Artes Medical will host a webcast and conference call at 5:00 a.m. Pacific Time (8:00 a.m. Eastern Time) on August 9, 2007 to discuss the financial results. The dial in numbers are (866) 543-6408 for domestic callers, and (617) 213-8899 for international callers. The passcode for both domestic and international callers is 39932848. A live webcast of the conference call will be available online from the investor relations page of the Company's corporate website at www.artesmedical.com. Participating in the call will be Diane S. Goostree, President and Chief Executive Officer and Peter C. Wulff, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

After the live web cast the call will remain available on Artes Medical's web site for at least 30 days following presentation. In addition, a telephonic reply of the call will be available for 7 days. The replay dial-in numbers are (888) 286-8010 for domestic callers, and (617) 801-6888 for international callers. The passcode for both domestic and international callers is 17317938.

About Artes Medical, Inc.

Artes Medical is a medical technology company focused on developing, manufacturing and commercializing a new category of aesthetic injectable products for the dermatology and plastic surgery markets. There were approximately two million dermal filler procedures in the U.S. in 2006, an increase of 25% over the prior year, according to the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, or ASAPS. The Company's initial product, ArteFill, is being marketed to men and women as a treatment option for the correction of nasolabial folds. Additional information about Artes Medical and ArteFill is available at www.artesmedical.com and www.artefill.com.

Artes Medical(R) and ArteFill(R) are registered trademarks of Artes Medical, Inc.

CONTACT: Artes Medical, Inc.
Cheryl Monblatt Allen,
858-550-9999 (Investor Relations)
callen@artesmedical.com
or
Schwartz Communications, Inc.
Thea Lavin, 415-512-0770 (Corporate Media)
artes@schwartz-pr.com

SOURCE: Artes Medical, Inc.