A movement born in Paris, now worldwide.
The Union Internationale de Médecine Esthétique is the umbrella organisation of the world’s national associations of aesthetic medicine.
History
Aesthetic medicine began as a movement in France, and national associations soon followed one another:
- 1973
The French Society of Aesthetic Medicine is founded, thanks to the Paris endocrinologist Jean Jacques Legrand.
- 1974
The Belgian Society of Aesthetic Medicine is founded, led by the Brussels dermatologist Michel Delune.
- 1975
The Italian Society of Aesthetic Medicine is founded, led by Prof. Carlo Alberto Bartoletti, a geriatrician from Rome.
- 1976
The Spanish Society of Aesthetic Medicine is founded on the initiative of Joseph Font-Riera, a nutritionist from Barcelona.
- 1978
The four national societies found the International Union of Aesthetic Medicine, based in Paris.
- 2007
The Croatian Association of Aesthetic Medicine is founded, today one of the Union’s 30 members.
The Union’s aim
To unite national associations in a shared scientific programme at world level, and to connect doctors of different specialties who share an interest in aesthetic medicine.
Registered office: 154, Rue Armand Silvestre, 92400 Courbevoie, France.
Member associations
The Union brings together 30 national associations and academies from these countries:
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Croatia
- Ecuador
- France
- Georgia
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Russia
- Singapore
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Türkiye
- Ukraine
- United States
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
The Union’s current leadership and the contacts of national associations are published by UIME.
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