ISSUE: Summer 2004
Cosmeceuticals & Anti-aging
2004 ATnT Choice Awards
IDENTIFYING AND PROMOTING BUSINESS EXCELLENCE
Welcome to the 2004 Editor’s Choice Awards for the Professional Skin Care Industry. Aesthetic Trends & Technologies has committed to serving this health care community with articles on cutting edge products and procedures which affect the industry today and in the future. With that in mind, ATnT wants to recognize the leaders in the profession who have consistently been in the forefront of this very vital professional market...
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Dermatology
Detoxification
NUTRITIONAL FACTORS AND THE DIRECT CORRELATION TO SKIN CARE
Dietary manipulation and nutritional supplementation have been shown to be of clinical importance in the prevention and treatment of various skin conditions, including skin cancer, wound healing, atopic dermatitis (eczema), seborrhea, psoriasis, and acne. In traditional medical channels, nutritional involvement for these conditions has been largely neglected over the years...
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Laser & Light Technology
Analytical Report
Apogee Elite CYNOSURE INC.
Cynosure, Inc. revealed the Apogee Elite at the Annual Meeting of American Academy of Dermatology in Washington, D.C., in March of this year. On June 10th I visited Cynosure at their headquarters in Chelmsford, MA, to examine the dual wavelength laser. The Elite is a high-powered variable pulse 1064nm Nd:YAG, and proven variable pulse 755nm Alexandrite in one single unit. This is, without question, the best designed marriage of two long pulse wavelengths in the emerging trend of multi-wavelength aesthetic lasers...
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Legal Case of the Month
Information Technology Buoys HIPAA Compliance
Complying with the rules emanating from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a top concern for medical groups including aesthetic physician practices. The good news? Information technology such as electronic medical records (EMRs) and physician practice management systems can ease the HIPAA worries. But simply plugging in one of these systems cannot guarantee complete compliance...
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Medical Spas
Today’s Food and Its Industry
A NATUROPATH’S VIEW ON HEALTHY LIVING
When looking at the human diet today, it is important to keep in mind that our grandparents never ate as we eat now, simply because food was different back then. Pesticides were not on crops until after World War II; consequently, everyone ate organic food. Likewise, poultry and livestock were not given antibiotics as they were not available until after World War II. Without "modernization," foods were not processed and tropical fruit stayed in the tropics. The average meal generally consisted of whatever was in season and grown locally. In contrast, the overwhelming majority of food found in supermarkets today is processed and therefore contains artificial flavorings, colors, and a long list of ingredients, which most consumers have no idea how to pronounce, let alone whether or not they might have an adverse effect on their health...
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Men’s Aesthetic Procedures
Male Product Industry
FORMULATED FOR HIM
After careful observation, men began to secretly use skincare products of their sisters, girlfriends, wives and even their mothers to address their growing concerns of aging. Eventually, women were shopping for products, not only for themselves, but for their male counterpart. Clearly there has been a significant shift in the male grooming market. The days of skin bracing aftershaves and petroleum-based hair care products have gone by the wayside...
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Plastic Surgery
Hair Transplantation in Women
THE NEW FRONTIER
Hair transplant surgeons often complain that they have penetrated only 3% of the market and that they should try to increase their market visibility instead. The budding hair transplanter may go straight into the practice of hair transplantation before he has even had the time to complete a residency program. Others pursued a tertiary specialty before realizing that all that was needed was a medical degree, a license to practice and the ability to harvest strips and make recipient sites..
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