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Artes Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARTE), a medical aesthetics company, today announced that enrollment has been completed in the 1,000-patient post-marketing study required by the FDA. The study follows patients treated with ArteFill®, the first and only FDA-approved non-resorbable dermal filler, for a five-year period.

Surgery comes with great expectations and great risks for complications. Patients and their surgeons each may have preferences for outcomes after surgery. But are their preferences the same or do they differ? A recent study, “A comparison of physician and patient time tradeoffs for postoperative hip outcomes”, published in Value in Health, looks at this issue.

Researchers in Germany are describing a potential alternative to Botox and cosmetic surgery for easing facial wrinkles.

Glycotex, Inc. announced enrollment of the first patient in a Phase IIb study evaluating the effect of GLYC-101 on wound closure and cosmetic outcomes in cosmetic surgery patients undergoing carbon dioxide laser skin resurfacing on the lower eyelid area.

Artes Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARTE), a medical aesthetics company, today announced completion of the enrollment and treatment of patients in the ArteFill® Skin Test study. The Company reports that 498 study participants are enrolled in the study and have received ArteFill Skin Test injections. The lead investigator in the study is David Wilson, M.D.

The Harley Medical Group, the UK’s largest cosmetic surgery provider, has announced that its surgeons are having to strongly recommend that patients opt for smaller doses of Botox and are even having to turn patients away who demand treatment they don’t need.

The importance of pre-operative screening for patients seeking body contouring after massive weight loss will be assessed in three studies presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Plastic Surgery 2008 conference, Oct. 31 - Nov. 5, in Chicago.

Injecting fat after breast reconstruction to correct implant wrinkling or dimpling may be safe and effective to improve breast shape, according to a study to be presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Plastic Surgery 2008 conference, Oct. 31 - Nov. 5, in Chicago.

Women who desire a mommy-makeover, have had major weight loss, or are unhappy with the toll age has taken on their breasts can breathe easier. An innovative procedure to correct severely deflated, sagging breasts left looking like “pancakes” will be presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Plastic Surgery 2008 conference, Oct. 31 - Nov. 5, in Chicago.

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) today announced a partnership agreement with RealSelf.com to provide consumers access to more accurate, timely, and realistic information about cosmetic procedures. RealSelf.