Arterial embolization, a taboo subject rarely discussed, is a dreaded complication in aesthetic medicine during hyaluronic acid injections. This article looks back at an unpublished exchange of several clinical cases encountered by Drs Marie Nichanian-Broglia, Guilhem Poron, David Rousset and Clément Guyot, and highlights best practices for effectively managing these delicate situations.

Weight loss can accelerate the signs of aging on the face by reducing fat and bone volumes, resulting in sagging skin and ptosis. Discover how aesthetic medicine, through hyaluronic acid injections, biostimulants and biostimulation devices, can counter these effects harmoniously and restore youth and vitality to the face.

Belgium is revolutionizing aesthetic medicine by combining strict regulation with excellent training. Discover how this unique model, supported by collaboration between the SBME and the SAMBA Academy, places safety and ethics at the heart of practice. An inspiration for other countries and a step towards high international standards.

The analysis of a face showing signs of fatigue, signs of aging, or a pejorative expression requires specific training. The assessment can be made from top to bottom, bottom to top, right to left or left to right, but must always arrive at the same conclusions: treatment of causes and consequences.

Following the May 31 decree restricting the purchase of hyaluronic acid for subcutaneous injections to medical doctors and dental surgeons, France's Conseil national de l'ordre des médecins (CNOM) now recognizes an inter-university diploma (DIU) as a qualification for practicing aesthetic medicine in France.

On Friday May 31, a decree was published in the French Journal Officiel, limiting the purchase and use of intradermal and subcutaneous hyaluronic acid to doctors and dental surgeons.