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'The Aging Face' Conference to Highlight the Latest Technologies in Facial Rejuvenation

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'The Aging Face' Conference to Highlight the Latest Treatments and Technologies in Facial Rejuvenation, August 17-20

NEW YORK, Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The Aging Face Conference: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to the Aging Face will be held in New York City August 17-20, 2006 at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel. This one-of-a-kind event for physicians highlights the latest proven advances and innovations in facial rejuvenation from the field's leading practitioners -- many affiliated with the nation's top medical schools. Combining research presentations with live patient workshops, the program will be the first new and accredited national facial cosmetic surgery conference in New York in more than 20 years.

Many of the leading plastic, facial plastic, eye plastic surgeons, dermatologists and laser specialists in the United States are scheduled to present the most up-to-date findings in facial rejuvenation. In addition, the conference is expected to draw physicians and other attendees from across the country and around the world.

Speakers from the world's most respected academic institutions, including Harvard Medical School, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and Mt. Sinai School of Medicine will participate.

"Focusing on facial rejuvenation this conference offers attendees a unique opportunity to experience the most advanced developments in this rapidly changing field," said Thomas Romo III, MD, FACS, the event's chairperson and organizer. "In addition, the conference's distinctive format provides a unique learning atmosphere. Lectures from specialists will present the newest research and treatment options. Also, hands-on patient workshops will allow doctors to review what they have learned and discuss the innovations with leading experts. The conference represents a new direction for medical professionals involved in restoring the face."

One of the nation's most forward-thinking facial cosmetic and reconstructive surgeons, Dr. Romo is Chief of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital and Director of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital. He is also Director Emeritus of the Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. He has published numerous medical academic research studies and is the author of a leading medical textbook on the subject.

The featured speaker, discussing "35 Year Experience in Face Lifting Surgery," will be Frank M. Kamer, MD, the facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon who founded the famed Lasky Clinic in Beverly Hills. He is a Clinical Professor of Head and Neck Surgery at the UCLA School of Medicine and Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology at the USC School of Medicine.

Other notable physicians on the program include David J. Goldberg, MD, Clinical Professor and Director of Laser Research and Mohs Surgery in the Department of Dermatology at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine; Oscar Ramirez, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor in Plastic Surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the University of Maryland School of Medicine; Henry M. Spinelli, MD Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, and Michael J. Yaremchuk, MD, Clinical Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School.

In-depth conference presentations will cover the latest research and innovations in facial rejuvenation including Global Evaluation of the Aging Face; Brow Lift; Mid-Face Lift; Facial Implants; Facial Threading; Face Lift; Lasers; Blepharoplasty; Minimally Invasive Facial Plastic Surgery; Implantable Fillers; Botulinum Toxin Type A and Fillers, and Anesthesia Techniques in Facial Rejuvenation.

A special Exhibit Hall will feature companies showing the latest innovations and products to help restore the aging face. They include: Allergan, ALMA Lasers, BioForm, Berkshire Resources, Candela, Coapt Systems, Contour Threads/Surgical Specialties Corporation, Cynosure, Dermik, Elsevier, Implantech Associates, Karl Storz Endoscopy, KLS Martin, Lumenis, Medicis, Mentor Corporation, Niadyne, Palomar, PCA Advanced Skin Care Systems, Porex Surgical, Sciton, Snowden Pencer and Thermage.

In addition, introductory remarks on Facial Beauty in our Current Culture will be moderated by Alexandra Witt, MSNBC, and include beauty author and consultant Wendy Lewis; Laura Geller, President, Laura Geller; Lois Joy Johnson, Beauty and Fashion Director, More Magazine and Jennifer Linder, MD, Chief Scientist, PCA Advanced Skin Care Systems. A Question and Answer Panel which will include the previously listed speakers and Valerie Monroe, Beauty Director, O Magazine, will follow the session.