What’s New Dermal fillers have been in use for several years. All non-permanent fillers have an impressive safety record allowing them to become a prime mode of rejuvenation. With several dozens of fillers available around the world, we have only 6-7 products approved by FDA. Sadly, even the largest filler manufacturers have only handful of […]
PART V Since more and more medical aesthetic offices open their doors, it becomes exceedingly difficult to choose the best one for your facial aesthetics. There are very few valid criteria one can rely on; on one hand we all hear about the disastrous results of non-qualified injections of fillers and Botox, DIY stories, products […]
The lack of artistic and aesthetic approach is overwhelming even among the “experts” as we have seen in the Part I. The results are often the substitutions of quality by quantity in the fashion that renders, at the best a caricature and, at the worst, a visual monstrosity. Take any celebrity with obvious reconstructive failure. […]
Mistakes in comprehension of artistic structure are easily made when an unaware practitioner judges his task within very narrow limits rather than taking into account the overall structure. The local situation may suggest one concept but the total context may demand another. In facial aesthetics the whole is almost always greater than the sum of […]
The LESS IS MORE philosophy is of particular importance in Aesthetic Medicine. It is not a concept, it is the sine qua non, a requirement of this specialty; it is a basic prerequisite without which it becomes an assembly line of non-aesthetic monstrosities. I can’t help but to feel sorry for those who unknowingly lost the […]
The time has come to look at Aesthetic Medicine from a different point of view. Let’s discuss the meaning of aesthetics, what has become of it, what it should be and what it could be. I begin with my views on facial aesthetics since this is the key element of the most common misconceptions. Later […]
Cryolipolysis is a non-invasive procedure that involves freezing the fat cells to trigger the process of lipolysis (the breakdown of fat) without damage to other tissue types . The device made by Zeltiq uses a plate-like non-invasive applicator that is placed directly on the treatment area and cooled to near-freezing temperatures resulting in the breakdown […]
In October 2009 issue of “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal I found the following article: Less pain during injections for wrinkle-fighting facial fillers. Less swelling afterwards. Less time in the office waiting for anesthesia to take effect. These are other benefits of a new injection technique that UT Southwestern Medical Center plastic surgeons are helping […]
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) defines cosmetics by their intended use, as “articles intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise applied to the human body…for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance” [FD&C Act, sec. 201(i)]. Among the products included in this definition are […]
Most wrinkle creams simply hydrate skin, plumping them out and making them look temporarily better. So don’t buy into the hype. There is one product that has a solid history and reputation for reversing fine lines, however, and that is Tretinoin (Retin A) Tretinoin creams or drops penetrate the skin and increase skin cell […]
