Noninvasive procedural dermatology has evolved rapidly during the past decade. An array
of skin tightening, resurfacing, and fat-reducing energy devices can now be combined with
filler and neurotoxin injectables to reduce the visible signs of aging with minimal downtime
and risk. In the future, such advances will likely continue, although the pace of technological
breakthroughs is difficult to predict. Complex feedback devices, nanotechnology, and
cell-based therapies will eventually begin to fulfill the promise of scar removal, pigmentation
correction, and replacement of aged skin with skin that is new and completely
functional. Dermatologists are well equipped to retain their leadership in noninvasive
esthetic medicine, and they will, to the extent that they continue to pioneer outstanding
therapies that are effective, affordable, and safe.
Semin Cutan Med Surg 32:59-61 © 2013 Frontline Medical Communications