Course: Microneedling and Wrinkle Reduction
Microneedling and PRP
Aunna Pourang, MD +1

In this course, the reader will learn about minimally invasive skin rejuvenation that can be achieved through the microneedling procedure. In addition, this activity will discuss the proposed mechanisms of action of microneedling and PRP and how microneedling alone or in combination with PRP can reduce wrinkles.

Faculty

User: Aunna Pourang
Aunna Pourang
MD

Dr. Aunna Pourang is a graduate of the University of Florida College of Medicine Medical Honors Program and is board-certified in family physician (Mayo Clinic) and integrative medicine (Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine). She is currently a dermatology resident at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.

 

Her interests include integrative dermatology, complex medical dermatology, global and preventive health, and antibiotic-stewardship.

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User: hausauera@gmail.com
Amelia Hausauer
MD

A visionary and thought leader in the field of minimally invasive aesthetics, Dr. Amelia K. Hausauer is the Director of Dermatology for Aesthetx, a premier plastic surgery and dermatology practice located in the heart of Silicon Valley. She is an innovator and rising star in the world of platelet rich plasma (PRP) and microneedling, spearheading several research trials on these subjects in addition to lecturing and training other healthcare providers across the country. Dr. Hausauer is also the chief editor and major contributing author to the upcoming medical textbook, PRP and Microneedling in Aesthetic Medicine, and has written multiple pieces on neuromodulators (i.e. Botox® cosmetic) and dermal fillers. She has served as an investigator on trials for Allergan, Merz Aesthetics, Revance Therapeutics, and ThermiGen LLC. Dr. Hausauer earned a Bachelors of Arts with the highest honors in Human Biology from Stanford University and her medical doctorate at University of California San Francisco (UCSF,) receiving multiple competitive awards/ scholarships from each university. She was awarded one of only a few highly-coveted, advanced cosmetic dermatology training positions in the United States, groomed by one of the world’s masters in filler, botox, and laser. She then completed the prestigious American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) Future Leaders Network training, intended to cultivate the newest class of procedural dermatology leaders. Dr. Hausauer now sees patients in Northern California where she has helped build a unique, multidisciplinary aesthetic medicine practice that seamlessly blends minimally invasive as well as surgical techniques to provide highly customized, full-service patient care from board-certified core practitioners.

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Editors

User: Naissan Wesley
Naissan Wesley
MD

Dr. Naissan Wesley is an Advanced Aesthetic and Surgical Dermatologist and the Director of Mohs micrographic surgery at Skin Care and Laser Physicians of Beverly Hills. Board-certified and fellowship-trained in cosmetic, surgical dermatology, and Mohs surgery, Dr. Wesley graduated magna cum laude with high honors in biology and art history from University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). As one of the top college graduates in the nation, she was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. Dr. Wesley completed her medical school and residency at University of California San Francisco (UCSF), where she also graduated at the top of her class and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. At UCSF, she was recipient of the Chancellor Award for Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership (awarded to only one student annually among all graduate schools) and the National Medical Association’s Emerging Scholar Award. She completed her Mohs, cosmetic and surgical dermatology fellowship at Skin Care Physicians in Boston, MA.

Dr. Wesley is a Clinical Instructor of Dermatologic Surgery at UCLA. She has over 20 honors and awards, authored over 40 publications in leading medical journals and has been quoted in magazines and news outlets nationwide. Dr. Wesley is recognized as a monthly invited journalist for the aesthetic section of Dermatology News since 2009. She was also the guest editor of the first ethnic skin issue of Seminars of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery.

Dr. Wesley has been an investigator in numerous research studies that have contributed to many of the most cutting-edge procedures performed today in cosmetic dermatology, including Juvederm Voluma, Kybella, Xeomin, Dysport, Ulthera, Coolsculpting, Thermage, Velashape, Artefill, and Miradry.

Dr. Wesley is sought after for her aesthetic skill and ability to rejuvenate faces and skin. From a family of artists and physicians, and with an art background, Dr. Wesley’s approach is that of an artist and a scientist, creating extraordinarily natural results that do not appear overdone. She feels that patients should look natural, revived and refreshed, the best version of themselves (“you, only better”). She has a keen interest in integrative and holistic medicine and dermatology. Dr. Wesley performs Mohs surgery, Botox, Filler, Kybella and PRP injections, Laser procedures, sclerotherapy, scar revision, and more.  Her outside interests include loved ones/family, pilates, yoga, beach cruisers, hiking, photography, travel, and philanthropic efforts for animals, children, and the earth to help make it a better place.

  • Diplomate, American Board of Dermatology (Board-Certified)
  • Clinical Instructor of Medicine, Dermatology division, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles
  • Fellow, American Academy of Dermatology
  • Fellow, American College of Mohs Surgery
  • Member, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
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