UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 12, 2008

Artes Medical, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Delaware	001-33205	33-0870808

(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)		Identification No.)

5870 Pacific Center Boulevard
San Diego, California 92121
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, with Zip Code)

(858) 550-9999
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

n/a
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01. Other Events
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURE
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 99.1

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On September 12, 2008, Artes Medical, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has requested the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to investigate improper conduct by proxy organizer Michael Shack under the SEC’s rules governing stockholder communications in connection with the Company’s annual meeting. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release, dated September 12, 2008.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: September 12, 2008


	Artes Medical, Inc.
	By:	/s/ Karla R. Kelly
		Karla R. Kelly
		Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release, dated September 12, 2008.

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