Dental Marketing: Doctors’ Top 10 Questions about Botox
As dentists prepare for the release of “Dental Marketing Project X,” Jim Du Molin has released a special video on the cutting edge of cosmetic dentistry: Botox treatment. He has released a video interview between himself and industry expert Catherine Maley that gives doctors a quick overview of what’s involved in offering this treatment. The […]
Earlobe Rejuvenation: The Lobe Lift
When you ask people to name the tell-tale parts of the body to look at when determining a lady’s age, most people will point to the woman’s hands and neck. However the earlobes are also another sign of a person’s true age. Just as with any other part of the body, the earlobe will go […]
Drug Maker Sues FDA Over Ban on Offering Doctors Info About Off-Label Uses
The makers of Botox filed a lawsuit last week against the FDA, challenging federal regulations that ban drug companies from marketing drugs for uses that they have not been established as safe and effective through the FDA approval process. Allergan Inc. filed the complaint Thursday in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., saying that […]
Botox gets competitition in war against wrinkles: Dysport
Face it, Botox. A new wrinkle reduction breakthrough is injecting some competition into the quest for the fountain of youth. The latest age-defying injectable is called Dysport (pronounced “Diss-port”), which the Food and Drug Administration approved for cosmetic use in the U.S. in April. Drawn from the same botulinum toxin A as Botox, Dysport has […]
Surgeons Seeing More Mommy Makeover Cases
SANTA ROSA, CA — More women seeking a full makeover after childbirth are looking to cosmetic surgery as a comprehensive way to achieve a healthier, fitter appearance. Napa area plastic surgeons at Plastic Surgery Associates (www.enhanceyourimage.com) report that more women are taking advantage of “Mommy Makeovers,” combined surgeries designed to help busy moms regain their […]
A Facial Filler Needs a Dose of Patience
SCULPTRA, a long-lasting filler that has been used since 2004 to plump the cheeks of patients with facial wasting, is finally having its cosmetic debut. In July, the Food and Drug Administration approved Sculptra Aesthetic — as the cosmetic version is named — for use to improve the appearance of nose-to-lip wrinkles (think Jack Nicholson’s […]
New Wrinkles in Facelifts
Some topics in medicine are superficial by definition. None, perhaps, are as superficial as cosmetic surgery, or more specifically “aesthetic” facial procedures. Plastic surgeons do wonderful complex reconstructions for trauma and congenital deformities, yet it is the elective vanity procedures that hold such interest for so many of us. When Christopher Lasch published his best […]
Injections: Judge blocks rules for medical staff
The question: Can medical assistants legally administer flu shots or Botox injections? The answer: Depends on whom you ask. Las Vegas, NV. – A Clark County District judge ruled Monday that emergency regulations permitting medical assistants to give flu shots, while prohibiting them from administering injections of cosmetic drugs, cannot go into effect. Judge Kathleen […]
Zeltiq Receives CE Mark for Non-Invasive Fat Reduction
Requiring only one treatment that strategically lowers the temperature of fat cells, fat is destroyed over a two month period without any incisions, needles, anesthesia or down time. Nice, France – Zeltiq Aesthetics announced at the 5 Continent Congress of Lasers and Aesthetic Medicine that they have received the European CE Mark approval for non-invasive […]
Nipple Improvement Through Radiesse
Breast enhancement procedures have been around for years, but only recently has nipple enhancement come along as a stand alone procedure. Breast augmentations , breast lifts , and breast reduction surgeries have improved the appearance of women’s breasts for decades. Often, areola reductions or enlargements are also performed along with these other breast surgeries, allowing […]