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Weave Partners With Sunbit To Bring Payment Options to Practices

Weave has partnered with Sunbit to integrate the company’s communications platform with Sunbit’s payment technology.

All

Chapter Aesthetic Studio Names Dr. Ben Wood Chief Medical Officer

The Aspen Group announces that board-certified plastic surgeon Ben Wood, MD, MBA, FACS, has joined the company as chief medical officer of Chapter Aesthetic Studio.

All

Influencing the Industry: Bella Hadid Regrets Getting a Nose Job at 14. How Young Is Too Young for Plastic Surgery?

Last week, supermodel and undisputed “It Girl” Bella Hadid revealed that she underwent rhinoplasty at age 14—a move that she now regrets. But does this speak to a larger ethical issue at play?

Aesthetics

Influencing the Industry: How Hoda Kotb Learned to Be ‘Happy’ with Her Mastectomy Scars

Seeing their scars for the first time can be jarring for mastectomy patients—something broadcast journalist Hoda Kotb knows firsthand. On a recent episode of Today with Hoda & Jenna, Kotb opened up about her 2007 breast cancer diagnosis and resulting mastectomy and reconstruction surgeries.

Dermatology

Aesthetic Brands Partner on Post-Treatment Protocol

Colorescience and Aesthetics Biomedical partnered on a preventative skin health protocol experience for use with Vivace Microneedle RF.

Rejuvenation

Aesthetic Management Partners Forges Three-Year Macro-Needling Agreement with Agnes Medical

Aesthetic Management Partners has signed an exclusive three-year agreement with Agnes Medical to market Agnes RF, a precision radiofrequency macro-needling device.

Practice Management

Plastic Surgeon Dr Dennis Schimpf Releases Finding the New You—A Plastic Surgery Guidebook

The book, Finding the New You: Think, See, and Feel Beautiful, asks readers to contemplate their conceptions of beauty while also offering information on the specialty and procedures.

Products

Renuvion Maker Submits 510(k) Request for APR Handpiece

Apyx Medical Corp.—developer of Helium Plasma Technology, which is marketed and sold as Renuvion® in the cosmetic surgery market—announces it has submitted a 510(k) premarket notification to the U.S. FDA.

Innovations

Patients’ Brains Not ‘Silent’ Under Anesthesia

In a paper recently published in Neuron, researchers reveal how different cell types in cortex change their activity during general anesthesia, helping to understand how unconsciousness may be induced.