Aesthetic medicine

Aesthetic medicine is a branch of modern medicine that focuses on altering natural or acquired unwanted appearance through the treatment of conditions including scars, skin laxity, wrinkles, moles, liver spots, excess fat, cellulite, unwanted hair, skin discoloration, spider veins^[1] and or any unwanted externally visible appearance. Traditionally, it includes dermatology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, reconstructive surgery and plastic surgery,^[2] surgical procedures (liposuction, facelifts, breast implants, Radio frequency ablation), non-surgical procedures (radio frequency skin tightening, non- surgical liposuction, chemical peel, high-intensity focused electromagnetic field, radio frequency fat removal), and a combination of both.^[3] Aesthetic medicine procedures are usually elective.^[4] There is a long history of aesthetic medicine procedures, dating back to many notable cases in the 19th century,^[5] though techniques have developed much since then.

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^ "What is Aesthetic Medicine?", American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine
^ International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine, IAPAM.
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^ Krueger, Nils; Luebberding, Stefanie; Sattler, Gerhard; Hanke, C. William; Alexiades-Armenakas, Macrene; Sadick, Neil (2013-07-01). "The history of aesthetic medicine and surgery". Journal of Drugs in Dermatology: JDD. 12 (7): 737–742. ISSN 1545-9616. PMID 23884484.