Advances in Beauty

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Avoiding Complications With Facial Fillers
Dr. Jonathan Sykes discusses how to achieve beautiful results while minimizing adverse reactions.
Emerging Concepts in Facial Aging
Dr. Rebecca Fitzgerald and Dr. Danny Vleggaar discuss the interlocking puzzle of the aging face and how to solve this puzzle through site-specific aesthetic augmentation with dermal fillers.
The Science of Dermal Fillers
Dr. Susan Weinkle discusses how an understanding of the science of dermal fillers can inform clinical decisions and create beautiful results.

Audio and Video Lectures

Avoiding Complications With Facial Fillers
Dr. Jonathan Sykes discusses how to achieve beautiful results while minimizing adverse reactions.
Facial Shaping With Fillers
Dr. Rebecca Fitzgerald teaches how to read individual faces and develop aesthetic treatment plans in a lecture accompanied by patient treatment videos.
Facial Rejuvenation with Dermal Fillers: Advanced Techniques for Optimizing Aesthetic Outcomes and Safety
Learn advanced dermal filler injection techniques to improve aesthetic and safety outcomes, while identifying possible adverse events and the treatment methods to help minimize or overcome them.

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Looking at the Face in Front of You
Dr. Rebecca Fitzgerald discusses how she evaluates individual patients to determine the treatments that will yield the best outcomes.
When to Initiate Aesthetic Interventions
Does a stitch in time save 9?
The Importance of Facial Analysis
Dr. Rebecca Fitzgerald discusses why facial analysis is so crucial for harmonious results.
Filler Treatment of Aging Hands
What treatments are available to improve the appearance of aging hands?
Injecting Multiple Dermal Fillers During the Same Treatment Session
Can you inject more than one type of dermal filler during the same treatment session?
Injecting PLLA in Skin of Color
Are there special precautions when using PLLA in skin of color?
Combining Plastic Surgery and Dermal Fillers
Traditional surgery cannot address all of the principal issues related to the aging process. How can dermal fillers be used in conjunction with surgery?
The Number of PLLA Treatments Needed
How do you answer patients' questions about the number of PLLA treatments that they will need?
"Disease and Desire": Balancing the Therapeutic and Aesthetic Needs of Patients
How can clinicians ensure that the medical and aesthetic needs of their patients are met?

New Consensus Recommendations for Injectable Shaping Agents: An Expert Interview With Z. Paul Lorenc, MD
Dr. Lorenc thinks that when it comes to facial shaping agents, "the future is now."
Dermal Filler Injection Techniques and Protocols: An Expert Interview With Babak Azizzadeh, MD
Dr. Azizzadeh emphasizes volume and balance in this discussion of dermal fillers for facial rejuvenation.
Dermal Filler Injection Technique -- Perspectives From a Plastic Surgeon and a Dermatologist: An Expert Interview With Paula Moynahan, MD, and Cheryl M. Burgess, MD
A plastic surgeon and a dermatologist review technique, patient selection, and safety when using dermal fillers for volume replacement in aesthetic practice.
Risks and Benefits of Injectable Augmentation Agents -- What Your Patients Should Know: An Expert Interview With Ranella Hirsch, MD
Dr. Ranella Hirsch describes her process for creating a patient-clinician team that will produce successful outcomes.
Patient Assessment for Optimal Aesthetic Outcomes: An Expert Interview With Babak Azizzadeh, MD, FACS
Dr. Azizzadeh discusses the importance of the first consultation and other aspects of patient assessment.

Conference Coverage

ASDS 2008: New Developments in Dermal Fillers
Dermal fillers on the horizon, proper injection technique, and novel uses of fillers were among the topics discussed at this year's meeting.

Roundtable Discussion

Emerging Concepts in Facial Aging
Dr. Rebecca Fitzgerald and Dr. Danny Vleggaar discuss the interlocking puzzle of the aging face and how to solve this puzzle through site-specific aesthetic augmentation with dermal fillers.
Reinflating the Balloon: Reshaping the Aging Face
In this video discussion, Dr. Werschler, Dr. Rohrer, and Dr. Hirsch review the concept of volumetric replacement in nonsurgical facial restoration.

Medical Education Content

Not Certified for Credit

ASDS 08: Facial Aging: A Global Process: An Expert Interview With Rebecca Fitzgerald, MD
Dr. Fitzgerald discusses volume loss and the filler products that can be used to correct it.
Integrating Dermatology and Cosmetic Dermatology Practice: An Expert Interview With William Philip Werschler, MD
Dr. Werschler presents an expert's perspective on fundamentals of integrating dermatology and cosmetic dermatology practice, setting patient expectations, and treatment strategy.
Advances in Nonsurgical Options for Facial Rejuvenation -- Dermal Fillers: An Expert Interview With Tiffani Hamilton, MD
Dr. Hamilton presents a historical overview of dermal fillers, and an in-depth perspective on setting patient expectations, treatment, safety considerations, and patient follow-up visits.

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Steering Committee

Babak Azizzadeh, MD
Facial Plastic Surgeon, The Center for Facial and Nasal Plastic Surgery, Beverly Hills, California
Rebecca Fitzgerald, MD
Cosmetic Dermatologist, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
Private Practice, Los Angeles, California
Paula Moynahan, MD
Plastic Surgeon, Founder and Director, Institute of Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery, New York, New York and Waterbury, Connecticut
W. Philip Werschler, MD
Cosmetic Dermatologist, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine/Dermatology, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
Director of Clinical Research, Premier Clinical Research, Spokane, Washington

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	How often do you recommend that your patients who see you for aesthetic treatments consult a psychiatrist, psychologist, or other mental health professional because of body dysmorphic disorder or other psychological issues that might affect outcomes?
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		Rarely
		Sometimes
		Regularly

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