FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   BARONE DAREN J 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/19/2006 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ARTES MEDICAL INC [ARTE] (Last) (First) (Middle) 5870 PACIFIC CENTER BOULEVARD 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SAN DIEGO, CA 92121 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 25,925 I By DJB Holdings, LLC (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (2)	03/24/2016	Common Stock	23,529	$ 5.31	D	Â
Warrant (Right to Purchase Common Stock)	04/22/2005	04/22/2015	Common Stock	17,647	$ 5.31	D	Â
Warrant (Right to Purchase Common Stock)	12/15/2005	12/15/2010	Common Stock	11,764	$ 5.31	D	Â
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock	  (3)	  (3)	Common Stock	43,601 (4)	$ (3)	I	By DJB Holdings, LLC (1)
Warrant (Right to Purchase Common Stock)	06/30/2004	06/30/2009	Common Stock	18,823	$ 5.31	I	By DJB Holdings, LLC (1)
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock	  (3)	  (3)	Common Stock	21,764 (4)	$ (3)	I	By WB Partners, LP (5)
Warrant (Right to Purchase Common Stock)	05/01/2005	05/01/2010	Common Stock	4,352	$ 8.5	I	By WB Partners, LP (5)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BARONE DAREN J 5870 PACIFIC CENTER BOULEVARD SAN DIEGO, CA 92121	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Daren J. Barone		12/19/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Mr. Barone is the managing member of DJB Holdings, LLC and has sole voting and investment power with respect to the securities.
(2)	This option vests and becomes exercisable in 48 equal installments on each monthly anniversary of the date of grant (March 24, 2006).
(3)	Immediately following the closing of the initial public offering of the Issuer?s Common Stock all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock will be automatically converted, for no additional consideration, into shares of the Issuer's Common Stock.
(4)	Reflects a 1 for 4.25 reverse stock split, effected prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement filed in connection with the Issuer?s initial public offering, pursuant to which each share of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock will become convertible into approximately 0.235 of a share of common stock.
(5)	Mr. Barone is a general partner of WB Partners, LP. Mr. Barone disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held directly by WB Partners, LP, except to the extent of any indirect pecuniary interest in his distributive share therein.

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