Johnson & Johnson may cause wrinkles in the Botox market
Johnson & Johnson may soon cause frown lines at Allergan, maker of Botox, as it expects to seek US approval next year for an anti-wrinkle drug that could break Botox’s near monopoly, an 85% market share. The Johnson & Johnson product could be available in the US in 2015 and other countries a few years […]
Valeant to acquire Obagi for $344M
Valeant Pharmaceuticals is acquiring Obagi Medical Products for nearly $344 million, just months after acquiring Medicis Pharmaceutical for $2.6 billion. The definitive agreement would allow Valeant to acquire all outstanding common stock of Obagi for $19.75 per share in cash. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2013, according to a […]
Laser Hair Removal
If you’re not happy with shaving, tweezing, or waxing to remove unwanted hair, laser hair removal may be an option worth considering. Laser hair removal is one of the most commonly done cosmetic procedures in the U.S. It beams highly concentrated light into hair follicles. Pigment in the follicles absorb the light. That destroys the […]
Most popular cosmetic surgery procedures in 2012
The 2012 National Totals for Cosmetic Procedures, hot off the press from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), answers an interesting question: “What cosmetic procedures do Americans think are important enough to invest hard-earned dollars in?” Breasts regain their number one status Breast augmentation has regained its status in 2012 as the leading […]
Allergan thrives with Botox but is unloading Lap-Band
Drug maker Allergan posted record sales in 2012, with wrinkle remover Botox its top seller, but plans to sell its Lap-Band unit amid falling sales and patient deaths. This is the company that makes Botox. The wrinkle-erasing drug is Allergan’s top-selling product with sales expected to reach $2 billion in 2013. But there’s more to […]
US study: Botox reduces symptoms of depression
A recent study in the US has found that using Botox to combat frown lines reduced the symptoms of severe depression in more than a quarter of patients. The decade long research into the benefits of Botox for the severely depressed found that injecting Botox into your furrows or ‘grief muscles’ can actually make you […]
Stem Cells Printer: What the New Innovation Means for Aesthetic Medicine
On February 5, 2013 Scientific American has published a report that the University of Edinburgh has successfully finished a study which led to the production of a live embryonic stem cells-discharging printer. The breakthrough printer releases uniformly-sized cell droplets such that the living cells could be used to mutate into a number of cell types. […]
EU Rejects Obesity Drug Qsiva for the Second Time
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has again refused to grant approval for the new obesity treatment phentermine/extended-release (ER) topiramate (Qsiva, Vivus) in the European Union. The EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) first rejected the product in October but was asked by the company to reexamine the decision. Defending its second rebuttal, the CHMP said it “has […]
Minimally-Invasive, Facial Rejuvenation Procedures Fuel 5% Growth
As economic indicators such as auto, retail, and home sales saw gains in 2012 – so too did plastic surgery. According to statistics released today by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), 14.6 million cosmetic plastic surgery procedures, including both minimally-invasive and surgical, were performed in the United States in 2012, up 5 percent […]
Aphthous ulcer drug reverses obesity in mice
A drug used to treat aphthous ulcers reversed obesity and diabetes in lab mice, according to results of a study. Amlexanox, used in the United States to treat canker sores, was tested by researchers with the University of Michigan’s Life Science Institute for its impact on diabetes and obesity in mice, according to a university […]