Aesthetic Buyers Guide Features Emerging Aesthetic Technologies and Procedures.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers MISSION VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 2003 The May issue of the Aesthetic Buyers Guide magazine provides an in-depth review of the newest and most popular aesthetic technologies and products. Light Emitting Diode See LED. (LED) systems are covered extensively in a feature article on the subject. "This new generation of light devices is expected to have a major impact on the aesthetic market due to low cost and wide array of applications," said Michael Moretti, Editor of the Aesthetic Buyers Guide, and President of Medical Insight, Inc. "There are numerous product development projects underway, and I expect that LED-based devices will soon be commercialized for home-use aesthetic applications." Cosmetic applications of PhotoDynamic Therapy (PDT) using Levulan from DUSA DUSA Deputy Under Secretary of the Army DUSA Deakin University Student Association DUSA Dundee University Students' Association (Scotland) DUSA Designated Unclassified Subject Area (Wilmington, Mass) is the subject of a clinical roundtable discussion in the May Aesthetic Buyers Guide. Tina Alster, M.D. serves as the moderator of this roundtable, which includes seven other leading cosmetic PDT researchers. "Levulan PDT may become the highest volume aesthetic procedure within a short period of time," commented Moretti. "The combined use of this FDA-approved drug with a variety of light devices is proving extremely advantageous in terms of improved clinical outcomes for treatment of such skin conditions as acne, photoaging pho·to·ag·ing n. 1. The process by which skin is changed or damaged as a result of exposure to ultraviolet radiation in sunlight and other sources. 2. , and even pre-cancerous lesions." The Aesthetic Buyers Guide also focuses on new dermal fillers, which represent one of the most exciting developments in aesthetics at this time. Recent FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. approval of human collagen-based fillers (Cosmoderm/CosmoPlast) from Inamed (Santa Barbara, Calif.), and a long list of competitive filler products in the regulatory pipeline, "will drive procedure volume and product revenues in this fast growing sector of the aesthetic market," observed Moretti. All of these new products and procedures are covered extensively in the new Aesthetic Technologies and Business Opportunities market study, authored by Moretti. This comprehensive study, released by Medical Insight in May 2003, provides a detailed analysis and market forecast related to emerging aesthetic technologies and procedures. To receive an Executive Summary of this new market study, or a subscription to the Aesthetic Buyers Guide, contact Katie Davis at Kdavis@MiiNews.com, call 949/830-5409 or visit www.MiiNews.com. Public companies participating in the aesthetic market include: Allergan (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AGN), Candela Corporation (Nasdaq:CLZR), DUSA (Nasdaq:DUSA), Inamed (Nasdaq:IMDC IMDC Illinois Medical District (Chicago, IL) IMDC Integrated Mission Design Center (NASA) IMDC Isolated, Missing, Detained, or Captured (personnel recovery) ), Lumenis (Nasdaq:LUME LUME Light Utilization More Efficient ), and Palomar (Nasdaq:PMTI PMTI Potomac Massage Training Institute PMTI Project Management Training Institute ). |
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