Tony Scianna

Tony Scianna

Associate Editor

tscianna@allured.com

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Snail mucin in skin care has grown in popularity in recent years due to its versatility and variety of benefits, and its inclusion in skin care products is quickly rising.

Snail Mucin’s Versatile Skin Care Potential

Snail mucin in skin care has grown in popularity in recent years due to its versatility and variety of benefits, and its inclusion in skin care products is quickly rising.

GEP44 is an injectable peptide compound that may be able to replicate the benefits of gastric bypass surgery.

Injectable Peptide Compounds May Replicate Gastric Bypass Without Nausea Side Effects

GEP44 is an injectable peptide compound that caused obese rats to eat up to 80% less than they would typically eat, according to research presented at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring 2023 meeting.

Grow your business with VISIA, the ultimate consultation tool.

Grow your business with VISIA, the ultimate consultation tool.

Engaging science-based consultations enable you to attract new clients and retain existing clients, create meaningful interactions, empower clients to see the possibilities, document before & after skin conditions, and motivate clients to act.

Approximately 85% of all Americans will experience acne in their lifetimes.

American Acne and Rosacea Society Develops Social Media Toolkit for Acne Awareness Month

The free toolkit will feature social media assets and guidance for its members to help promote medically-based acne treatments on social media.

Alan J. Bauman, M.D., board-certified hair restoration surgeon and founder of the Bauman Medical.

Bauman Medical “Slaps the $#%& Out of Alopecia” at the 2023 Oscars

The Bauman Medical Hair Transplant & Hair Loss Treatment Center created the “Slap the $#%& Out of Alopecia”/Everyone Wins Hair gift bag to promote alopecia awareness.

Dermalogica's new program will recognize certified professionals with a digital badge that details their credentials.

Dermalogica Launches MediSpa Professional Accreditation Program for Skin Therapists

Dermalogica's new program aims to provide more transparency to consumers and raise industry standards for Medispa treatments.

The PET technique was created by Alexandre De Souza, M.D.

The Face PET Lift Offers Natural-looking Results with Minimal Incisions

The Face PET Lift involves minimal incisions and a short recovery time and nothing goes into the face during the procedure.

According to AAFPRS, more patients are considering aesthetic procedures as a way to prepare for their weddings

Patients are Increasingly Interested in Pre-Wedding Aesthetic Procedures

Facial plastic surgeons say that 82% of the procedures they performed last year were minimally invasive tweakments.

The study was conducted for patients with skin of color, including Fitzpatrick skin types IV to VI, with a confirmed diagnosis of Cicatricial Alopecia,

Platelet-rich Plasma Can Treat Cicatricial Alopecia in Patients with Skin of Color

After an average of four PRP sessions at 4-to-6-week intervals, 73% of patients showed improvements without any reported adverse events, disease progression or discontinuation of treatment, per Dermatology Times.

Hair Transplants Can Help Repair Scarred Skin

A study of three volunteers with normotophic scars on their scalps found that hair transplants facilitated architectural and genetic shifts in the scars toward a profile of healthy, uninjured skin.

The Aesthetic Meeting 2023 took place at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami, Florida.

3 Major Highlights of The Aesthetic Meeting 2023

If you weren't able to make it to Miami for this year's Aesthetic Meeting, here are some of the major highlights that you missed!

Although it was once thought to be too taboo to discuss, labiaplasty has gained significant mainstream momentum.

Labiaplasty is Breaking Through the Taboo

Although it was once thought to be too taboo to discuss, the surgery has gained significant mainstream momentum.