Nak Kwan Sung, Eun Soo Park President of the the Korean Toxin-Filler Research Association of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons, SungNakKwan Plastic Surgery, Seoul; 2 Manager of the the Korean Toxin-Filler Research Association of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Bucheon, Korea LETTER http://dx.doi....

The use of lasers and intense pulsed light (IPL) technology has become an established practice in dermatology and aesthetic medicine. The use of laser therapy and IPL in the treatment of pigmented melanocytic lesions is a controversial issue. We report clinical, dermoscopic and histological changes of a completely regressed pigmented melanocytic nevus after hair removal treatment with the Light...

Background: Non-invasive body contouring is one of the fastest growing fields in aesthetic medicine. Vanquish is a new, non-invasive, treatment that claims to reduce waist circumference by thermo-lysis of subcutaneous fat. Vanquish is an FDA approved device that uses selective, focus-field radiofrequency (RF) for deep tissue heating of the abdomen and flanks. To date there is no large clinical ...

In this paper aesthetic experience is defined as an experience qualitatively different from everyday experience and similar to other exceptional states of mind. Three crucial characteristics of aesthetic experience are discussed: fascination with an aesthetic object (high arousal and attention), appraisal of the symbolic reality of an object (high cognitive engagement), and a strong feeling of ...

Resolving to finish reading a novel, staying true your punk style, or dedicating life an artistic project: these are examples of aesthetic commitments. I develop account the nature such commitments, and argue that they significant insofar as help us manage temporally extended our agency relationships with objects. At same time, focusing on commitments can give better grasp normativity; this is ...

Autotransplantation of premolars to replace lost maxillary incisors in young patients can ensure restoration of normal function and aesthetics. However, there is a need to evaluate the function and aesthetic appearance of the transplanted teeth after a long period. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the success of treatment and aesthetic appearance of transplanted premolars after follow-...

INTRODUCTION With the increased use of filler and fat injections for aesthetic purposes, there has been a corresponding increase in the incidence of complications. Vision loss as an uncommon but devastating vascular side effect of filler injections was the focus of this paper. METHODS A review committee, consisting of plastic surgeons, aesthetic medical practitioners, ophthalmologists and der...