Cosmetic Surgery & Beauty #72
Cosmetic Surgery and Beauty is the definitive consumer guide to aesthetic enhancement in Australia. Written by medical journalists and industry experts CSBM covers everything you need to know and with hundreds of untouched before and after photos it is the authoritative information source.
Cosmetic Surgery and Beauty is the definitive consumer guide to aesthetic enhancement in Australia. Written by medical journalists and industry experts CSBM covers everything you need to know and with hundreds of untouched before and after photos it is the authoritative information source.
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FACE<br />
PLUS<br />
MEDISPA<br />
BONDI<br />
BEACH<br />
LAUNCH<br />
PARTY<br />
On 27 April, Face Plus Medispa founder<br />
and renowned cosmetic surgeon Dr William<br />
Mooney celebrated the opening of Australia’s<br />
newest luxury lifestyle and wellness destination<br />
at Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach: Face Plus<br />
Bondi Beach.<br />
Sydney’s movers, shakers and trailblazers<br />
stepped out to celebrate the all-new luxe spa<br />
destination. The new Face Plus houses an array<br />
of beauty and wellness experts all under one<br />
roof (including bespoke intravenous shots of<br />
vitamins, minerals and antioxidants in the ‘Drip<br />
and Chill Lounge’, facial rejuvenation treatments<br />
from accredited cosmetic nurses, and an onsite<br />
naturopath and Reiki practitioner).<br />
Visit www.faceplus.com.au or call<br />
02 8897 0077 for more information.<br />
CIA INVESTS IN SKINCARE COMPANY<br />
It’s a very unconventional partnership, but the CIA’s venture<br />
capital arm, In-Q-Tel, has invested in Skincential Sciences, a<br />
cosmetics company that uses a technology to take off a very<br />
thin layer of the skin.<br />
Skincential Sciences makes a line called Clearista, a<br />
resurfacing product marketed to erase blemishes and soften<br />
skin. According to their website, it works to re-texture the<br />
outer surface of your skin, leading to a reduction in the<br />
appearance of unsightly blemishes, roughness, and<br />
unevenness to reveal smoother, younger skin.<br />
While this may sound like a great at-home peel product,<br />
the technology used to take off the skin reveals unique<br />
biomarkers that can be used for a variety of diagnostic tests,<br />
including DNA collection in the process. Russ Leibovitz, the<br />
CEO of Skincential Sciences, told The Intercept, ‘If there’s<br />
something beneath the surface, that’s not part of our<br />
relationship and I’m not directly aware. They’re interested<br />
here in something that can get easy access to biomarkers.’<br />
‘The CIA interest in the company looks like it has to do<br />
with the ability to understand the microbial habitat of an<br />
individual,’ explains cosmetic chemist Kelly Dobos. ‘As the<br />
understanding of the human skin microbiome grows, we are<br />
learning that an individuals microbiome may be as unique as<br />
their fi ngerprint.’<br />
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