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How I Do It - Anti-ageing focus: Effectively treating vascular and pigmented lesions with no associated downtime
More patients are demanding treatments that require little to no downtime and that have very little noticeable side-effects. It is understandable why patient seek this from a non-surgical aesthetic treatment; however, it can be particularly challenging when looking to treat...Soft tissue augmentation – a review
The author explains how treating the face as a 3D structure is key to a good result with invasive or non-invasive procedures. History Rejuvenation of the face and trying to reverse the effects of ageing dates back centuries. Facial volume...Medical Aesthetic Injectable Summit (MAIS)
The Medical Aesthetic Injectable Summit (MAIS)From Thinkin by Dr. Benjamin Ascher Welcome to the inaugural Injectable Summit 2024 (MAIS 2024), a gathering that’s never happened in our profession before! This summit is dedicated to all leaders in the medical aesthetic...SIME 2025 (Italian Society of Aesthetic Medicine)
After the successful outcome of the previous edition of their congress at the new venue La Nuvola, this year will be even more special as it will coincide with SIME’s 50th anniversary. This is an opportunity to celebrate the society’s...Merz Aesthetics Events launches a new clinical webinar series: Optimising Outcomes with Injectable Fillers
In this exclusive series of live webinars hosted by Merz Aesthetics, the Merz Faculty members...The arguments for polyurethane covered breast implants in cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery
The surgeon’s viewpoint Medical grade silicone has been used for breast augmentation since the 1960s and is the preferred base material to use as the filler in breast implants. Cohesive gel silicone implants are now exclusively available in the UK....Extracutaneous Merkel cell carcinoma or metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma with an occult primary?
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and aggressive malignancy arising from dermal neuroendocrine cells, first described by Toker in 1972 [1]. It is predominately seen in the head and neck region of older, white males and risk factors include...The Need for Informed Opinions
It is important not to take sides too soon in any debate and let the various parties present their arguments. In this context, I mean ‘argument’ as a structured rational to support a specific position. With regard to aesthetic medicine...SkinViva’s Aesthetics Training Academy is 10-years old!
SkinViva Training Academy has reached a real milestone, as it’s now 10 years since they started out with their first injectable treatments training course.Breast augmentation from a patient perspective
When I was 17 and saw Pamela Anderson on Baywatch I knew I wanted to have breast implants. A plastic surgeon had an office nearby so I went to find out more. The woman who spoke with me was lovely,...Aesthetics update June 2015
Aesthetics continues to be a dynamic field and as the Aesthetics Sub-editor I have had the privilege of being involved in many aspects of the specialty. Mid May saw the Annual Face Eyes Nose Conference in Coventry – both the...
