Survey: Tattoos Hurt Your Chances of Getting a Job

Survey: Tattoos Hurt Your Chances of Getting a Job Ink Can Be a Career Stain Maybe it’s a tribal arm band, the orchids on your lower back playing peek-a-boo with your coworkers, or — gulp — you’re wearing it on your face a la Mike Tyson. But even if it’s that cute little leprechaun on […]

Botox For Migraines

Botox For Migraines Botox is the only drug currently FDA approved for the treatment of migraine headaches.  All other medications previously have been used “off-label” (meaning with out the FDA approval). What Is Botox? Botox is botulinum toxin A. It is a toxin produced from a bacteria. It is a very powerful toxin that causes […]

Freezing the Fat Away

Since the approval of the first cryolipolysis device in 2010, what have been some of the trends in fat removal through controlled cooling? Have physicians seen the same safety and efficacy in practice as they have in clinical trials? And just how in-demand is this non-invasive body contouring procedure? Plastic surgeons from Southern California sought […]

It’s botox but not as we know it

Most popular for its age defying benefits, botox was originally developed to  correct cross-eyes and uncontrolled blinking. Another unusual application, as recently reported in the Mail Online, may be for atrial fibrillation  or irregular heartbeats, with clinical trials showing promise. Atrial fibrillation occurs when contractions of the heart’s chambers  don’t  pump rhythmically. It’s a common […]

Jeffrey Burgess DDS Examines the Role of Botox in Dentistry

Jeffrey Burgess DDS is a retired dentist who  has written a number of articles on the field. Now, he is speaking out on a new  article that discusses the potential addition of Botox to dentists’ offices  around the country. The piece explains that Botox can be used to treat common  dental concerns, such as jaw […]

Botulinum Toxin Benefits Many PSP Patients With Dystonia

For patients with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), botulinum toxin A injections relieve disabling blepharospasm and neck and hand dystonia, a relatively large retrospective study shows. About three quarters of patients with PSP actually developed dystonia during the treatment. “The best benefit [was in] patients with blepharospasm — about 80% of patients with blepharospasm had benefit. […]

Doctors Rarely Get Proper Consent for Botulinum Treatments

Botulinum toxin injections are first-line treatment for cervical dystonia, and although the injections can have adverse effects, adequate consent is rarely obtained from patients, a study shows. Formal consent was deficient at the time of an initial injection and even more so at subsequent ones. “What tends to happen is there’s a mention of consent […]

Plastic Surgeon Reveals Alternative Uses for BOTOX Injections

Dr. Leonard B. Miller, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Boston, works with his patients to find the best solution for their needs and ensure successful results. While BOTOX® injections are typically used to smooth wrinkles or cosmetically enhance facial features, there are a variety of other conditions the minimally-invasive treatment can be used to address. […]

New Consumer Guide Helps Patients Achieve Better BOTOX® Treatment Results

New York plastic surgeon Dr. Scott J. Zevon publishes valuable patient resource, “Consumers’ Guide to Effective Botox Use Every year over 4 million Americans add BOTOX® injections to their to-do list, making it by far the most popular cosmetic treatment in the nation, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. But improperly performed […]

Botox Gives More 20-Somethings a Jump on Wrinkles

Frown lines, forehead creases and crow’s-feet, oh my! If the rise in Botox procedures is any indication, the fountain of youth might be found in a syringe, even for 20-somethings whose signs of aging are often invisible to the naked eye. “I think as I’ve kind of gotten a little older, I’ve just kind of […]