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Move over Botox, there’s a new kid on the block. It’s a new type of wrinkle treatment that may save you big bucks.

The IAPAM offers physicians aesthetic training , the leading botox ® training, hCG training , and associated aesthetic medicine education (including training on lasers for skin rejuvenation and hair removal, medical microdermabrasion and medical grade chemical peels). The IAPAM’s Aesthetic Medicine Symposium offers the most comprehensive medical spa training, including: hands on, live demonstration and didactic instruction in all 5 of the top non-invasive procedures and offers unparalleled business support to physicians as they build successful aesthetic medical practices and capture the reported 5% growth in the minimally-invasive market in 2011.    “With these economic times, more people are turning to the more inexpensive non-invasive procedures rather than surgical cosmetic procedures.  They may not get the long term benefits of a face lift, but with a combination treatment of Botox ® and dermal fillers, then can get a great result at a fraction of the price,” says Jeff Russell, Executive Director of the International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine ( http://www.iapam.com ).  As evidenced in 2011 statistical reports, patients agree.  In the recent report from The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), minimally-invasive procedures increased for the second year in a row by 5 percent in 2011, with nearly 13.8 million procedures being performed, and “minimally-invasive procedures increased 6 percent, with nearly 12.2 million procedures in 2011.”   As in 2010, in 2011, the top five minimally-invasive procedures were: (more…)                

The IAPAM offers physicians aesthetic training , the leading botox ® training, hCG training , and associated aesthetic medicine education (including training on lasers for skin rejuvenation and hair removal, medical microdermabrasion and medical grade chemical peels).

Healthcare cost-effectiveness body NICE is not convinced that Allergan’s anti-wrinkle injection Botox is worth using to treat migraines.

Healthcare cost-effectiveness body NICE is not convinced that Allergan’s anti-wrinkle injection Botox is worth using to treat migraines. Botox is licensed to prevent headaches in adults with chronic migraine, but the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) said on Thursday the company had not provided sufficient evidence to prove its value. (more…)                

The plastic surgery market continues to show significant growth – two years in a row. According to statistics released today by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), 13.8 million cosmetic plastic surgery procedures (both surgical and minimally-invasive) were performed in the United States in 2011, up 5 percent since 2010. In addition, 5.5 million reconstructive plastic surgery procedures were performed last year, up 5 percent.

Some Vancouver-area medical spas are ignoring Health Canada regulations that Botox be prescribed and injected by a physician, a CBC News investigation has revealed. CBC News went undercover, targeting clinics that advertise Botox Cosmetic without mentioning the name of a doctor to prescribe and inject it

The state of the economy has affected everything including the amount of plastic surgeries that have taken place within the United States. In 2005, it was reported that well over two million plastic surgery procedures were performed

On the surface, it would seem as though the skin condition melasma (commonly referred to as the “mask of pregnancy”) and tattoos would have little in common. However, they both affect a person’s skin, can be quite difficult to treat or remove and, now, dermatologists are discovering new laser therapies which enhance treatment for both conditions. “Dermatologists are now finding that new laser therapies can significantly improve melasma and even remove tattoos more safely and effectively than laser procedures we have used in the past,” said dermatologist Arielle N.B

Maintaining or improving current fitness levels, as well as not packing on the fat pounds, are both independently associated with a lower risk of developing hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and hypercholesterolemia in healthy adults, research shows [1].”We know that people who exercise will lose weight and improve their fitness, but in the real world, some people don’t lose weight even though they might gain some fitness,” Dr Duck-chul Lee (University of South Carolina, Columbia) told heart wire . “Some of these people might stop exercising because they expected to lose weight and haven’t, but this study shows that they should also be aware about their changes in fitness. Even though they don’t lose weight, if they increase their fitness, they can offset some of the negative effects of being overweight.” The results of the study, an analysis of the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study (ACLS), a prospective study of individuals who received preventive medical examinations, are published online February 6, 2012 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology .