Aesthetic Medicine / MediSpa News

US News report assesses the efficacy of various well-known plans. Rating diets never gets old. That’s because dieting never gets old. It’s no wonder then, that for the second year in a row, US News created a buzz with its recent listing of the top diets of 2012. The rankings include 25 diets and are […]

New survey results released by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) showed more patients sought out social networking sites, rather than friends, for advice and information on facial plastic surgery before choosing a procedure in 2011. Academy surgeons found 42 percent of patients receive most of their information about plastic surgery […]

Move over Botox, there’s a new kid on the block. It’s a new type of wrinkle treatment that may save you big bucks. Only a few doctors in the country are using it, and one of them is in South Florida.   The product is called ‘Xeomin’. It’s been popular in Europe for years and […]

Healthcare cost-effectiveness body NICE is not convinced that Allergan’s anti-wrinkle injection Botox is worth using to treat migraines.Botox is licensed to prevent headaches in adults with chronic migraine, but the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) said on Thursday the company had not provided sufficient evidence to prove its value.

The plastic surgery market continues to show significant growth – two years in a row. According to statistics released today by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), 13.8 million cosmetic plastic surgery procedures (both surgical and minimally-invasive) were performed in the United States in 2011, up 5 percent since 2010. In addition, 5.5 million […]

Some Vancouver-area medical spas are ignoring Health Canada regulations that Botox be prescribed and injected by a physician, a CBC News investigation has revealed. CBC News went undercover, targeting clinics that advertise Botox Cosmetic without mentioning the name of a doctor to prescribe and inject it. A CBC producer made an appointment at Queens Park […]

The state of the economy has affected everything including the amount of plastic surgeries that have taken place within the United States. In 2005, it was reported that well over two million plastic surgery procedures were performed. In 2011, there were about 1.6 million. There are many insights as to why this may be the […]

On the surface, it would seem as though the skin condition melasma (commonly referred to as the “mask of pregnancy”) and tattoos would have little in common. However, they both affect a person’s skin, can be quite difficult to treat or remove and, now, dermatologists are discovering new laser therapies which enhance treatment for both […]

One treatment procedure primed to propel facial aesthetic procedures forward with unique results and significant science. Irvine, California—February 2, 2012-Syneron Medical Ltd. (NASDAQ: ELOS), www.syneron.com, the global leader in medical aesthetic products and technology, announces the launch of evolastin(TM) – the industry’s first energy-based dermalremodeling procedure that delivers controlled radio frequency energy directly to the […]

World’s First Minimally Invasive Aesthetic Device for Cellulite Reduction Cynosure, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYNO) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the Company’s Cellulaze™ Workstation for commercial distribution, giving millions of American women the first minimally invasive solution in their battle against cellulite. “Cellulaze is the world’s first and only minimally invasive […]