ROMA (ITALPRESS) – Science Calling returns online with a new episode dedicated to scientific and clinical transformations in the field of Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery. The podcast, conducted by Myrta Merlino and produced and post-produced by Edulia, by Sapere Treccani, is available on Spotify, Apple Podcast and Amazon Music. Made with AbbVie’s non-conditional contribution, the episode addresses a discipline that, in public debate, is often brought back to contradictory simplifications and judgments, but which in clinical practice compares with punctual issues: skin aging, quality of tissues, psychological well-being, appropriateness of intervention and professional responsibility. The story starts from a cultural setting – restoration as a metaphor of the time that acts on the body – to enter the medical dimension of the aging, understood as an early biological process, conditioned by external factors such as photo aging, oxidative stress and environment. The comparison therefore develops through two complementary perspectives: Camilla Di Pasquali, Founder & CSO of BTX Bar, enters the merit of aesthetic medicine as a practice of supporting biological mechanisms, with attention to the customization of programs, prevention and pathways of healthy aging. The early start of the degenerative process is recalled, linked to the progressive reduction of endogenous hyaluronic acid, bone reabsorption and modification of the support structures of the face, along with the determining role of environmental factors, especially UV rays, in tissue damage. The conversation clearly distinguishes the “core” treatments: the fillers, used for the restoration of volumes and for the structural support of the areas subject to yield, and the botulinum toxin, described as a neuromodulator able to modulate the muscle hyperton and dynamic wrinkles. In addition to these tools, there is space for applications of regenerative medicine, oriented to fibroblastic stimulation and modulation of inflammatory processes. The picture also expands to the body contouring, with non-invasive techniques such as criolipolysis and high-intensity magnetic stimulation, read as technological evolution of an integrated approach to body well-being. In parallel, Marco Iera, specialist in Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and aesthetics at the IRCS Ospedale San Raffaele, places cosmetic surgery in the perimeter of surgery in a full sense, recalling stringent requirements in terms of specialized training, accredited structures, preoperative evaluation and informed consent. In the story of applied research, the episode crosses the evolution of techniques and materials, with a focus on additive mastoplasty, observed in its historical development from the 1960s and in subsequent innovations related to cohesive gels, prosthetic surfaces and anatomical customization criteria. Other interventions are also recalled today among the most requested, from liposculture to mini-invasive lifting, described in relation to a demand oriented to proportional and consistent results with individual characteristics. Among the emblematic passages, the episode devotes space to post-mastectomy breast reconstruction, presented as therapeutic intervention with effects on body image, continuity of care and psychological dimension of the oncological path. The choice between prosthesis and autologous tissue is attributed to clinical criteria, tissue quality and therapeutic history of the patient, with reference to lipofilling and regenerative medicine as a support for the outcomes over time. In closing, the episode focuses on the role of digital technologies, from imaging to 3D simulation, to artificial intelligence tools used as support for evaluation and planning, with a firm point: the clinical decision remains at the head of the specialist, together with the management of individual variables that no model can predict in a complete way. Within this perimeter, Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery are returned as areas where research, professional quality and patient protection build confidence, with falls that also concern the relationship between citizen, health professions and institutions. -photo press office Esperia Advocacy –(ITALPRESS).
