Review of Long-Lasting Dermal Fillers

Editorial Advisory Board
John H. Joseph, MD
Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Beverly Hills, CA
Assistant Clinical Professor
UCLA School of Medicine
Dr. John H. Joseph is a Facial Plastic Surgeon in
private practice in Beverly Hills and is an Assistant Clinical
Professor at UCLA. He specializes in aesthetic facial plastic surgery
but is also involved in congenital and traumatic facial reconstructive
cases. Dr. Joseph received his undergraduate degree in Biology from
the University of Illinois. His medical school training and General
Surgery Internship were obtained from the University of Illinois in
Chicago. He attended the top ranked residency in Head and Neck
surgery at the University of Iowa. He completed a one year fellowship
with Dr. Frank Kamer in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,
and continued to assist in that office until starting his own practice
in Beverly Hills. Dr. Joseph is Board Certified by the American
Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and by the
American Board of Otolaryngology.
Nicholas J. Lowe, MD, FRCP, FACP
Consultant Dermatologist, Cranley Clinic
for Dermatology, London, England
Clinical Professor of Dermatology,
UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles
Dr. Lowe graduated from the University of
Liverpool Medical School in England in 1968 and subsequently
completed his internship in Liverpool Teaching Hospitals. He
entered the Royal Navy as a Surgeon Lieutenant on a short service
commission and completed an Internal Medicine residency at the
Royal Navy Hospital in Hampshire and in London, England. In 1989
he founded and is the Medical Director of Southern California
Dermatology, Psoriasis and Laser Center and Clinical Research
Specialists, Inc., in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Lowe remains at
the UCLA School of Medicine as Clinical Professor of Dermatology
and is Senior Lecturer and honorary consultant at UCL, London. In
1994, Dr. Lowe founded the Cranley Clinic for Dermatology in
London, England, which houses clinical and research facilities.
Rhoda S. Narins, MD
Director,
Dermatology Surgery and Laser Center
Clinical Professor of Dermatology,
NYU Medical School
Immediate Past-President ASDS
Dr. Rhoda S. Narins, one of the nation's top dermatologic surgeons,
was selected by her peers as one of only 12 dermatologists in the
United States listed in "Best Doctors in America" under Aesthetic
Surgery. She is currently President of the American Society of
Dermatologic Surgery and Clinical Professor of Dermatology at New
York University Medical School where she teaches advanced dermatologic
surgery and is Chief of the Liposuction Surgery Unit. Dr.
Narins has lectured extensively world wide on dermatologic surgery
including liposuction, fat transfer, collagen and other fillers, chemical
peels, Ultra-Pulse CO 2 & other lasers, sclerotherapy, BOTOX ® ,
and skin care. She is board certified by the American Board of
Dermatology and Chief Emeritus of Dermatology at white Plains
Hospital Medical Center.
Pierre J. Nicolau, MD
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon,
Private Practice, Paris, France
Former Registrar and Senior Registrar (L.T.)
Leeds General Infirmary, LEEDS, U.K.
Dr. Nicolau studied at the University of Montpellier
—The oldest active medical school in the world—where he specialized
in plastic surgery. In 1976, there were very few surgical services specializing
in aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery. In most of the
university hospitals, this specialty was taught in maxillofacial, cervicofacial
or orthopedic departments. As a result, he traveled to England to
perfect his surgical techniques, where reconstructive surgery was more
developed due to the treatment of WWII injuries, particularly severe
burns. After returning to France in 1983, he performed hospital-based
procedures in reconstructive surgery focusing on burn victims, skin
and breast cancers and body contouring for weight loss patients, in
addition to opening his private practice. Dr. Nicolau has priviliges at
l'Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris as Chirurgien Attaché and is
on the staff at l'Hôpital Rothschild, l'Hôpital Saint Antoine. In
Colombes, he is also on staff at l'Hôpital Louis Mourier, a leading center
for the surgical treatment of obesity.
Mark G. Rubin, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology
University of California, San Diego
Lasky Clinic
Beverly Hills, CA
After obtaining his MD from Jefferson Medical
College in Philadelphia, PA, Dr. Rubin completed his medical residency
in dermatology at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI, and his internal
medicine internship at Alton Ochsner Hospital in New Orleans, LA.
Dr. Rubin has been lecturing on cosmetic dermatology and skin rejuvenation
for over 13 years and has personally trained over 700 doctors
from ten countries in his techniques for skin rejuvenation. In addition,
he teaches and arranges Cosmetic Peel Workshops for physicians
around the nation. Author of numerous medical journal articles, Dr.
Rubin is Board Certified in Dermatology and is an associate Professor
of Dermatology at UCSD. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of
Dermatology and National Board of Medical Examiners, as well as a
member of the American Academy of Dermatology and the American
Society of Dermatologic Surgery among others.
Kevin C. Smith, MD, FRCPC, FACP
Dermatologist, Private Practice
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Kevin Smith graduated from the University of
Alberta in Edmonton, Candada in 1983. He became
a Diplomat of the United States National Board of
Medical Examiners in 1984 and the American Board
of Dermatology in 1988. In 1989 Dr. Smith achieved Fellowship at the
Royal College of Physicians (Canada) in Dermatology. He is now in private
practice for Dermatology at the Niagra Falls Dermatology and
Skin Care Centre in Niagra Falls, Ontario. Concurrently, Dr. Smith
serves as Courtesy Staff for the Department of Internal Medicine at
Greater Niagara General Hospital in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
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