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Forever Young: aesthetic and anti-ageing medicine at home in monaco
The annual Anti-Aging medicine World congress has become one of the most significant events in the aesthetic and anti-ageing practitioner's calendar. PRIME reviews the 2011 congress
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T ThE ENd of mArch this year — as is now custom
every
year — more than 5000 medical professionals descended on the small
and beautiful principality of monaco; perhaps the ideal setting for Euromedicom's annual Anti-Aging medicine World congress and mediSpa (AmWc). now in its ninth year, this meeting
presents 3 days of presentations and demonstrations from over 300 speakers comprising 100 different nationalities for the range of sciences interested in the concept of 'ageing well' — experts in preventive medicine, dermatology, and aesthetic surgery.
guest to preside over the congress. A number of leaders in aesthetic surgery, dermatology and anti‑ageing medicine were thus invited to present on recent advances from the US market. the honorary presidents were: ■ thomas biggs, plastic surgeon ■ fredric brandt, dermatologist ■ monica Driscoll, professor of molecular biology ■ christopher Zachary, dermatologist. the programme itself provided
attendees with innovations and expertise, and shared a wealth of knowledge, experience and best practice. indeed, advances in anti‑ageing and
Between 1997 and
Developing anti- ageing medicine Anti‑ageing medicine is a global practice associated with many aesthetic techniques, and concerned with aspects of the internal and external wellbeing of patients. this 'global' influence was reflected in this year's programme, which invited the United States as an honorary
2008 aesthetic medicine procedures increased by 233%, and plastic surgery operations by 104%.
aesthetic medicine have helped the AmWc event to become one of the most important in the calendars of dermatologists, plastic surgeons and anti‑ageing practitioners. in recent years there has
been a significant development in both the field and definition of anti‑ageing medicine, which
many agree aims to treat both the internal and external ageing process. With this in mind, there have been further significant improvements in medical practices, focusing on firm scientific foundations for
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prevention and wellbeing. the emphasis has turned to aspects of quality of life. Underpinning this, the developments
in aesthetic medicine are impressive, many of which were exhibited at the AmWc in monaco. treatments have become more natural, less invasive, and more economically accessible.
The Congress this year's congress certainly didn't disappoint, with a healthy list of exhibitors and a varied conference programme covering aesthetic dermatology and surgery and anti‑ageing and preventive medicine. the exhibition also welcomed the launch of PRIME and it's first edition. the 3 days of the AmWc presented a
range of topics for attendees. from the anti‑ageing aspect: ■ Advances in our knowledge of the biological clock ■ Prevention of neurodegenerative illnesses and Alzheimer's disease, as well as Parkinson's disease ■ Stress management ■ Genetics and nutrigenetics, revealing how to 'prevent' ageing and the importance of how to suit the diet to genes.
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