May | June 2009

Chuck Lynde, MD, president of the LaRoche-Posay Scientific Committee awards the LRP Foundation Grant to Adam Friedman, MD.

LRP Foundation Awards Research Grants
The LaRoche-Posay Foundation awarded two research grants at a gala dinner held during the American Academy of Dermatology meeting in San Francisco in March. The Foundation honors exceptional researchers in the field of dermatology. This year’s recipients were Adam Friedman, MD, of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine for his project, “In Vivo Analysis and Characterization of Sustained Release of Nitric Oxide from Hybrid Hydrogel-Glass Nanoparticles on Wound Healing.” The second grant was awarded to Angelique Gagne-Henley, MD (not pictured), Université Laval for her project, “Towards a Common Mechanism for Drug-Induced Cutaneous Hyperpigmentation.” The LRP Foundation is a multinational, nonprofit organization created in France in 1985.

Solta Launches New Facility
Solta Medical has announced the opening of the Solta Medical Aesthetic Center in Hayward, California. The Center is a research and product development facility founded to advance the company’s new product development, facilitate research on the Thermage and Fraxel lines and serve as a destination for physicians to participate in research studies and training. “The Solta Medical Aesthetic Center supports our pursuit of excellence in branded aesthetic treatments, enhances our ability to bring new products quickly to market and ensures the quality of the antiaging solutions we offer to patients and physicians,” said Stephen J. Fanning, Solta president/CEO. For more information, visit solta.com.

Anti-Aging Fellowship
The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine will offer The Aesthetic Anti-Aging Fellowship at the A4M World Congress in San Jose, California, on September 9-10. The Fellowship, which grants AMA/PRA Category 1 Credits and Level 4 certification in accordance with AMA guidelines for continuing medical education in new procedures and skills, is a six-part series consisting of a three-module lecture series and a three-module intensive hands-on clinical training series. Aesthetic treatments covered include botulinum toxin A injections, facial filler injections, aesthetic lasers and light, aesthetic venous treatments, body contouring techniques, chemical and mechanical resurfacing, and cosmeceutical additives. For more information, call 888.997.0112 or visit worldhealth.net.

Requests for Cosmetic Procedures Shifting
In 2008, for the first time in 12 years, breast augmentation has surpassed liposuction as the most performed medical cosmetic procedure in the United States, according to new statistics released by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Other statistics released show an 18% decline in cosmetic surgical procedures and a 22% decrease in nonsurgical procedures. Botox Cosmetic injections remained the most popular nonsurgical procedure for both men and women. Liposuction remained the most popular surgical procedure for men, but for women breast augmentation increased to surpass liposuction.

Syneron and the AAOCP Join Forces
Syneron has joined forces with the American Academy of Cosmetic Physicians (AAOCP) to offer training on its LipoLite and Laser LipoSculpture procedures to medical professionals. As part of the partnership, the AAOCP will train new Syneron LipoLite physicians and refer physicians to LipoLite as a preferred laser-assisted liposuction device. Syneron will offer all LipoLite customers complimentary membership into the AAOCP. Training will be taught by Thomas Barnes, MD, of the Cosmetic Surgery & Laser Center in Newport Beach, California, and Lori Brightman, MD, of the Laser & Skin Surgery Center in New York. For more information, visit syneron.com or the AAOCP at cosmeticphysicians.org.

Sesha’s Julie Homann (center) accepts the Aesthetic Medicine Award for Topical Product of the Year.

Sesha Honored for Top Topical
Sesha Skin Therapy was awarded the prize for Topical Product of the Year at the Aesthetic Medicine Awards in Kensington, London, on February 7, 2009. The event took place during the Aesthetic Medicine Exhibition. Entrees were judged based on esthetic clinics satisfaction ratings. Clinics were asked to rate products on results, the company’s commitment to creating new product lines, product training, packaging and design.

Events

July 29-August 2
American Academy of Dermatology Summer Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, Venue TBA.
Contact: 866.503.7546, aad.org

September 10-12
17th Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine, San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, California. Contact: 888.997.0112, wwww.worldhealth.net

September 12-15
International Congress of Esthetics and Spa, Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, California. Contact: www.lneonline.com

September 15-16
Medical Aesthetics Conference & Expo, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City. Contact: 888.267.3793, www.medaestheticsconferenceny.com

October 1-4
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery and American Society of Cosmetic Dermatology & Aesthetic Surgery Joint Annual Meeting, JW Marriot Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, Phoenix. Contact: 847.956.0900, www.asds.net

October 5-8
2009 ISPA Conference & Expo, Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas. Contact: 888.651.4772,
www.asds.net

October 15-17
European Congress on Anti-Aging & Aesthetic Medicine (ECAAAM), The Congress Centre Mainz, Frankfurt, Germany. Contact: Matt Thompson, mthompson@tarsus.co.uk, http://germany.anti-agingevents.com

October 23-28
35th Annual Convention of the American Society of Plastic Surgical Nurses, Grand Hyatt Seattle, Seattle. Contact: 800.272.0136, aspsn.org

October 23-28
Plastic Surgery 2009, Washington State Convention Center, Seattle. Contact: ASPS, 847.228.9900, plasticsurgery.org

December 9-12
17th Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine, Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas. Contact: 888.997.0112, worldhealth.net