http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news The leading physician journal for aesthetics and wellness Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:36:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wrap Up Your Holiday Sales Now More attendees than ever before are flocking to the Spa & Resort and Medical Aesthetics Expo! They’re stocking up for the holiday rush and want to see your products and services. Who’s coming and why should you care? Here’s why… 70% of registered attendees recommend ... http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news/?p=835 Boston, MA October 29- 30, 2010 Historic Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers Become a World Class Internet Marketing Practice Glacial Multimedia, Aesthetics 360º and various elective procedure industry experts, bring to you MIMS, the only forum where medical practices can learn about combining Internet marketing techniques and business development strategies to create the ... http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news/?p=834 ATnT Special Report August 2010 Spa Market 2010 By Jacqueline Clark, Contributing Editor & Advisor ATnT Research Department The U.S. spa market continues to suffer from the economic downturn that became evident in 2008. Since then very many spas have closed — experts’ estimates of the numbers of closures ... http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news/?p=831 Celebrity Plastic Surgeon Frank Ryan Dies in Car Crash Dr. Frank Ryan, 50, a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon known for his Heidi Montag makeover and work on stars like Gene Simmons, Vince Neil, Adrianne Curry and Shauna Sand, was killed in a car accident yesterday afternoon. TMZ reports that Ryan’s jeep went ... http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news/?p=830 Jacob K. Javits Convention Center | New York, NY Discover the most advanced technology, up-to-date treatments and procedures from leading companies at the most progressive spa, medical aesthetic and wellness event of the year. Gain insights at industry relevant education sessions, manufacturer workshops and live demonstrations, and benefit from a ... http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news/?p=829 Boston, MA October 29- 30, 2010 Historic Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers Become a World Class Internet Marketing Practice Glacial Multimedia, Aesthetics 360º and various elective procedure industry experts, bring to you MIMS, the only forum where medical practices can learn about combining Internet marketing techniques and business development strategies to create the ... http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news/?p=828 Chew on This: Six Dental Myths Debunked BOSTON — Brushing, flossing, and twice-yearly dental check-ups are standard for oral health care, but there are more health benefits to taking care of your pearly whites than most of us know. In a review article, a faculty member at Tufts University School of ... http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news/?p=827 Evolution and Analysis of the Toothbrush By Kyle W. Sembera The following article on the evolution and analysis of the toothbrush was written by Kyle Sembera, a mechanical engineering senior at Lamar University, Beaumont, Tex., as a final assignment for an elective design class. Sembera’s toothy research project was inspired by course ... http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news/?p=826 RADIUS 2010 CAMPAIGN: GET A BETTER HANDLE ON IT! RADIUS unique designs and customized grips offer smarter, easier way to take care of teeth KUTZTOWN, Pa. – RADIUS has become the toothbrush maker of today. With customized grips, ergonomic handles, oval heads, and three times the amount of bristles than ... http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news/?p=825 Laser & Light Technology Industry News Sponsored by Arizona Regulation Update Arizona requires all training providers be registered with the state to provide training to comply with their requirements. The program shall provide a provisional certificate to the applicant verifying the successful completion of the didactic training. An aesthetician who has been using ... http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news/?p=824 Nashville Dermatology Group Takes Home Two Best-Of Awards Nashville, Tenn. – At the annual Tennessean newspaper Toast of Music City Awards Middle Tennessee dermatologist Dr. Michael H. Gold, and his team at Gold Skin Care Center received two of the most coveted awards in the health and service industries. Gold Skin ... http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news/?p=823 Franken, industry urge more incentives for medical device makers to develop products for rare diseases By Julian Pecquet Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) on Wednesday called on Congress to create extra incentives for medical device makers to tackle rare diseases. “I’m concerned that we still don’t have equivalent incentives for devices as ... http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news/?p=822 Nanotechnology R&D Grows in Beauty Industry According to Thomson Reuters Intellectual Property Analysis Global study shows growth in nanotechnology-based personal care products and brands Eagan, MN - Small particles are becoming a big business for the world’s personal care products manufacturers according to an analysis of world patent activity published today by ... http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news/?p=821 Aesthetic Trends & Technologies Summer 2010 Issue Press Corner Highlights: American Academy of Dermatology Summer Sessions Go ‘Deep’ into Specialty American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Launches “Project Beauty” Cynosure Key Marketing Approvals and Regulatory Clearances Emergo Group / FDA Medical Device Regulation Undergoes Review MELA Sciences FDA Panel to Review MelaFind PMA Application Samsung Outlines $20.6 Billion Investment Plan SBMI Zerona New Vice President of Clinical ... http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news/?p=820 Aesthetic Trends & Technologies Summer 2010 Issue Wellness Department Testosterone Replacement Therapies TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH HYPOGONADISM - PART II By M. Byers, B.S., S. Laddy, R.Ph., T. Mastanduono, R.Ph. As noted in Part I of this series, endocrine suppression, or hypogonadism, is well documented to arise from: opiate therapy for chronic pain, aging, diabetes, and obesity. ... http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news/?p=819 Aesthetic Trends & Technologies Summer 2010 Issue Wellness Department Acne Vulgaris A NUTRITIONAL PERSPECTIVE By Paula Simpson, B.A.Sc. (Nutrition), R.N.C.P. Diet has an important role to play in many skin disorders; and when it comes to nutritional advice, Dermatologists are frequently faced with the challenge of separating fact from myth. Acne is by far the most ... http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news/?p=818 Aesthetic Trends & Technologies Summer 2010 Issue Practice Management Department Skin Care Dispensing Solutions TIPS FOR CREATING A RETAIL VERTICAL TO ENHANCE YOUR SERVICES By Wendy Lewis, Contributing Editor & Advisor Successful cosmetic practices and medspas offer patients the education they need to keep their skin healthy and youthful, and provide preventive as well as corrective care. Think ... http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news/?p=817 Aesthetic Trends & Technologies Summer 2010 Issue Plastic Surgery Department Revolutionary Breast Reconstruction A MINIMALLY-INVASIVE ALTERNATIVE USING THE BRAVA EXTERNAL TISSUE EXPANDER By Roger K. Khouri, M.D., F.A.C.S. Breast cancer patients who have lost all or part of their breast(s) to cancer now have a revolutionary, minimally-invasive reconstructive alternative available to them. No longer are the choices limited to ... http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news/?p=816 Aesthetic Trends & Technologies Summer 2010 Issue Organics & Green Department Anti-Aging & Beauty IT IS ALL ABOUT PERSPECTIVE By Ron Tracy, Organic & Natural Enterprise Group Why are we doing this to ourselves? What benefit is there in striving for something we will never obtain? Why is it that the males of our species seem ... http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news/?p=815 Aesthetic Trends & Technologies Summer 2010 Organics & Green Department GREEN Sun Protection SAFE AND EFFICACIOUS SUN CARE PRODUCTS By Emily Stocker, Contributing Editor & Advisor We are all educated on the damaging effects of the sun on our skin - skin cancer, premature aging, sunspots, and wrinkles - and encourage patients to take heed and use sun ... http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news/?p=814 Aesthetic Trends & Technologies Summer 2010 Laser & Light Technology Department MicroFractional Anti-Aging Treatment COMBINING THE TECHNOLOGY OF THE PROFRACTIONAL WITH THE ABLATIVE MICROLASERPEEL, AN OVERALL ANTI-AGING TREATMENT HAS BEEN CREATED TO PROVIDE AN ANSWER TO A HOST OF SKIN CONDITIONS By Gregory Alan Wiener, M.D., F.A.C.S. Contributing Editor & Advisor The options for treating wrinkles have increased dramatically over the last 10 ... http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news/?p=813 Aesthetic Trends & Technologies Summer 2010 Issue jobFIT Department Psychological Recession ALIENATING EMPLOYEES AND HURTING AMERICAN BUSINESS By Jan Watson, J.P. Watson Group Advisor & Contributing Editor A psychological recession is not just an industry buzz word, but a real phenomenon that holds real consequences. The United Kingdom experienced a psychological recession from 1990-1994, a phenomenon at that time ... http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news/?p=812 Aesthetic Trends & Technologies Summer 2010 In Practice Department Featured Physicians Christopher Coad, M.D., F.A.C.S. Joseph Eviatar, M.D., F.A.C.S. UNDERSTANDING THE KEY COMPONENTS TO A THRIVING PRACTICE IS WHAT MAKES THESE TOP LEADERS IN THEIR FIELD GREAT EXAMPLES FOR ACHIEVING SUCCESS By Christine Lapointe, Contributing Editor & Advisor, & Laura Jackson, Aesthetics 360° We recently had the opportunity to reconnect with Joseph Eviatar, ... http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news/?p=811 Aesthetic Trends & Technologies Summer 2010 Dermatology Department CelluliteDX THE GENETIC TEST THAT EVALUATES A WOMAN’S RISK FOR DEVELOPING MODERATE TO SEVERE CELLULITE (GYNOID LIPODYSTROPHY) By Phillip Tam, Ph.D., Senior Genetic Scientist The CelluliteDX Genetic Test for Moderate to Severe Cellulite (gynoid lipodystrophy) recently introduced by DermaGenoma, Inc. (www.dermagenoma.com) allows physicians to evaluate women’s risk for developing Nurnberger-Muller grade ... http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news/?p=810 Aesthetic Trends & Technologies Summer 2010 Anti-Aging Department Vermillion Dollar Lips By Robert W. Gordon, D.D.S. Full luscious lips have always been sought after. Whether using liners to accentuate lip size or using more permanent methods of enhancement, a prominent pout is what women want. Over the past decade, the popularity surrounding lip augmentation has significantly grown. ... http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news/?p=809 Syneron Medical Ltd. and Candela Corporation Unveil Combined Product Portfolio to Physicians at this year’s AAD Annual Meeting YOKNEAM, ISRAEL and WAYLAND, MA — (MARKET WIRE) — Syneron Medical Ltd. (NASDAQ: ELOS), http://www.syneron.com, an innovator in the development, marketing and sales of elos™ combined-energy medical aesthetic devices, and Candela Corporation, www.candelalaser.com, ... http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news/?p=806 Cynosure’s Smartlipo Triplex(TM) Technology Shows Superior Skin Tightening and Fat Disruption in Laser-Assisted Lipolysis Research Presented at 2010 American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery Annual Conference WESTFORD, Mass. /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –Cynosure, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYNO) presented a new study that demonstrates the clinical benefits of using a 1440 nm wavelength in ... http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news/?p=805 Lumenis Showcased Latest Innovations at the 30th Annual American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery Meeting (ASLMS) in Phoenix, Arizona Lumenis provides first look at new era in Medical, Aesthetic Skin Treatments YOKNEAM, Israel, –Lumenis Ltd., a global leader in developing, manufacturing and distributing a broad range of high-end medical lasers and ... http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news/?p=804 2010 Skin Cancer Screening Program Partnership with ASDS and Neutrogena Choose Skin Health from Neutrogena has partnered with the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery to encourage the public to choose healthy sun safe behaviors. One American dies of melanoma almost every hour. With early detection, melanoma has an almost 100 ... http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news/?p=803 North Carolina Plastic Surgeon is New President of American Society for Plastic Surgery Aesthetic Society Elects Top Officers at 2010 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC New York, NY — North Carolina plastic surgeon Felmont F. Eaves III, MD, is the new President of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS). ... http://www.aesthetictrends.com/news/?p=802