September 2025

MedEsthetics’ September issue dives into treatments for the jowls, jawline and chin—highlighting the FDA's consideration of Skinvive by Juvéderm for neck use, and the growing trend of treating the face and neck as one aesthetic unit. We also explore Megan Fox’s claimed Botox alternative serum and its potential place in the anti-aging conversation. Beyond treatments, this issue addresses vital topics like staff education, the need for industry regulation and how estheticians can navigate grey legal zones responsibly. Don’t miss the curated product round-up for lower face treatments and insights from a new Brown University research initiative on aging in women.

MedEsthetics September 2025
September 2025
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About 50% of all dermal filler visits also include a neurotoxin procedure, while only 13% of neurotoxin visits include dermal filler procedures —a decline from 21% in 2017.
Neurotoxins Surge, Hyaluronic Fillers Slip: GLP-1 and Skincare Usher in a New Chapter
Jul 30th, 2025
Recent reports indicate that skincare adds up to 45% more revenue to skin rejuvenation visits. Skincare experts advise clinicians to strategically integrate skincare into visit workflows.
Integrate, Don’t Upsell: Retail Skincare is Driving Patient Results and Medspa Revenue
Jul 28th, 2025
Alma has presented Universkin—an AI-assisted medical skincare line, leaning into the skicare industry's shift toward tailored personalization.
As Reports Highlight Growing Demand for Personalization, Alma Unveils AI-Driven Universkin Skin Care System
Jul 24th, 2025
In today’s hyper-competitive, rapidly evolving medical aesthetics landscape, one fact stands above all: your team—not your technology—is your most valuable asset.
Elevating Aesthetics: Why Ongoing Team Training Is Your Greatest ROI
Jul 23rd, 2025
Allergan Aesthetics seeks FDA approval of Skinvive by Juvéderm for the neck.
Allergan Aesthetics Seeks FDA Approval to Expand Skinvive by Juvéderm for Neck Rejuvenation
Jul 18th, 2025
The treatment helps ease the effects of environmental exposures that present as age spots, fine lines and dehydration, as the thickness of the epidermis decreasing about 6.4% per decade on average for women.
Hands Age Faster Than You Think: Lira Clinical Launches Targeted Repair Treatment
Jul 16th, 2025
Shed’s new product line for hair loss, Hair Solutions Vertical.
Shed's Dual Hair Care Line Tackles DHT, Hormonal Imbalance, Follicle Health
Jul 14th, 2025
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Top Derms Agree: These Skin Care Ingredients Work Best
Jul 11th, 2025
Celebrity's recent flaunting of their cosmetic treatments is potentially credited to the introduction of GLP-1 medications. Transformations suddenly became accessible, empowering and personalized. It introduced control over the way many wish to present themselves.
Perfect Is Out, Personal Is In: Celebrity Transparency Shaping Aesthetics—But Body Image Pressures Still Linger
Jul 10th, 2025
Described as an organic alternative to Botox created in Germany, Fox's serum is needle-free, and its plant-based ingredients gently relax facial muscles and smooth out fine lines.
Megan Fox Says No to Botox — But What’s in Her Serum Might Surprise You
Jul 8th, 2025
PIX:E combines FDA-cleared 4MHz radiofrequency microneedling system with fractional and full-field Er:YAG laser resurfacing.
Clinical Study Evaluates PIX:E Device Efficacy in Proactively Preventing Visible Signs of Aging
Jul 3rd, 2025
Treat Medspa opened its flagship location on July 1. Its treatments, personalized using AI-led 3D imaging face and neck assessment technology, will integrate wellness therapies that target neurological factors.
Inside Treat Medspa's NYC Flagship Location: AI Imaging and Brain Science Personalize Beauty at a Cellular Level
Jul 2nd, 2025
GLO30 reported a 120% surge in growth, per a May 2025 Kline + Company study, pointing to the fact that membership programs and franchising is becoming a successful direction for businesses in the skin care industry.
Subscription Skincare and Tech-Enabled Wellness Fuel Growth in Facial Studios, Led by GLO30’s Franchise Boom
Jun 27th, 2025
While Oliver’s coverage was a generalization, it points to a real concern about whether or not aesthetics, an area of medicine still in its infancy, has universal regulations that ensure safety compliance.
John Oliver Exposed a Medspa Crisis—Aesthetics Experts Urge Clearer Universal Safety Standards, Law Reform
Jun 24th, 2025
Too often, estheticians rely on equipment vendors or online forums for legal advice, which can lead to misinformation and risk. Instead, establish a routine system for checking regulatory updates.
Skincare Under Scrutiny: How Estheticians Can Thrive Amid State Supervision Rules
Jun 18th, 2025
Professor John Sedivy works with Alberto Caligiana in the Sedivy Lab in the Center on the Biology of Aging.
RoC Commences Aging Research Fund with Brown University to Create New Skincare Solutions, Support Women's Mental Well-Being
Jun 18th, 2025
About 80% of AAFPRS members report that more than 10% of patients seeking these rhinoplasties are seeking revisions of previous surgeries. Rhinoplasty is considered the most challenging cosmetic procedure–its inherent complexity leading to a high revision rate, especially for extreme rhinoplasties like Barbie nose that do not age well with time.
Barbie Nose Demand Surges, But So Do Revisions: New Approach Prevents Airway Compromise Amid Soaring Demand
Jun 10th, 2025