Archive for the ‘Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery’ Category
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
The journal Medical Hypotheses (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/mehy), an Elsevier publication, has announced the winner of the 2007 David Horrobin Prize for medical theory. Written by Erle CH Lim and Raymond CS Seet of the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, the article, "Botulinum toxin, Quo Vadis?" was judged ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) announces the results of its 2007 Procedural Survey Data. Since 2002, the average age for patients receiving invasive cosmetic surgery has increased.From 2002 to 2007, the mean age of patients seeking the top ten most performed invasive procedures has increased by two years. ...
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Friday, March 14th, 2008
The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) is pleased to announce the results of its 2007 Procedural Data. This information is collected by polling the Academy's U.S.-based members. Findings conclude that sclerotherapy, the standard treatment for spider and varicose veins, is now the number two most ...
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Friday, March 14th, 2008
The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) announces the results of its 2007 Procedural Data and since 2002, the average age for patients receiving invasive cosmetic surgery has increased. From 2002 to 2007, the mean age of patients seeking the top ten most performed invasive procedures has ...
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
In recent months, the media in the United Kingdom has featured several articles and reports on "medical tourism", the term commonly used to describe the growing trend for travelling overseas for dental and medical treatment. There has been a particular emphasis on patients travelling overseas for cosmetic procedures and there ...
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
Hot lips contests and pump parties are taking on new meaning, but cosmetic injectables should never be offered or accepted as contest prizes or in a party setting, warns the Physicians Coalition for Injectable Safety. "There continues growing popularity and interest in injectables; improving appearance is intriguing and ...
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
For the first time ever, surgeons from a wide variety of specialties are joining together to create a powerful, unified voice on Capitol Hill at the 2008 Joint Surgical Advocacy Conference (JSAC). The innovative three-day event will host more than 300 physicians from across the nation and focus on critical ...
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
Starion Instruments, a leading surgical device company, announced that a study published in the January 2008 issue of The American Surgeon found Starion's patented Tissue Welding technology minimized intraoperative blood loss, postoperative complications and may reduce the development of facial paresis in parotidectomy procedures. The study, Tissue Welding Forceps Usage ...
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
Choosing a plastic surgeon, researching the right procedure and finding out exactly what is involved has finally been demystified for the general public by the launch of a complete, no-frills guide to cosmetic surgery. The book, written by leading consultant plastic surgeon Norman Waterhouse, is titled 'Cosmetic Surgery - The ...
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
While it is no secret African Americans' skin may keep its youthful appearance longer than other ethnicities, many people don't know African Americans show facial aging in the outer corner of the eyes earlier than Caucasians, according to March's Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery® (PRS), the official medical journal of the ...
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
Dr. Daniel Kelly, Neurosurgeon and Director of the Neuro-Endocrine Tumor Center at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California, Dr. Howard R. Krauss, Neuro-Ophthalmologist and Orbital Surgeon and Dr. Chester F. Griffiths, Head and Neck, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon of Pacific Specialists in Los Angeles, California performed ...
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
Adults and teens that underwent surgery as infants to correct a congenital condition that causes the forehead and face to appear uneven still have a degree of facial asymmetry years later, according to new research led by a Hasbro Children's Hospital surgeon.The study, published in the February issue of Plastic ...
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
New Research at the University of Calgary, Faculty of Kinesiology suggests that Botulinium type-A toxin (BTX-A) passes easily to surrounding muscles and is more difficult to control once injected than many people suspect. The paper will be published in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Biomechanics and is posted ...
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
In a new study commissioned by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) and released today, men and women ages 18-24 had the highest approval rating for cosmetic surgery. "It makes sense that young people are the most approving of plastic surgery. Twenty years ago people ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
The Duluth Clinic Weight Management Program in Duluth, MN, will broadcast a LAP-BAND® weight loss surgery, live on http://www.OR-Live.com Tuesday, March 4, 2008, at 6:30 p.m. The public will be able to watch as a surgeon uses minimally invasive techniques to fit a special band around the upper portion of ...
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