• The Evolving Practice: Successful Strategies for Partnership

    February 19, 2016

    Like all relationships, that between an established cosmetic surgeon and the physician he or she hopes to someday take over the practice [...]

  • Traffic-related Air pollution Linked to Facial Lentigenes

    February 17, 2016

     High levels of traffic-related air pollution and air pollution-associated gases may increase risk of developing facial lentigenes, new research suggests. "While NO2 [...]

  • Controversial TN Bill Currently on the Table for Medical Spas and Physicians

    February 17, 2016

    A bill is currently on the table in Teneessee, HB1909 - SB1815, scheduled to be heard on the House Health Committee on [...]

  • Price Wars: It’s Time to Say ‘No’

    February 17, 2016

    Consumers looking for cosmetic procedures confirmed the power of price in a recent survey. Price ranked second among the top three most [...]

  • The Needle is the New Knife: Advances in Dermal Fillers

    February 17, 2016

    OVERVIEW While the word “fillers” may bring to mind images of artificial faces, the reality of dermal fillers is much different. When [...]

  • Cosmeceuticals Hold Potential in Acne Treatment

    February 15, 2016

    Acne is an unwelcome visitor for teenage girls. But for older women, acne can be a double whammy: It’s often both unwanted [...]

  • Only One Week Left! Sign Up to Attend AmSpa’s Northeast Regulatory Workshop Today

    February 15, 2016

    ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT TO REGISTER! New York Med Spas and Medical Aesthetic Physicians:  Is your medical spa or practice operating legally? Are [...]

  • How to Motivate Millennial Staff

    February 15, 2016

    By Annet King In about five years, millennials will make up roughly 50% of the U.S. workforce. They will overtake both baby boomers [...]

  • Pfizer Outlines Post-Allergan Deal Leadership Team Changes

    February 12, 2016

    Brent Saunders will become President and Chief Operating Officer of the combined Pfizer and Allergan company following the close of the merger [...]

  • Tattoo Takeover: Three in Ten Americans Have Tattoos, and Most Don’t Stop at Just One

    February 10, 2016

      From the earliest recorded histories, botanical oils have been used as topical treatments for the skin.1 The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera), a [...]

  • Bananas May Help Detect, Cure Skin Cancer

    February 9, 2016

    The black spots on old banana peels may unlock a faster, easier diagnosis of human skin cancer, boosting survival chances, scientists said [...]

  • Cosmetic Ingredients Face Scrutiny

    February 9, 2016

    The U.S. Senate is currently considering a bill to enhance the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversight of cosmetics. This bill—the [...]