Category: Rejuvenation

Rejuvenation

New Microneedle Can Obliterate Spider Veins in One Sesson

A new microneedle device—the Given Needle—may help eradicate spider veins with one treatment, a new study shows.

Rejuvenation

Facelift Method Combines Deep Plane Surgery and Real-Time Nerve Monitoring

The technique integrates deep plane surgery with facial nerve monitoring to support more natural outcomes and reduce surgical risk.

Rejuvenation

Prollenium Launches PACE Academy for Advanced Medical Aesthetics Training

Prollenium’s PACE Academy, in partnership with Harley Academy, offers advanced medical aesthetics training with innovative tools.

Hair Transplant

Surgeon Patents SmartPRP for Hair Regrowth

Beverly Hills hair transplant specialist John Kahen, MD, has been granted a patent for SmartPRP, a technology that stimulates hair follicles with no downtime.

Injectibles

Botox Response Predicts Migraine Surgery Success

Preoperative Botox injections are a useful test for predicting how well patients with chronic migraine will respond to nerve decompression surgery, reports a study in the May issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Lip Augmentations

Influencing the Industry: How to Decide if You Need a Lip Flip or Lip Filler

To (lip) flip or not to flip, that’s the question many patients are asking their plastic surgeons. But the decision between treatment options—lip flip, lip filler, or both—is multifaceted. And personal, plastic surgeons say.

Lifestyle

Influencing the Industry: After Plastic Surgery, More Patients Are Opting to Recover in Luxury

For some patients, the plastic surgery experience doesn’t end with the actual procedure. Getting the “red carpet” treatment involves recovering at a luxury hotel, such as the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills.

Med Spa

Vivace Ultra Receives FDA Clearance

Aesthetics Biomedical’s Vivace Ultra microneedling RF device was cleared by the FDA for use in dermatological and surgical procedures.

Vein Treatment

Sensitive, Noninvasive Platform Detects Circulating Tumor Cells in Melanoma Patients

Scientists have created a laser-based platform that can quickly and noninvasively screen large quantities of blood in patients with melanoma to detect circulating tumor cells (CTCs) - a precursor to deadly metastases.