Ever wonder how you might look with a Juvederm treatment? Now you can, with a web-based photo manipulation tool from Allergan, the makers of Juvederm. You can even upload your own photo! While the simulation is not 100% perfectly realistic, it’s certainly fun to move the sliders around on the screen, and watch wrinkles come […]
Here’s a story from CBS News – it belongs in the “You’ve got to be kidding me ” file. These women had buttock injections from a bogus MD in a hotel room. With bathroom-type silicone caulking. In large volumes. This story did not end well. Astute (no pun intended) readers of this blog should recognize […]
Dysport, as most readers of the Plastic Surgery Blog know, is the new competitor to Botox. Like David taking on Goliath, they have announced an exciting new marketing promotion, called the “Dysport Challenge”. It just started March 1, and runs until April 30, 2010. It’s actually quite a deal, especially if you are someone who […]
Allergan, Inc. announced today it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for JUVÉDERM® XC, which is JUVÉDERM with a little xylocaine added in. Xylocaine, known in the U.S. as lidocaine, is a local anesthestic agent used for numbing the skin, and this should make the injection process significantly more comfortable […]
This press release is from our colleagues over at the PSP (Plastic Surgery Practice) website. ******The Physicians Coalition for Injectable Safety recently launched a campaign aimed at reminding consumers that no pharmaceutical filler or injected device is presently FDA-approved for large volume injection to the buttocks. The popularity and hype surrounding buttock augmentation and other […]
Wow, that was fast. One prediction – market consolidation – is already coming true. CnnMoney.com reports that Merz Pharma Group (“Merz”), a privately-held company based in Frankfurt, Germany, is going forward with a buy-out of BioForm Medical, in a $253 million stock deal. BioForm Medical is the maker of RADIESSE dermal filler. Merz has several […]
This story from WFAA-TV in Dallas / Fort-Worth….Undercover officers raided the home of a Mansfield (Texas) woman who they say was selling “do-it-yourself” wrinkle treatments. Police confiscated boxes, computers and more at the home of Laurie D’Alleva. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott charged the woman with illegally offering prescription drugs — including botulinum toxin (Botox) […]
Hot off the press….I just spoke with our Allergan reps: we will be one of the select few practices in Florida to offer this unbeatable combo bargain. Buy Latisse (Allergan’s eyelash growing treatment) for only $99 per box (regularly $120) and receive a rebate of $50 on a Botox treatment performed before the end of November, with the manufacturer’s […]
Here’s an interesting new finding for people struggling with their weight, as reported on BBC News (link), and published in the latest issue of the medical journal The Lancet: in a randomized, controlled study, the injectable diabetes treatment Victoza(liraglutide) helped overweight people lose significantly more weight than prescription Xenical, which is one of the leading weight-loss medications. […]
Artefill (Now called Bellafill), the permanent injectable filler, is returning to the U.S. market. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to speak with the CEO of the new company, Suneva Medical, that has purchased all the production facilities and intellectual property of Artes Medical, the now-defunct owners of the Artefill brand. Suneva Medical has now had […]
