Aesthetics

The mechanisms that contribute to aging skin are gaining greater understanding throughout the medical field.

Several novel technologies are emerging for minimally invasive facelifting. According to one expert, the Aptos and now Cousin (elastic ligament knitting) threads lead the way in thread-lifting with a bidirectional cog system, ensuring longer-lasting cosmetic results.

Despite concerns about the U.S. economy, a March 2008 survey by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) showed that nearly one-fourth of the survey's 562 respondents were experiencing increased bookings for existing aesthetic patients versus fall 2007.

Using tumescent anesthesia for excising skin cancers and performing subsequent repairs produces less bleeding, scarring and pain, an expert says.

International report - Two of the world's first face transplant recipients are progressing at least as well as expected, their surgeons say.

Photochemical tissue binding using green light and a common diagnostic dye could provide a safe, effective and simple substitute for sutures in superficial skin closures and other applications, says an expert.

Pittsburgh - New "activated" moisturizers help the skin retain moisture, and they also repair abnormalities with the skin at baseline in atopic dermatitis patients, according to Douglas W. Kress, M.D., of Children's Dermatology Services at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.

National report - Human growth hormone (HGH) should not be used for anti-aging purposes, as the therapy has demonstrated little efficacy and carries the risk of potentially serious side effects, a recent literature review indicates.

These products work by adding light-diffusing ingredients to their formulas, and while they won't really eliminate unsightly spots, they can certainly minimize the appearance.

Is there anything nonsurgical I can do to improve wrinkles around the eyes, such as "crow's feet"?

Should you? Could anything bad happen? Do questions similar to these race through your mind when you're considering cosmetic injectables?

Everyone, from beauty editors to your best friends, seems to be talking about them.

Trenton, N.J. - New Jersey Gov. John Corzine has vetoed a bill to repeal a tax on cosmetic surgery. The bill had been passed nearly unanimously by the state legislature.

East Lansing, Mich. - Researchers at Michigan State University say results of a study showing how nanoparticles can help prevent wrinkling and buckling in polymer films could also be applied to skin wrinkles.

Hanover, N.H. - A community-wide sun safety intervention targeting middle-school-aged children was effective in changing sun-protection behaviors and reducing skin cancer risks, WebMD reports.

Approximately 94 percent of patients treated with the multiple pass/low fluence algorithm showed visible skin tightening at the time of treatment.

It was just 25 years ago that liposuction was first performed in the United States, but it has become one of the most commonly performed cosmetic procedures in the country.

It was just 25 years ago that liposuction was first performed in the United States, but it has become one of the most commonly performed cosmetic procedures in the country.

National report - While any doctor can learn to inject needles into the skin, the difficult part of performing facial procedures is assessing the aesthetics of a situation, Ellen C. Gendler, M.D., says.

National report - With everyone from ENTs to ER doctors now offering cosmetic procedures, experts worry that dermatologists who focus too heavily on this market will suffer when competition slashes prices.

In today's society, the lawsuit is seen as a way to "get rich quick" rather than as a method of creating justice.

Approximately 94 percent of patients treated with the multiple pass/low fluence algorithm showed visible skin tightening at the time of treatment.

Dr. Monheit also tapes the face to remind the patient to restrain from facial motion.

Q What is the mechanism of action of lip plumping cosmetics?

Because the condition is rare, there is no one standard medication that is administered.