Gabriela Casabona, MD, Paula Barreto Marchese, MD, Jose ́ Raúl Montes, MD, and Carl S. Hornfeldt, PhD BACKGROUND Hyaluronic acid (HA) dermal fillers are commonly used in cosmetic dermatology. Due to differences in their physical characteristics, HA fillers demonstrate different sensitivity to degradation by hyaluronidase (Hase) because of HA concentration and differences in cross-linking. Similarly,...Read More
Ferdinand Rodríguez-Agramonte, MD; Juan Carlos Jiménez, MD; José Raúl Montes, MD, FACS, FACCS Objective: To describe the prevalent side effects of prostaglandin analogues (PA) in a Hispanic population and their effect on quality of life (QOL). Patients and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted in a tertiary medical facility in which patients were evaluated...Read More
Background: Globalization marks an important change in the world’s percep- tion of elective procedures: patients are becoming consumers and cosmetic procedures are being viewed as commodities. The quest to achieve and pre- serve a youthful appearance has no geographic boundaries or ethnic limita- tions. Cosmetic injectables have become an increasingly popular treatment option designed to...Read More
download PDF Dr. José Raúl Montes from the University of Puerto Rico Medical Science Campus, in collaboration with Dr. Ivona Percec from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, is proud to announce the acceptance of the article “Technical Considerations for Filler and Neuromodulator Refinements” for publication on a Cosmetic Bootcamp Supplement of...Read More
