If you’re like most people, you’ve never heard of ALCL. Well, you will now, because the FDA has just issued a bulletin, drawing attention to this exceptionally rare disease. ALCL is a subtype of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. ALCL is NOT breast cancer, but an entirely different disease. It can affect lymph nodes, skin or breast tissue. […]
Here is a partial list of products that are awaiting FDA approval. All of them could be significant improvements over what we have now. And these are just a few examples… Fillers: Belotero by Merz, and Aquamid by Contura Botulinum toxins: PurTox by Mentor Breast implants: “gummy bear” form-stable implants – both Allergan and Mentor Fat-grafting: […]
In a press release this week, Kythera Biopharmaceuticals and Bayer HealthCare’s dermatology business, announced two European Phase III studies evaluating their injectable adipolytic agent, for the reduction of localized fat under the chin. The product, called ATX-101, has sucessfully passed earlier studies. In layman’s terms, this is a shot that makes your double chin go away without surgery! We’ve talked […]
The pain-reliever acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol or APAP) is one of the best-selling over the-counter medications. It is sold under many brand names, including Tylenol, and is an ingredient in nearly 200 medications and preparations. It is often combined in prescription pain medications with other ingredients, usually opioids such as codeine (Tylenol with Codeine), oxycodone […]
Palomar has received FDA clearance for their latest product, a hand-held, battery-powered laser. It’s called the “PaloVia”, and is the first unit cleared by the FDA for home use. The PaloVia uses a fractional method, in which only small “polka-dots” of skin are treated, and is non-ablative – meaning there won’t be any raw, oozing areas […]
As reported here on the BBC Health website, a new U.S. NCI-funded study looks at how fast the body starts making carcinogenic compounds after inhaling cigarette smoke. The report, published in Chemical Research in Toxicology, shows that cancer-causing chemicals appear in the bloodstream within 15 to 30 minutes after smoking. Small bit of biochemistry here: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are some […]
Plastic Surgery advice site RealSelf.com keeps a consumer-generated list of procedures, rated by whether or not the consumer felt they were “worth it” or not. (link) While it’s not scientific, it’s a good reflection of how consumers feel about things. Here are the top five plastic surgery procedures (most worth it), as of today: #1) “mommy make-over” – 94% approval #2) […]
It turns out that it’s more than just the skin and facial fat that undergoes changes as our faces ages. There are changes in the actual shape of the underlying facial skeleton, too. The most recent issue of PRS has an article on this topic, in which CT scans of the facial bones in young, middle-aged, and […]
Happy New Year, everyone! If you are like me, you’ve probably made a resolution to try to lose weight and get more fit this year. Good for you! Most of us do this to lose some of the weight we gained over the Thanksgiving to Christmas season of over-eating. But it turns out, a smaller […]
Here, according to ASAPS, are their predictions for cosmetic surgery trends in 2011. I’ll post some follow-up discussion shortly… ******** New York, NY (December 20, 2010)—The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), the leading national organization of board-certified plastic surgeons who specialize in cosmetic surgery, offers its predictions for cosmetic surgery in 2011. Predictions […]
