Current Report on Form 8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              Washington, DC 20549

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                                    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): March 19, 1999

                               INAMED CORPORATION

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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

    DELAWARE                        1-9741                       2270920629
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    (State or other               (Commission File             (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of incorporation)       Number)                 Identification No.)

                                 700 Ward Drive
                         Santa Barbara, California 93111

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                     Address of principal executive offices

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 805/692-5400

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              (Former name or former address, if changed since last
                                    report.)


Item 5.   OTHER EVENTS.

          On March 19, 1999,  INAMED  Corporation (the "Company") issued a press
release  announcing that John F. Doyle,  David A. Tepper and James E. Bolin have
been elected to the Company's board of directors.  The press release is attached
as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL

          INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

          (c)  EXHIBITS

               99.1 Press release of INAMED Corporation dated March 19, 1999.

                                    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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                   INAMED CORPORATION

Dated: March 19, 1999              By:/s/ RICHARD G. BABBITT
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                                   Name: Richard G. Babbitt
                                   Title:   Chairman and CEO

EXHIBIT INDEX

          99.1 Press Release of INAMED Corporation dated March 19, 1999.