic surgeons convened to share their knowledge
and experience with Quill™ Self-Retaining
System (SRS) (Angiotech, Reading, Penn.), an innovative
knot-less wound closure system that increases
efficiency and enhances wound closure.
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Methods Proliferate Due to Consumer Demand
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Recent advances in aesthetic medicine have broadened the overall cosmetic
procedures market considerably. Innovative body shaping technologies
are nowoffering patients non-invasive, less painful andmore affordable
alternatives to the more traditional, aggressive and invasive techniques.
While the results are not always as dramatic as liposuction, a safer procedure
with less downtime provides an appealing option for many consumers.
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| Candela’s FDA Cleared Serenity Reduces Pain in all Laser and IPL Treatments |
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Candela Corporation’s (Wayland, Mass.) Serenity device
has received pain reduction clearance for laser and intense
pulse light (IPL) treatments. This is the first device of its type
to obtain a pain reduction clearance.
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Canfield Focuses on Long-Term
Customer Relationships
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Whatever the challenge in customer support, Canfield
Imaging Systems (Fairfield, N.J.) is ready and able. Recently,
a traveling Canfield employee received a call on his cell
phone from a plastic surgeon who needed a replacement for
his computer tablet. The employee stopped at a FedEx store
and overnighted his own personal tablet to the doctor.
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Study Confirms Electroporation Advantage
500 Times More Effective vs. Iontophoresis |
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Expanding therapeutic opportunities presented by transdermal
delivery of drugs has a major benefit in the area of aesthetics.
Transdermal drug delivery has advantages over oral,
injection or intravenous administration due to its non-invasive
nature, convenience, lack of trauma and avoidance of first pass
degradation or absorption in the gastro-intestinal tract. Highly
localized treatment is possible with the benefit of absorption
into the dermal blood supply and the lymphatic system.
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MedLite C6 Laser
Effectively Removes Dark Vellus Hair
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HOYA ConBio’s (Fremont, Calif.)
MedLite C6 laser uses an electro-optic
(EO) Q-switch to produce nanosecond
pulse widths at peak energy and also
targets the hair follicle with a photoacoustic
effect.
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IMCAS ASIA
Highlights Tremendous Growth
Potential for Aesthetic Medicine |
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Over 1,200 participants from 45 different countries, including 80
major international speakers and 45 laboratories, gathered
at the Millennium Hilton in Bangkok,
Thailand, July 16-17, 2007, for the debut of
the International Master Course on Aging
Skin (IMCAS) Asia.
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Lumenis One Combines Three
Popular Technologies Within One System |
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Lumenis One from Lumenis Inc.
(Santa Clara, Calif.) features three
light-based platforms within one easy to
use system: intense pulsed light (IPL),
810 nm diode (LightSheer) and 1064
nm Nd:YAG laser..
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Polyhydroxy Acids from NeoStrata
Promote Optimal Barrier Function |
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Newer polyhydroxy acids (PHAs) contained
in home use skincare products
from The NeoStrata Company (Princeton,
N.J.) have been clinically proven to provide
the anti-aging benefits of traditional
alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs), while also
promoting optimal barrier function.
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Radiancy’s Home-Use Devices
A Revolution in Professional Light-Based Treatments |
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In the increasingly competitive field of aesthetic phototherapy,
finding the right tool to set a practice apart is becoming more and
more essential. “Home-use phototherapy devices that allow patients
to maintain and enhance the benefits gained through professional
treatments have begun to spark the interest of aesthetic practitioners
across the globe,” said Dolev Rafaeli, Ph.D., CEO and president of
Radiancy™, Inc.
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Sapphire 3 Photo Abrasion
Elevates Microdermabrasion to a New Level |
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Encompassing dry and wet abrasion,
lymphatic drainage and LED light
therapy, Sapphire 3 Photo Abrasion
from RAJA Medical (West Palm Beach,
Fla.) offers innovative technology that
can easily distinguish a cosmetic practice
as a leader over their competitors,
according to users.
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Sciton’s Contour TRL Emulates
Entire Spectrum of Ablative Modalities |
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Sciton, Inc.’s (Palo Alto, Calif.), new
Contour TRL (Tunable Resurfacing Laser)
is a significant improvement to the dualpulse
mode erbium laser, with the ability
to precisely adjust ablative depth and
thermal coagulation depth to emulate
any ablative laser on the market.
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LactiPeel Penetrates
Skin Without Irritation |
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SeSDERMA USA, Inc.’s (Atlanta, Ga.)
LactiPeel is an in-office chemical peel
formulated with 90% lactic acid and
stabilized with dimethylamino ethanol
(DMAE) for slow penetration into the
skin without producing any irritation.
“This is a unique peel,” said Jennifer
Sweitzer, a medical aesthetician at
Avanti Skin Center of Boulder, in
Colorado.
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RetiSeS Skincare Line
Combines Retinol and Vitamin C |
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SeSDERMA USA, Inc.’s (Atlanta,
Ga.) RetiSeS skincare line is a regenerative
complex of biopeptides that combines
a high concentration of retinol
(vitamin A original) with vitamin C in
its most stable form (ascorbyl glucoside).
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