Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Kelly Karla R
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)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Legal, Gen Counsel & Sec
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)

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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
Series C-1 Convertible Preferrred Stock   (1)   (1) Common Stock 416 (2) $ (1) D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (3) 12/15/2015 Common Stock 35,294 $ 5.31 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (4) 12/15/2015 Common Stock 11,764 $ 5.31 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (5) 06/30/2016 Common Stock 35,294 $ 7.86 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Kelly Karla R
5870 PACIFIC CENTER BOULEVARD
SAN DIEGO, CA 92121
      Chief Legal, Gen Counsel & Sec  

Signatures

/s/ Karla R. Kelly 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) 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.
(2) Reflects the conversion of 2 shares of Series C-1 Convertible Preferred Stock into 2.75 shares of common stock, to become effective upon the closing of the Issuer?s initial public offering and the 1 for 4.25 reverse stock split of the Issuer?s Common Stock, effected prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement filed in connection with the Issuer?s initial public offering.
(3) 1/8 of the shares represented by this option vest and become exercisable on June 5, 2006 and the remaining shares vest and become exercisable in 42 equal monthly installments beginning on July 5, 2006.
(4) This option vests and becomes exercisable in 48 equal installments on each monthly anniversary of the date of grant (December 15, 2005).
(5) This option vests and becomes exercisable in 48 equal installments on each monthly anniversary of the date of grant (June 30, 2006).

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