The new MiXto Fractional CO2 Laser provides an effective, single treatment procedure for skin resurfacing and skin rejuvenation with minimal healing time. The MiXto combines the benefits of a CO2 laser resurfacing with the new Fractional technology that keeps bridges of skin intact between the treatment areas, allowing rapid healing and little to no down time.

This new Fractional technology breaks the laser beam into extremely small circles of laser light, placing them in a computer generated, precise pattern and treating only a controlled percentage of the skin’s surface. This small percentage is just enough to remove sun damage, lesions and the aged appearance. But, don’t let the small size of these laser beams fool you, the micro-spot sized beam is powerful enough to penetrate to the deepest depths of the skin, tightening the collagen fibers and stimulating the formation of new collagen, while leaving the surrounding skin intact for quick healing. These most remarkable advances of the MiXto fractional laser, shorten the required healing time and down time to days compared to weeks with other lasers. This also enables patients to get back to their normal life sooner, looking refreshed, more youthful and with healthier skin.

Patients also prefer this laser treatment because little or no anesthesia is required in most cases. There is immediate contraction of collagen fibers to improve wrinkles. Skin laxity is noticeably improved! Just one treatment removes most pigmentation problems, reduces pore size, wrinkles, acne scars and other textural irregularities. It is effective on discoloration from sun damage and aging. It is also an effective treatment of actinic keratoses (pre-cancerous cells that may be invisible to the naked eye).

Overall, this new laser technology provides excellent results without the pain and downtime of surgery or other lasers.

INJECTABLE FILLER

RADIESSE® is a safe, FDA-approved dermal filler that restores a natural fullness to areas of volume loss of the face. Results are immediate and it typically lasts a year or more. This treatment fills and corrects smile lines, nasolabial folds and wrinkles around the nose and mouth. RADIESSE is made of calcium-based microspheres suspended in a natural gel that is injected into the skin. The procedure can be done under local anesthesia in the office. RADIESSE works with your body to stimulate the growth of your own collagen. Over time, the microspheres gradually break down and are safely and naturally absorbed by your body. RADIESSE does more than just temporarily fill-in facial folds and wrinkles – it rebuilds your skin’s foundation and restores your youthful look without the risks of a permanent implant.

PSORIASIS CREAM

Qusamine-ST® with Releven™ is an innovative soothing cream designed to relieve the itch associated with psoriasis. Psoriasis is believed to be an auto-immune disease causing excess epidermal cells to accumulate on the skin surface forming scales, plaques, and lesions. Along with these lesions, itching is almost always encountered in the affected area. Qusamine-ST® with Releven contains a balanced combination of amino acids and amino sugars combined with salicylic acid for dramatic itch relief. In a clinical 6-week study with psoriasis patients, Releven, combination of amino acid and amino sugar, dramatically improved the action of salicylic acid in reducing skin irritation and itching. Qusamine-ST®with Releven™ is steroid free, calms and soothes, is ultra moisturizing, pH balanced, fragrance free and dermatologist recommended.

Botox ® Cosmetic: Beyond Forehead Wrinkles and Crow's Feet

Traditionally, plastic surgeons have used Botox ® Cosmetic on patients who desired to non-surgically diminish dynamic wrinkles on their neck or top third of their face. Dynamic wrinkles, caused by years of facial movement, include frown lines (vertical lines between the eyebrows), forehead creases, and crow's feet.

The study reports that Botox ® Cosmetic can be used for the central face and mouth to rid patients of wrinkles underneath the lower eyelid, along the nasal fold, underneath the lower lip, and vertical creases above the upper lip where lipstick may run.

"The new facial uses for Botox ® Cosmetic tackle problem areas that aging patients have complained about, but for which we never had a non-surgical remedy," said Alan Matarasso, MD, co-author of the study and associate professor of plastic surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. "With Botox ® Cosmetic®, patients get rid of wrinkles in a 5 to 10 minute procedure. Since there is little or no discomfort, patients can literally return to their normal routines immediately following the procedure."

Another new use for Botox ® Cosmetic is the chemical brow lift, which involves injecting Botox ® Cosmetic into areas between and at the outer corners of the eyebrows.

"As people age, eyebrows tend to lose their arch, becoming more horizontal," said Dr. Matarasso. "A chemical brow lift can recreate a more arched, youthful brow, producing similar results to a traditional brow lift but without the surgery."

Botox ® Cosmetic is also effective when used after a surgical procedure such as a forehead lift, facelift, or eyelid surgery. It can be used in combination with a forehead lift to eradicate residual lines or wrinkles, located between the eyebrows that may still be present after the procedure. Finally with eyelid surgery, which primarily adjusts the lower fat pads under the eye, Botox ® Cosmetic can eliminate crow's feet that may still be present after the procedure.

According to the New York Headache Center, approximately 28 million Americans suffer from migraine headaches. One reason migraines may occur is from overworked (tense) muscles in the forehead. Injecting Botox ® Cosmetic into the same areas on the forehead as patients seeking cosmetic benefits, has shown to relieve tension headaches by relaxing overworked muscles.

Botox ® Cosmetic can also be used to treat hyperhydrosis, a serious and sometimes embarrassing excessive sweating disorder of the underarms, hands, and feet. The muscles surrounding each sweat gland work "over time" in patients with hyperhydrosis. When Botox ® Cosmetic is injected, the muscle relaxes and prevents the gland from secreting sweat.

Work Cited:

Press Release from The American Society of Plastic Surgeons. "Botox ® Cosmetic ® : Beyond Forehead Wrinkles and Crow's Feet." www.CosmeticSurgery-News.com/article1022.html,
November 2001


RESTYLANE © (Medicis Aesthetics) is a safe and natural cosmetic dermal filler that restores volume and fullness to the skin to correct moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds, such as the nasolabial folds. It is made of non-animal-based hyaluronic acid. Hyaluronic acid is a natural substance that already exists in the human body and is used to provide volume and fullness to the skin. Because it is non-animal-based and fully biocompatible, allergy testing is not required as with collagen. Studies have shown that the average treatment results last 6 months or even longer. Evidence shows that having a touch-up treatment before the product has fully dissipated will enhance the lasting effect. Restylane â is injected directly into the skin in tiny amounts by an ultra fine needle, resulting in minimal discomfort. The effects are immediate.

Report Finds Micro Fat Grafting Safe and Effective Method of Buttocks Augmentation

New York, NY (September 25, 2001) The Victorians wore bustles. Then Frederick's of Hollywood gave us padded girdles. Now, fit women from Brazil to Brooklyn flaunt their curves in thongs and spandex. In the quest for the fuller "gluteal aesthetic unit," women today are turning to cosmetic surgery.

According to a report published in the July/August issue of Aesthetic Surgery Journal, a publication of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), there has been a paucity of treatments for the woman troubled by flat buttocks. Although solid and semi-solid buttock implants have been recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and may be a good option for some patients, these implants pose a number of disadvantages including significant scarring and the possibility that the implants will shift. But now, say the study's authors, a rounder, fuller buttocks can be achieved using the safe, effective micro fat grafting technique. The report, written by Thomas L. Roberts III, MD, Luiz S. Toledo, MD, and Ana Zulmira Badin, MD, is based on the authors' experiences with 566 cases of buttocks augmentation using the technique. It further notes that approximately 50% to 75% of the fat grafted remains long term, resulting in high levels of patient and physician satisfaction.

To achieve the desired effect, surgeons infiltrated the buttocks area with a tumescent solution. Fat was then harvested from a donor site either manually with a syringe or with a liposuction pump that allowed precise control of the vacuum. Two crisscrossing entry points only about 1/10 of an inch in diameter were used on each buttock to ensure even distribution and fat was injected into the desired area.

The typical augmentation averaged 300cc to 400cc per side, but ranged from 175cc to about 800cc depending on the patient's desires and the amount of donor aft available. A compression garment was then worn for approximately 6 weeks, as in traditional lipoplasty (liposuction) procedures. Depending on the extent and areas of fat harvesting, patients were able to resume most normal activities in 2 to 5 days, though some mild discomfort may persist for 1 to 2 weeks postoperatively. Surgeons found that complications from buttock micro fat grafting augmentation procedures were minimal and easily remedied. In fact, the report further states that approximately 10% of the patients requested further augmentation.

The report concluded that buttocks augmentation by micro fat grafting is a safe, simple aesthetic technique which, combined with careful liposculpting, can enhance the feminine appearance.

Work Cited:

Press release from The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. "Report Finds Fat Grafting Safe and Effective Method of Buttocks Augmentation." www.CosmeticSurgery-News.com/article1019.html,
25, September 2001

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