Aesthetic Medicine / MediSpa News
Ipsen and Medicis Announce Submission of Reloxin BLA in Aesthetics to the FDA
PARIS and SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 17, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — Medicis (NYSE:MRX) and Ipsen (Euronext:IPN) today announced that Ipsen has submitted a Biologics License Application (“BLA”) for the botulinum toxin type A, Reloxin(R) (Note 1), in aesthetic indications (glabellar lines) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) Division of Dermatology and Dental Products, within […]
GFX: Wrinkle-Killer or Botox Hit-Man?
North Dallas/Plano, Texas (PRWEB) March 11, 2008 — Newly-FDA approved GFX (Glabella Furrow Relaxation) recently arrived in North Texas and is already making waves–radiofrequency waves, to be exact–in select aesthetic centers and cosmetic surgery offices. GFX is a unique technological advancement in facial rejuvenation that offers long-term relaxation of overactive ‘frown’ muscles; a proposition likely […]
SmartLipo, Lunchtime Liposuction, Featured in Pittsburgh Newspaper
Pittsburgh-based, board-certified cosmetic surgeon and founding medical director of The Skin Center Medical Spa, Dr. Dominic Brandy, was featured in a recent issue of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in an article about SmartLipo™. SmartLipo™ is a new, minimally-invasive type of laser liposuction.
Statistics Show Clients Choosing Medical Spas Over Plastic Surgeons
The latest statistics show 4 of the top 5 non-surgical procedures have actually dropped in 2007. Botox injections were down 12.8%, but sales of Botox Cosmetic were up 29% over the same period. Indicating people are going elsewhere for the top non-surgical procedures. Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) March 4, 2008 — The latest aesthetic industry […]
11.7 COSMETIC PROCEDURES IN 2007
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery reports 8% increase in surgical procedures NEW YORK, NY (February 25, 2008) – Nearly 11.7 million cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures were performed in the United States in 2007, according to statistics released today by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. The Aesthetic Society, which has been collecting […]
Wrinkles Bring Them In
According to Robert Grant, CEO of Allergan Medical, “only 3% of women that can afford Botox are getting it done.” We’ve barely scratched the surface of this market. The most common complaint women have is they want to get rid of their wrinkles. We all know Botox can do that better than any anti-aging department […]
Results of study show that people feel non-physician owned medical spas are unsafe
The IAPAM’s 2007 Aesthetic Medicine Consumer Study gives physicians the necessary facts to decide whether or not to add aesthetic procedures to their traditional practice. The study surveyed women across the U.S., ages 21-60 on their perception of various aesthetic medicine procedures. As an apparent reaction to the unregulated medical spa industry, 78% of women […]
