Aesthetic medicine

The literature on applications of polymers of this class in medicine is extensive and, due to space limitations, caimot be reviewed in detail. However, applications include degradable orthopedic saews, sutures, dmg delivery systems, nanoparticles, tissue engineering scaffolds, aesthetic medicine (plastic surgery, wrinkle filler ), and reconstmctive surgery meshes. Comprehensive reviews have been published. ... 

MAIN PROPERTIES OF CLAY MINERALS USEFUL IN AESTHETIC MEDICINES... 

In aesthetic medicines, what is the usefiilness of clay minerals. 

During the second half of the twentieth century, HA was discovered in different tissues and liquids of vertebrae animals as well as humans. It was also found to have clinical applications, mostly for eye surgery, treatment of joint diseases and aesthetic medicine. The first actual use... 

At the present time hyaluronan is an object of study in biochemistry, molecular biophysics, bioorganic and radiochemistry and the chemistry of polymer compounds. Medical studies of HA include its role in fertilization, embryogenesis, development of the immune response, the healing of wounds, oncological and infectious diseases, processes of ageing and the problems of aesthetic medicine. 

It is difficult to imagine cosmetology and the field of modem aesthetic medicine without hyaluronan. A glance at the worldwide periodical literature would reveal that practically every issue includes several articles more or less connected with HA. Physician-cosmetologists were initially interested in hyaluronan because of its unique ability to retain large amounts of water. This property has been maximized for cosmetic products and moisturising masks. From the mid-nineteenth to the twentieth century, chemically stabilized (cross-linked) HA became used as intradermal micro-implants (fillers) for the contour correction of the involuntary changed skin [1]. 

Antioxidant Efficiency of Hyaluronan and other Biologically Active Compounds as Potential Products for Aesthetic Medicine... 

The following part summarizes the studies dedicated to evaluation of the action of oxidants, including free radicals on skin and the antioxidant efficiency of hyaluronan and other biologically active compounds as potential products for aesthetic medicine [18]. 

I found this book very thorough in its description and analysis of HA and very well written. It covered all aspects of HA its history and discovery, its biological role and functions in the body, production and purification, structure and rheological properties, chemical modifications, application in medicine, cosmetology and aesthetic medicine. It should be taken into consideration that the manuscript was written several years ago, so the chapter about HA production could be seen as outdated. Nevertheless, we decided to leave it intact in this version, because it contains important information about HA purification for industrial needs. Additionally, it serves to allow the authors to present their significant achievement with regard to the chemical modification of HA, an accomplishment that has opened the doors to many new products. 

Also chemistry has been unfortunately evicted in cosmetic dermatology from aesthetic medicine courses, masters, workshops and congresses. A brief review of useful information should help to update most practitioners. 

Consultant, Internal Medical Service, Paris, France Consultant in Aesthetic Medicine, Vitality Institute, Miami, FL, USA... 

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