Aesthetic Medicine / MediSpa News
Stem Cells and Beauty: Promise and Hype
Stem cells and cosmetic treatments—what potential for great news! If stem cells are the key to miraculous medical advances just over the horizon, they must also hold a great deal of promise for the aesthetic industry. Rejuvenation! Repair! Regrowth! It all should be possible with these powerful little building blocks, right? Maybe even a miraculous […]
Ironing out the causes of wrinkles
As a sign of aging or in a suit, wrinkles are almost never welcome, but two papers in the current issue of Physical Review Letters offer some perspective on what determines their size and shape in soft materials.
Botox Sales Increase 7%
Allergan, Inc. (NYSE:AGN) on Monday reported a 36% surge in profit for the second quarter, boosted by higher sales of its anti-wrinkle treatment Botox. During the latest quarter, sales of anti-wrinkle treatment Botox increased 7% from the prior-year quarter to $360.5 million. “The demand for our Botox training at the IAPAM’s Aesthetic Medicine Symposium and […]
Allergan’s Botox Migraine FDA Review Extended 3 Months
IAPAM News: Aug. 2 (Bloomberg) — Allergan Inc. said U.S. regulators extended by three months a review of its top product, the wrinkle-smoother Botox, for a new use as a migraine treatment. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration asked for information on safety monitoring of Botox as a migraine treatment and requested doctor training, the […]
Botox can make people feel happy
A study has revealed that Botox can make people feel happy because it stops them frowning when they are unhappy. The anti-wrinkle drug sends back the signal to the brain reducing the intensity of the feeling. Scientists at University of Wisconsin in the US tested 40 volunteers who had small doses of Botox into their […]
No-needle ‘Botox’ is a few years away
Revance Therapeutics says clinical trials of its no-needle Botox-like lotion will be done in about two years. Then the FDA will decide whether to approve the drug, which is used to minimize crow’s feet, WCBS-TV reports. “The results are good, but they probably won’t be as dramatic as [Botox] injections,” dermatologist Dr. Fredric Brandt of […]
Authorities Cracking Down on Fake Botox; How to Protect Yourself
Wrinkles used to be your only fleeting worry when you ponied up for Botox, but now the cost of your health could be at stake. A surge in the number of misbranded fake versions of Botox have proliferated the market, and law enforcement officials have taken both notice and action, reports the Today Show. In […]
Health Canada warns of problems with injectible wrinkle fillers
A new Health Canada report is warning of complications — including gangrene of the lip in one case — suspected of being associated with the most popular injectable wrinkle fillers on the market. The fillers contain synthetic forms of hyaluronic acid (HA), a substance produced naturally by the body that binds with water to plump […]
Aesthetic Society Launches Project Beauty, NEW Consumer Website Covering All Things Beauty
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) is proud to introduce Project Beauty, a new consumer website, that will soon become THE beauty site for consumers interested in self-improvement. Project Beauty is sponsored by one the leading medical authorities in Beauty – The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.To kickoff the launch of Project […]
Dermal fillers evolve
Fillers are designed to plump wrinkles, fill in hollowness and enhance lips. New kinds — including synthetic and permanent, stem cell and blood-based fillers — have recently debuted. As women begin to notice changes to the face — fine wrinkles across the forehead, laugh lines, thinner lips and darker circles underneath the eyes — they […]
