In Focus: Year of the Leg

Soliton Receives Best New Technology Award

Soliton’s Rapid Acoustic Pulse (RAP) device received the Best New Technology Award from the Aesthetic Industry Association (AIA).

The Soliton RAP device, which uses proprietary design acoustic shockwaves to mechanically disrupt targeted cellular structures in a completely non-invasive therapy, recently received FDA clearance for temporary improvement in the appearance of cellulite. It had been previously cleared as an accessory to the 1064nm Q-Switched laser for black ink tattoo removal in Fitzpatrick Skin Type I-III patients.

Additionally, Brad Hauser, President & CEO of Soliton, has been named as an Aesthetic Industry Association (AIA) advisory board member.

“I am excited to be joining the Aesthetic Industry Association advisory board as I believe this association provides substantial thought leadership to the aesthetic industry,” Mr. Hauser comments. “As Soliton continues to elevate the market and drive towards commercialization, the learnings will create a real symbiotic relationship between Soliton and the AIA.”

Learn more about the RAP device here.

Majority of Americans Let Themselves Go During the Pandemic

Seventy-four percent of people say they wish they’d taken better care of themselves this past year, including many admitting to sub-par skincare and grooming, finds a new survey of more than 2,022 people by Advanced Dermatology located in Lincolnshire and Glencoe, IL.

Other unhealthy habits included less time outdoors, less physical activity, overeating, eating junk food, and poor posture. The most common reason cited for unhealthy habits? The emotional toll, stress, and anxiety of living through a pandemic. Sixty-one percent of those who say they should have taken better care of themselves have already started to make progress toward healthier lifestyles by sleeping better, eating healthier foods and getting more physical activity.

Sixty-one percent of respondents said they’ve gained weight during the pandemic, at an average of ten pounds per person. In addition to eating more and exercising less, one in five people said part of their weight gain was due to not feeling the pressure of having to see other people in social situations.

When asked about morning routines, respondents said they spent less time on outfits, less time on hair and make-up, shaved and showered less and used less skincare.

While bad habits were more prevalent on the whole, a significant number of people bucked those trends and emerged all the better. Notably, 41 percent of people say they’ve gotten more sleep than before the pandemic, and only 14 percent have been slacking on oral hygiene.

The survey took place from January 19-27, 2021. Fifty-six percent of respondents were female and 44 percent were male, with an average age of 39 years old and an age range of 18 to 68 years old.

Introducing CAPER

The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Association (ASDSA) and the Northwestern University Department of Dermatology are launching the Cutaneous Procedures Adverse Events Reporting (CAPER) system.

This voluntary reporting system gathers patients’ adverse events (AEs) encountered during dermatologic surgery procedures. CAPER will help with safety monitoring for the specialty; identify practice and/or education gaps associated with adverse events; and identify any potential risk factors for adverse events.

CAPER will be overseen by a group of board-certified dermatologists, clinicians and researchers with more than 20 years of experience in patient care and physician advocacy who are committed to improving safety outcomes.

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“I’m incredibly excited to have CAPER up and running,” says Murad Alam, MD, MBA, Vice Chair of the Northwestern University Department of Dermatology and past ASDSA President, in a news release. “Having access to information to not only potentially improve patient safety, but also assess and affirm the presumed high-level of safety of dermatologic surgery, is very exciting.”

Access to this de-identified data can result in the dissemination of trends related to adverse incidents and result in making patients safer.

“Establishing a data repository for dermatologic surgery, both cosmetic- and skin cancer-related, will be crucial in advancing our field and helping our patients,” adds current ASDSA President Mathew Avram, MD, JD.

ASDSA members, their staff and health care personnel who have dermatologic surgery-related AEs to report can find more information at www.caper.net.