Ilya Petrou, M.D.

International report - Sclerotherapy and vein surgeries have been around for some time, with an ever-growing number of patients visiting their cosmetic physician to treat sometimes unsightly veins.

The majority of subjects achieved optimal correction with only one treatment (i.e., no touch-ups); therefore, the participants overwhelmingly preferred Juvederm to Zyplast.

New research in molecular markers has proven to be potentially very useful in the diagnostics of malignant melanoma in respect to tumor dissemination, therapy response and prognosis.

Noordwijk, Netherlands - Though malignant melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer, with a little more than 100,000 new cases diagnosed each year, this potentially deadly cancer can be curable if diagnosed early and limited to the skin.

Philadelphia - As the human body ages, its ability to muster a robust and effective immune response diminishes, a fact reflected in cutaneous immunity.

Noordwijk, Netherlands - Going back to the genesis of a disease and analyzing its roots can sometimes be very helpful and even pivotal in treating it effectively.

Paris - Lower-facelifting in anti-aging medicine is one of the most sought after procedures by patients.

In the long term, understanding and addressing the origin of this skin disease - down to its genetic mutation - will prove more beneficial to patients and physicians.

Laser is not magic. This should be made explicitly clear from the start to the prospective patient who enters a practice, seeking a quick fix to his or her cosmetic problem.