Multicentric Retrospective Study on Safety and Efficacy of a Novel Injectable Poly-l-Lactic Acid for Buttocks Recontouring.

Background: Poly-l-lactic acid (PLLA) injectables have gained increasing attention in aesthetic medicine due to their biocompatibility and long-lasting effects. Although their primary application centers around facial rejuvenation, their potential for off-label use in other body areas has been investigated, demonstrating promising outcomes in terms of both efficacy and safety.

Aim: This study aims to assess the safety and efficacy of a novel 630 mg PLLA-based filler (GANA X), in buttocks treatment.

Ear keloids: An innovative 3-steps combined treatment.

Introduction: An excessive proliferation of fibroblasts and collagen synthesis after an injury may lead to a benign fibrous tumor, known as keloid, which does not regress spontaneously. Earlobes are a very frequent site of onset, since after a trauma (i.e.

Guided Superficial Enhanced Fluid Fat Injection (SEFFI) Procedures for Facial Rejuvenation: An Italian Multicenter Retrospective Case Report.

Background: The aging process starts in the center of the face, in the periocular region and around the mouth, with a combination of volume loss, tissue descent, deepened wrinkles, and the loss of skin structure and quality. Recently, several studies have demonstrated the efficacy of therapies based on autologous adipose tissue grafting, which leverages the properties of stromal vascular fraction (SVF) and adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSCs) to accelerate the regenerative processes of the skin. This study aims to verify the ability of guided superficial enhanced fluid fat injection (SEFFI) in the facial area to correct volume loss and skin aging, proving that this standardized procedure has a very low rate of complications.

Combined laser treatment for ear keloids: Case series: Comparison between two mini-invasive protocols: Comparison between two mini-invasive protocols.

Background: Keloids are benign fibrous tumors derived by excessive proliferation of fibroblasts and collagen synthesis after an injury, and they do not regress spontaneously. Earlobes keloids may develop either on the helix or on the anterior or posterior lobe, up to several years after piercing.

Aims: To evaluate the effectiveness of a combined protocol of CO2 laser + dye laser versus CO2 laser + dye laser + Enerjet.

Attitudes, Concerns, and Expectations of Consumers of Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery During the COVID-19 Outbreak: An Italian Online Survey.

As a consequence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emergency, Italian physicians working in the field of aesthetic medicine and surgery considered appropriate to stop their activity in order to preserve patients' safety. This drastic measure obviously had an important impact on the medical aesthetic market causing growing concerns. To catch the current attitudes of the Italian consumers toward the aesthetic medicine and surgery, a medical advisory board devised an online survey; 216 clinicians finally participated in this survey and sent the online link through e-mail.

Multicenter study of vacuum-assisted precise tissue release for the treatment of cellulite in a cohort of 112 Italian women assessed with cellulite dimples scale at rest.

Tissue stabilized-guided subcision (TS-GS) treatment has emerged as a single session treatment for cellulite dimples. To date, studies on a few patients were reported. We present data concerning efficacy and safety of TS-GS for cellulite in a cohort of Italian patients.

Endovenous and perivenous 808-nm laser treatment of lower limb collateral, reticular and telangiectasiac veins.

Background: Visible leg veins are not only a mere aesthetic problem, but may also be manifestation of altered microcirculation and superficial venous incompetency. Sclerotherapy is the first-line treatment for leg veins < 4 mm, but it often needs multiple sessions and sometimes fails. The main limitations of transcutaneous laser treatment are the diameter and the depth of the veins: the greater, the harder photothermolysis is, so that higher powers may lead to aesthetic complications.

Phosphatidylcholine and sodium deoxycholate in the treatment of localized fat: a double-blind, randomized study.

Background: Recent articles have introduced the novel concept of chemical lipolysis through local injections. Phosphatidylcholine is the active drug in the commercial preparation used for this purpose, but some studies have suggested that sodium deoxycholate, an excipient of the preparation, could be the real active substance.

Aim: We decided to investigate whether phosphatidylcholine and sodium deoxycholate have any clinical efficacy in chemical lipolysis and their respective roles.