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  • Post-marketing ArteFill study


    San Diego — Artes Medical has announced enrollment is completed in the 1,000-patient post-marketing study required by the Food and Drug Administration for ArteFill, the only FDA-approved non-resorbable dermal filler, according to Business Wire.

    Single laser best option


    Tehran, Iran — Though the long-pulsed Nd:YAG laser and the alexandrite laser are both efficacious in long-term hair removal, a combination of the two lasers causes more adverse effects with no additional benefit, HealthDay News reports.

    T-cell infusion therapy


    France — Melanoma patients treated with a special tumor-fighting T cell have a greater change of survival without relapse, according to HealthDay News.

    Isolagen Therapy effective


    Exton, Pa. — Isolagen has presented an analysis of phase 3 study data of Isolagen Therapy for the treatment of nasolabial folds, PR Newswire reports.

    Female alopecia: Diagnosis and treatment


    Las Vegas — A meticulous history and scalp examination are key in diagnosing and managing hair loss in women, says Jerry Shapiro, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., department of dermatology, New York University, New York, and department of dermatology and skin science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, in a presentation at the Fall Clinical Dermatology Conference here.

    Melanoma update


    Las Vegas — One American dies from malignant melanoma every hour, according to Darrell S. Rigel, M.D., M.S., co-director of the 27th Annual Fall Clinical Dermatology Conference, and clinical professor of dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York.

    The pernicious nature of STDs


    Chicago — From the sexual proclivities of senior citizens to the continuing spread of HIV, the state of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) worldwide is more dire than casual observers would guess, says one expert.

    Facial anatomy demands constant attention


    Las Vegas — To paraphrase English surgeon and anatomist Sir Ashley Paston Cooper, the best surgeon is the one who makes the fewest mistakes.

    Diagnosing mycosis fungoides


    Las Vegas — The most common diagnosis of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma diagnosis in the practice of dermatology is mycosis fungoides (MF), according to Peter W. Heald, M.D., professor of dermatology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn., who spoke here at the 27th Annual Fall Clinical Dermatology Conference.

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In the Know

Given the vast amount of misinformation presented in the consumer media regarding cosmetic treatments, In The Know presents patients with information grounded in medicine and coming from the real experts. We talk with dermatologists and cosmetic surgeons on topics ranging from rosacea and acne, to fillers, lasers and facelifts. We hope the topics educate patients, inspire them to ask questions, and maybe even spur them to try a procedure.
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American Society of Cosmetic Dermatology and Aesthetic Surgery
December 04 - December 07
South Beach Clinical Dermatology Symposium and South Beach Aesthetics Symposium
February 12 - February 16
American Academy of Dermatology
March 06 - March 11
12th World Congress on Cancers of the Skin
May 03 - May 06
10th International Congress of Dermatology
May 20 - May 24

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