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Aesthetic Filler Injection Pearls
Published in Yates Yen-Yu Chao, Sebastian Cotofana, Anand V Chytra, Nicholas Moellhoff, Zeenit Sheikh, Adapting Dermal Fillers in Clinical Practice, 2022
Yates Yen-Yu Chao, Sebastian Cotofana, Nicholas Moellhoff
Aesthetic medicine is a little different from traditional medicine where what is considered a problem depends on what is understood as standard; however, the standard of beauty can vary from doctor to doctor and from doctor to patient. Usually, the conditions are not critical; the standards vary and the selection of injectables is more or less a matter of commercial consumer behavior. That is why communication between the health-care provider and the patient is extremely important (Figure 5.1). Patients usually have preset ideas of what they need. Those ideas may be formed under multiple influences of the media, peers, celebrities, and all kinds of marketing gimmicks. Though they might not be correct, commercial consumer behavior usually considers the one who pays as having the right to decide.
The Oncological Patient and Aesthetic Medicine: The Bonded Approach
Published in Paloma Tejero, Hernán Pinto, Aesthetic Treatments for the Oncology Patient, 2020
Aesthetic Medicine is a new field of medicine, in which different specialists share the objective of building and reconstructing the physical balance of the individual. Treatment of physical aesthetic alterations and unsightly sequelae of diseases or injuries, coupled with the prevention of aging, are perhaps two of the most emblematic areas of aesthetic medicine intervention [1].
Introduction to Structural Volumetric Rejuvenation
Published in Neil S. Sadick, Illustrated Manual of Injectable Fillers, 2020
Non-invasive and minimally invasive procedures have rapidly changed the face of aesthetic medicine. Cannulas, needles, and syringes have replaced the scalpel, and lunchtime treatments have eradicated the need to take time off work for recovery. There is always momentum in the field, and clinicians are constantly testing and developing new strategies to offer to their aesthetic patients. Because men and women from every culture, age group, and ethnicity seek aesthetic treatments, intimate knowledge of anatomical differences between genders and across cultures, together with the ability to adapt to and adopt the ever-changing armamentarium of clinical tools is an absolute necessity.
A split-face randomized controlled trial of treatment with broadband light for enlarged facial pores
Published in Journal of Dermatological Treatment, 2021
Wenxin Yu, Yue Han, Xianglei Wu, Ying Shang, Hnaru Ying, Gang Ma, Ying Liu, Xiaoxi Lin
The study was conducted in the Department of Laser and Aesthetic Medicine, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, over a 6-month period (December 2017 to May 2018). Healthy adult patients with enlarged facial pores participated in this study. The condition (enlarged facial pores) was confirmed after a careful review of patient history. Patients undergoing any skin rejuvenation treatment in the past 6 months, with infection over the treatment areas or a history of keloid formation, or who were pregnant were excluded. Split-face areas were chosen on each patient; one side of the face was treated with BBL and the other side was untreated as a control. The selection of which unilateral facial side was to be treated and which was to be left untreated as a control was determined at random. Random sequence software produced a randomized number sequence, 1 -xx, which was assigned to each patient. Patients given odd numbers were treated with BBL on the left side of the face while the right side was left untreated (vice versa for patients assigned even numbers) (Clinical trial registration number: ChiCTR1800016757). All subjects underwent five treatments with 2-week intervals and were evaluated 2 months after the final treatment (Figure 2).
An optimal advertising strategy in aesthetic medicine budgets with uncertain income
Published in International Journal of Healthcare Management, 2021
In 2017, the market scale of the global aesthetic medicine industry reached almost USD$ 230 billion and the market scale of global medical appliances reached USD$ 400 billion [1]. According to the report from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), Americans spent more than USD$ 16.5 billion on cosmetic surgery and minor plastic surgery in 2018, which was an increase of 4% over the previous year [2]. Moreover, cosmetic surgery is now the main export product of Korea [3]. With the continuous updating of medical equipment and the advancements of medical technology [4], the costs invested by owners in the aesthetic medicine industry are increasing [5]. There is strong competitive pressure in the aesthetic medicine industry [6]. Aesthetic medicine provides beauty services integrated with medical techniques for customers who pay for aesthetic products/services out of their own pocket [7,8]. That profit seeking hospitals tend to focus on increasing the sources of income [9], especially from consumers who pay by themselves.
Facial Danger Zones Staying safe with surgery, fillers, and non-invasive devices
Published in Acta Chirurgica Belgica, 2020
Over 20 years ago, Dr. Brooke R. Seckel, a board-certified neurologist and plastic surgeon wrote a key textbook titled ‘Facial Danger Zones, avoiding nerve injury in facial plastic surgery’. The book was an outgrowth of a panel presentation on nerve injuries after aesthetic plastic surgery in 1992 at an international plastic surgery meeting and has become a reference work for many surgeons (including myself) performing both reconstructive and aesthetic facial procedures. Over the last decade, much has changed in the aesthetic medical world with a growing global demand. Nowadays physicians from many disciples perform a plethora of surgical and non-surgical procedures. Within this fast-growing field of aesthetic medicine, the risk for serious complications arises. Most complications can be avoided by using correct techniques and having a thorough and fundamental knowledge of facial anatomy. Unfortunately, this anatomy is often under taught during residency and nowadays, non-surgical procedures are frequently offered by physicians not well trained in this field. Anatomy remains constant and patient safety is paramount; this inspired the authors to redefine the state-of-the-art in this new book ‘Facial Danger Zones, staying safe with surgery, fillers and non-invasive devices’. Their goal was to provide a solid three-dimensional understanding of facial soft tissue anatomy, awareness of the danger zones and how to implement this in clinical practice.