Skin Tightening Precision Aesthetics: What is Aesthetic Medicine?

Aesthetic Medicine is a quickly growing field in mostly non-invasive cosmetic treatments to body contour. This subspecialty is no longer limited to the fields of plastic surgery and dermatology, as many specialties are offering aesthetic medical procedures in order to better accommodate their patients’ aesthetic needs. A growing trend among baby boomers is that aesthetic treatments are part of a normal health routine with the goal of maintaining a natural and healthy appearance. From

Aesthetic medicine is an inclusive term for specialties that focus on improving cosmetic appearance through the treatment of conditions including scars, skin laxity, wrinkles, moles, liver spots, excess fat, cellulite, unwanted hair, skin discoloration, and spider veins. Traditionally, aesthetic medicine includes dermatology, reconstructive surgery and plastic surgery. Aesthetic medicine includes both surgical procedures (liposuction, facelifts, breast implants, Radio frequency ablation) and non-surgical procedures (radio frequency skin tightening, non surgical liposuction, chemical peel), and practitioners may utilize a combination of both.Although aesthetic medicine procedures are typically elective, they can significantly improve quality of life, psychological well being and social function.

In the US, there were more than 11 million aesthetic procedures performed from 2012-2013, and 83.5% of the procedures were nonsurgical.
In the UK, there were 50,000 cosmetic surgery procedures performed in 2013-2014.
Surgical aesthetic procedures account for 10% of the cosmetic procedures in the UK, and non surgical techniques constitute the remaining 90%
In the US, the top 5 surgical aesthetic procedures were 1) Liposuction 2) Breast augmentation 3) Blepharoplasty 4) Abdominoplasty 5) Rhinoplasty
In the US, the top 5 nonsurgical aesthetic procedures were 1) Botulinum Toxin 2) Hyaluronic acid 3) Laser hair removal 4) Microdermabrasion 5) Photorejuvenation
In South Korea, there were more than 980,000 aesthetic procedures performed from 2014-2015.
In South Korea, the top 5 surgical aesthetic procedures were 1) Blepharoplasty 2) Rhinoplasty 3) Fat Grafting 4) Rhytidectomy 5) Hair Transplantation

Some of the aesthetic procedures can include:

Injections of Botulinum toxin (Botox)
Injection of dermal fillers
Cryolipolysis
Chemical Peels
Mesotherapy injection
Cellulite treatment
Acaraya Non-Laser Tattoo Reversal Techniques
3D Nipple Areola Micropigmentation Process
Skin Care Health Pre-Postoperative Management
Nutrition
Permanent makeup
Hair transplantation
Laser hair removal
Laser Therapy for scars and stretch marks
YAG laser for spider veins
Contour threads
Lipolysis
Non-surgical liposuction (exilis)
Lipotomy
Radio Frequency skin tightening
laser tattoo removal
facelifts
Rhinoplasty
Abdominoplasty
Breast augmentation or reduction
Brachioplasty
Liposuction
Thermage
Carboxytherapy

The American College of Aesthetic and Cosmetic Physicians along with the American Society of Aesthetic/ Cosmetic Physicians are the official organization and society in the fastest growing field of Medicine. Aesthetic and cosmetic medicine is currently a discipline within medicine that does not require formal residency training or a fellowship and can be practiced by a licensed physician of any specialty. Physicians that currently have the most access to patients seeking aesthetic/ cosmetic procedures are typically Family Practitioners and OB/GYNs. Membership to the American College of Aesthetic and Cosmetic Physicians is open to all specialties of medicine and all allied healthcare professionals. Board Certification is open to all qualifying physicians and is sponsored by the the American Board of Cosmetic and Aesthetic Medicine.

Here is a pretty good list of the Aesthetic organizations: