Linda W. Lewis

Denying Unreasonable Requests

Saying "No"

In aesthetic medicine, the customer—or patient—is not always right, and practitioners need to be prepared to deny unreasonable requests.

Focus on Body Contouring

Aesthetic Devices: Focus on the Body

Noninvasive body contouring and fat reduction treatments are driving patients to aesthetic practices and spurring new innovations.

Antiaging Hand Treatments

Hand Rejuvenation Treatments

New tools, improvements in technique and consumer confidence in dermal fillers are fueling the popularity of hand rejuvenation treatments.

Skin Tightening Protocols

Noninvasive Skin Tightening: The Heat Is On

Options, abilities and limitations of noninvasive skin-tightening devices.

Melasma Tretatment Options

Removing the Mask

Melasma treatments continue to proliferate but long-lasting results remain out of reach.

Rejuvenating the chin, neck and decollete

Chin to Chest Solutions

The chin, neck and décolleté are increasingly important to patients; effective treatment requires a multi-modal approach.

Prepping the Canvas

Prepping the Canvas

Opinions vary on whether pre-treating the skin improves outcomes of ablative laser procedures, but the literature does offer some guidance.

Starting in the Middle

Starting in the Middle

New products and evolving techniques have put midface filling front and center for noninvasive facial rejuvenation.

Opening Channels

Opening Channels

Microneedling is experiencing a huge resurgence as a more affordable alternative to laser resurfacing.

Quenching The Thirst

Quenching The Thirst

Today’s hydrating topicals go far beyond the old one, two, three: occlusives, humectants and emollients.

Redefining Microdermabrasion

Redefining Microdermabrasion

Micro-resurfacing may be a better term for the wide variety of noninvasive physical exfoliation treatments now available.

Shedding New Light

Shedding New Light

TRASER technology could add a world of versatility to all kinds of skin treatments.