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EDITOR'S NOTE EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Medical Devices Gain an Ally The start of 2013 marks the launch of a new public-private partnership that is likely to bene���t physicians in the medical aesthetics industry. The United States Food & Drug Administration has joined the Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC, deviceconsortium.org), founded by biomedical science trade association LifeScience Alley. The MDIC is an independent, nonpro���t corporation that was created to promote medical device regulatory science with a focus on speeding the development, assessment and review of new medical devices. Its creation follows on the heels of the FDA���s review of the existing 510(k) device approval process. The MDIC reports that it will receive input from industry, government and other nonpro���t organizations as part of its efforts to prioritize the regulatory science needs of the medical device community and fund projects that help simplify the pathway to market for new technologies and the process of medical device design. One of the consortium���s key goals is to bolster investment in regulatory science research to develop new tools, models and methods that may be utilized to better and more ef���ciently Inga Hansen evaluate new devices. ���By sharing and leveraging resources, Executive Editor/Associate Publisher MDIC may help the industry to be better equipped to bring One of the consortium's key goals is to bolster investment in regulatory science research. safe and effective medical devices to market more quickly and at a lower cost,��� said Jeffrey Shuren, MD, JD, director of the FDA���s Center for Devices and Radiological Health. Energy-based aesthetic devices have become a cornerstone of cosmetic medicine, and their applications continue to expand. On page 28, leading dermatologists and plastic surgeons share their top off-the-face treatment protocols that combine injectables, laser treatments and RF-based technologies to reduce the signs of aging on the neck, hands and legs. While practitioners and patients have witnessed the dramatic results gleaned from energy-based devices, questions remain on how these devices affect changes in skin texture and tone and how long these changes last. On page 76, writer Linda W. Lewis speaks with the researchers behind a new study that revealed genetic changes related to the aging process following treatment with IPL. The coming year is sure to reveal more innovations in both technology and treatment protocols based on continuing research and clinical experience, and we look forward to covering those innovations for you. We wish you all a happy and prosperous 2013. ihansen@creativeage.com ��� 818.782.7328, ext. 289 2 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2013 | MedEsthetics Mary Lee Amerian, MD Santa Monica Laser and Skin Care Center, Santa Monica, CA Saul R. Berger, MD Medical Director, New Age Aesthetics, Encino, CA Padraic Deighan, MBA, JD, PhD Vail, CO Michael H. Gold, MD Assistant Clinical Professor, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Founder, Gold Skin Care Center, Nashville, TN Bruce Katz, MD Clinical Professor Dermatology, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine Director, Juva Skin & Laser Center, New York Lorrie Klein, MD Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California-Irvine Medical School Founder, LK Dermatology & Laser Center Euro Day Spas, Laguna Niguel, CA Allan Share President, International Medical Spa Association, Minnetonka, MN David H. McDaniel, MD Assistant Professor of Clinical Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School Director, The Institute of Anti-Aging Research, Virginia, Virginia Beach, VA Vic Narurkar, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology, UC Davis Medical School Chief of Dermatology, California Paci���c Medical Center, San Francisco Ava Shamban, MD Laser Institute for Dermatology and European Skin Care, Santa Monica, CA Hema Sundaram, MD Director, Dermatology, Cosmetic & Laser Surgery Rockville, MD and Fairfax, VA Wm. Philip Werschler, MD Spokane Dermatology Clinic and Aesthetic Image Medical Spa, Spokane, WA