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The IAPAM’s Symposium with Botox Training Gives Physicians the Tools to add Aesthetic Medicine

The market for minimally invasive procedures continues to grow, and to capitalize on this growth, physicians must seek out the most comprehensive, hands-on, aesthetic medicine education.  The IAPAM’s 2-Day Aesthetic Medicine Symposium is the most focused training for physicians in Botox®, dermal fillers, laser skin resurfacing & laser hair removal, chemical peels, microdermabrasion and hCG for Weight Loss.
 
A survey of 10,000 people, published this month by Saga, “looked at changing attitudes towards personal appearance over a generation and revealed that spending on treatments such as ….. teeth whitening, cosmetic surgery and other beauty treatments is soaring.  The report discovered that people over fifty are more appearance conscious than ever, with two thirds (62%) believing they are more likely to be judged on their appearance than previous generations.” 

To capture this market growth, physicians are adding aesthetic medicine modalities, from Botox® to hCG for weight loss, to their healthcare businesses.  To ensure the successful and profitable addition of aesthetic medicine treatments to a medical practice or to launch a medical spa, the International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine offers the most comprehensive, hands-on, 2-day training, covering: cosmetic injectables from Botox® to Perlane®, lasers, medical microdermabrasion and medical grade chemical peels.  The IAPAM’s Aesthetic Medicine Symposium is designed by physicians, for physicians, and showcases the most current clinical, weight loss, and aesthetic practice business training.  At the IAPAM’s Symposium, all Botox® training is done in a clean, multi-million dollar medical facility, not a hotel room.  

View a preview of the Aesthetic Medicine Symposium with Botox® training on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of-jMxVNLOY. Read more

               

HCG Recipes Online.com Offers Free Tips on How to Achieve Success with the HCG Diet Protocol

Not everyone burns calories at the same rate. Metabolism establishes the rate at which we burn calories and ultimately, how quickly we lose weight. Because everyone’s metabolism differs, their progress will differ as well. Here are some general suggestions that all hCG dieters can benefit from:

•    Try Truvia? it is an all natural sweetener made from the sweet leaf of the stevia plant. It is a calorie-free sugar substitute. It has no aftertaste like stevia. It looks, tastes and feels just like sugar. One packet provides the same sweetness as 2 tablespoons of sugar.

•    Roast garlic in the oven (wrap 1 bulb or clove in its skin in a piece tinfoil, place in oven on 350° for approximately 25 minutes). The garlic will become soft and sweet. Spread it on a piece of Melba Toast as if it was butter. This not only makes a great appetizer but, the garlic will make you thirsty and you’ll want to quench your thirst. Read more

               

Botox helping breast cancer patients

A surgeon in Clark County is making headlines using Botox injections not for cosmetic purposes, but to ease muscle pain for cancer survivors after their breasts are removed.

“They’d [medical professionals would ask] say, ‘On a scale of one to ten?’ I’d said, ‘I’m a zero.’ Then they’d say, ‘You’re kidding?’ and I’d say, ‘Nope, I’m not, I’m just completely comfortable,’ ” said Chris Durst, 58, a breast cancer survivor.

Durst talked a lot about her low level of pain after her second go-around with reconstructive surgery. It was big change from two years prior.

Her breast was removed and at first, her body didn’t heal correctly. “I felt overwhelmed; completely overwhelmed. I think of myself as a pretty centered person and I just felt like I had so many decisions to make so fast,” said Durst.

She researched and found Doctor Allen Gabriel. Read more

               

Not for the faint-hearted: Is this ‘vampire filler’ beauty treatment the secret to eternal youth?

It sounds like a storyline from True Blood or Twilight. But a controversial new beauty treatment promises to be the secret to eternal youth.

Nicknamed the ‘Vampire Filler’, doctors in Florida are using patients’ own blood to create a natural alternative to cosmetic fillers such as Botox and Restylane.

Harnessing a technique already used in emergency surgery to accelerate healing, Dr Julio F. Gallo, who pioneered its use as a beauty treatment, says it is a formula for everlasting youth.

Blood extracted from the patient is put into a centrifuge to separate red blood cells from the platelet-rich plasma (PRP).
The PRP is then used in the same way as a cosmetic filler, and is injected into the patient’s face to smooth fine lines and wrinkles.
‘We call it the vampire filler, because we use your own blood,’ explained Dr Gallo, who works with the Miami Institute of Age Management and Intervention.
‘We are harnessing the body’s natural regenerative powers by extracting the patient’s blood, and using it as a filler to plump up and heal tired and ageing skin. Read more

               

Top Five Aesthetic Trends: DIY is Out and Physicians are In!

As published in SurgiStrategies, August 17, 2010
By Jeff Russell
http://www.surgistrategies.com/articles/2010/08/top-five-aesthetic-trends-diy-is-out-and-physicia.aspx

The International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine (IAPAM) has surveyed its membership, its medical advisory board, and has consulted with numerous experts in aesthetic medicine, to report on the top five aesthetic medicine treatments or trends physicians and patients are seeing in 2010. Ultimately, botox training, brilliant smiles, and embracing new technologies will spell success. 

Consumers want to invest in their appearance again.  The evidence can be found in surveys, like the American Society of Plastic Surgeons’ (ASPS’s) 2010 Report of the 2009 Statistics.  The ASPS reports that, even in an economic downturn, “minimally-invasive procedures increased 1 percent, to nearly 11 million procedures in 2009, and minimally-invasive procedures are up 99 percent since 2000.  The largest contributor to the increase in procedures over the past decade has been the advent of injectable wrinkle fighters and other minimally-invasive procedures.”

“Skin is in,” says Michael McGuire, MD, ASPS president. “Chemical peels and soft tissue fillers like hyaluronic acid are up 9 percent, microdermabrasion is up 8 percent- these are the procedures that patients are opting for despite the economy.”  McGuire continues, “cosmetic surgical procedures decreased 9 percent, with more than 1.5 million procedures in 2009.”

Moreover, there have been encouraging reports from companies like Botox manufacturer, Allergan.  Allergan Inc.’s first-quarter earnings soared on climbing sales for Botox and other aesthetic products, reinforcing the message that people are ready to reach into their pockets to look better in this recovering economy.

Coupled with this market surge, physicians are finding that the recent U.S. healthcare reform bill has created huge interest in non-insurance covered medical procedures like medically supervised weight loss and minimally invasive aesthetic procedures. Doctors looking to grow their healthcare businesses are wise to consider the addition of cosmetic services, not covered by Medicare or Medicaid.  Such offerings might include aesthetic medicine treatments as well as medical weight management. 

Therefore, aesthetic procedures from Botox to ultrasound fat reduction will continue to out perform surgical options in 2010.  Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, Payman Simoni, MD, agrees.  “With no light at the end of the tunnel for our troubled economy, the year 2010 features a very clear shift toward noninvasive procedures, because these procedures are lower cost, and the recovery time is much less.  People will be concerned about taking too much time off of work in an economy that isn’t synonymous with job security,” emphasizes Simoni.  Therefore, by focusing on growth treatment areas, employing proven business marketing techniques and engaging in continuing education, doctors can look forward to growing their healthcare businesses in 2010 and beyond.

Decline of DIY

The IAPAM’s Aesthetic Medicine Consumer Study surveyed women across the United States, ages 21-60, on their perception of various aesthetic medicine procedures. As an apparent reaction to the unregulated medical spa industry, 78 percent of women rated medical credentials as very important when choosing an aesthetic treatment provider. The results clearly indicate that most women are concerned about their safety when choosing aesthetic procedures, which is a huge opportunity for physicians who wish to expand their practice with aesthetic treatments. Read more

               

botonics Comment on Trend of Over 50s Turning to Cosmetic Surgery

botonics, London-based cosmetic surgery specialists who employ some of the most experienced medical professionals in the field, comment on statistics which show that people over fifty years of age in the UK today are turning towards cosmetic treatments in a bid to look younger.

A recent survey conducted by Saga, which spoke to 10,000 people over the age of fifty, discovered that more than half of those interviewed (62%) were concerned that they will be judged solely on their appearance. In comparison to the previous generation, the survey found that today’s over 50s were twelve times more likely to exercise in a bid to tone up, ten times more likely to use fake tan and sun beds, and seven times more likely to whiten their teeth.

Most over 50s undertake simple forms of image enhancement such as dying their hair to disguise gray, whilst others are resorting to facelift surgery to hide wrinkles and lines. Despite this, over half of those surveyed (54%) said they still felt comfortable in their own skin and, in some instances, feel even better than they did ten years ago. Though the Saga survey shows cosmetic surgery has approximately doubled in a generation, botonics feel that those in their fifties and beyond are simply taking advantage of the range of treatments available to them that weren’t around in their parent’s time to age in a more-graceful manner. Read more

               

Dental Implants: Botox Can Optimize Cosmetic Appeal

Those seeking dental implants should also consider Botox, a leading cosmetic surgeon said at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry.

Since a significant majority of dental implant patients are older with facial aging, rejuvenation techniques, such as Botox, may maximize the cosmetic outcomes of the procedure.

Joseph Niamtu III, DMD, a well known oral and maxillofacial surgeon, told the AAID audience that for many dental implant patients restoring facial volume is as critical as the dental restoration for achieving optimal cosmetic outcomes. Read more

               

Cosmetic surgery rebound could be good economic sign

Bryn Collins paid nearly $10,000 for a facelift and eyelid surgery 10 years ago. Now, at age 65, she could have another, but opted instead for “facial fillers” — $1,500 injections that smooth eye wrinkles and mouth lines for 18 months.

Though Collins’ psychology practice was still smarting from the recession, she found a way to finance the shots. She quit shopping, hoarded the change in her pockets, and set aside the first $20 of every ATM withdrawal until she had saved enough.

“Psychologically, it’s healthy for us to feel good about how we look,” she said. “When I look in the mirror and see my grandmother’s lips and all, I say, ‘No!’”

Collins’ willingness to part with hard-earned cash resonates with cosmetic clinicians who say demand for Botox, fillers, chemical peels, breast enlargements, nose jobs, Lasik eye surgeries and other out-of-pocket procedures are creeping back after a dismal three years in the elective-surgery business. Read more

               

Do job hunters need good looks or a good resume?

With the job market crowded with potential candidates, some employers said a person’s good looks rank higher than a good resume.

When it comes to corporate America, good grooming has always been essential. These days, many job seekers are wondering if you really need to be gorgeous to land an office job.

Craig Madans has owned several companies and said the rules have changed. He said he can be as picky as he wants when staffing his office.

“It’s basically no different than even buying a product,” said Madans. “You have two similar products, and one might be better than the other. The packaging is what always counts.”

The job market is full of unemployed professionals competing for jobs.

“They’re looking for the extra edge,” said Madans.

Plastic Surgeon Dr. Stephan Finical said some people think if they want to get work, they might need a little work done. Read more

               

Melior Clinics identify top 10 ageing issues

Non-surgical anti-ageing treatments are becoming more and more popular as men and women of all ages look to combat the signs of ageing by restoring plump, taut and smooth skin.

1. Fine Lines & Wrinkes

Fine lines and wrinkles most often appear when the face is moving. These can be treated with Botox and other anti-wrinkle products causing nerve endings which serve the muscles to freeze, thus minimising muscle contraction and diminishing the appearance of lines. A Botox treatment is completed within minutes and the effects will last 3-5 months.

2. Deep Lines & Folds

Deep lines and folds appear in very specific areas and remain in evidence even when the face is static. Hyaluronic-acid based dermal fillers can be applied to single lines or creases adding volume and leaving a smooth and natural look and feel. Popular treatments include Juvederm Ultra, Restylane and Sub-Q. Results are instant and last 6-12 months.

3. Loss of Elastin

The skin loses its elasticity and tautness and starts to sag as collagen levels decrease. Collagen stimulants including Sculptra and dermaroller treatments work by encouraging the production of collagen and elastin which is what gives the skin its taut and youthful appearance. Results may take a few weeks to become fully evident although can last up to two years.

4. Loss of Volume

Loss of volume occurs as the skin loses its elasticity and hyaluronic acid levels decline. Treatments including volumisers and elastin stimulants work by increasing volume and elastin levels. This can be done to specific areas or more globally, to a larger facial area using products including Juvederm Voluma and Sculptra. Read more

               

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