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Injectables

Should conferences still show live demonstrations for injectable treatments and, if so, how should these be performed?

The process for a live demonstration needs to begin before the actual day of the event. The practitioner performing the treatment should provide evidence of their training and competency to perform...

Advanced thread lifting in medical aesthetic practice

Absorbable threads rely upon short-term, bio-stimulation of the tissue to accelerate fibrosis rather than suspend the tissue. They are unable to offer any lasting lift to the skin, as they rapidly...

CPR of complications

» Both capillary refill time and intradermal tests are not 100% foolproof, as both false positive and negative outcomes are possible. Therefore, they should not be solely relied upon, and a number...

Hyaluronidase use in aesthetic medicine: a review

This integrative literature review will aim to present evidence for the safety of hyaluronidase administration in the aesthetic field. The purpose of this integrative literature review is to provide...

Treating chronic migraines with botulinum toxin

In acute migraine, the episode lasts 4–72 hours. There is usually a prodromal period prior to the headache that might consist of symptoms such as irritability, tiredness, dizziness, hunger, nausea, or...

Using platelet-rich plasma for skin rejuvenation

Skin is a barrier that protects the body from water loss and micro-organism infection. It is thought that it also has an important cosmetic role, as a youthful and beautiful appearance may have a...

Assessment, treatment and new approaches to facial veins

Any classification is only useful if it helps practitioners to understand appropriate treatment strategies for each category. For facial veins, the most useful four pieces of information are position,...

Hear, hear for ultrasound

For many years, it has been considered normal practice to function without any access to imaging, except in rare circumstances. This would typically relate to the occurrence of a persistent nodule or...

Lower face and lifting treatments

Ageing in the lower face is multifactorial, with atrophy of the fat compartments, as well as their inferior migration, combined with repetitive activity of facial musculature, playing a significant...

Dermal fillers and biofilms: implications for aesthetic clinicians

A biofilm formation is a series of well-regulated steps. To understand the problem that they pose, it is important to understand the mechanism of how they form and function. The bacteria must attach...

A study of intradermotherapy with needles in facial rejuvenation

The study is a randomised clinical trial. The research was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (code: 3.948.777), Natal, Brazil, and was conducted in...

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