“Reloxin”, a form of botulinum toxin, and potential competition for Botox, could go on sale in the U.S. soon. The FDA is currently evaluating the product, which has been sold in Europe for approximately 15 years under the name Dysport. It’s a wrinkle-fighter, similar to Botox, and it also has a good track record of […]
Recently, a number of patients have asked me during their breast augmentation consultations whether the strength of the pectoral muscle is reduced after a sub-pectoral breast augmentation (“unders”). I can certainly answer from my patients’ experience – very active patients (weight lifters, personal trainers, police women, wakeboarders and others) have not reported any problems to […]
Breast-feeding is known to be nutritionally superior to commercial infant formulas. Breast milk also has immune-boosting properties, and seems to reduce the chance of the baby developing common childhood conditions, such as eczema, otitis media, and iron-deficiency anemia. In other words, it’s good for the baby. Women who are considering breast augmentation with silicone gel implants […]
According to a report on the health page of the BBC news website, new research suggests that mental powers start to dwindle at age 27, after peaking at age 22. Professor Timothy Salthouse of Virginia University tested 2,000 healthy people aged 18-60. Study participants were tested with puzzles, word recall and spotting patterns in letters […]
New, in this month’s issue of the Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery journal, is the 10-year update on the famous twins study, originally devised by Dr. Bernard Alpert at UCSF. In this study, 2 sets of identical twins underwent facelift procedures, by four master surgeons, all using different facelift techniques. The goal was to see which facelift technique […]
Another blow to the idea that taking vitamins helps to keep us healthy was published in the latest issue of the “Archives of Internal Medicine”. The study, called “Multivitamin Use and Risk of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease in the Women’s Health Initiative Cohorts”, looked at 161,000 post-menopausal women over an 8 year time period, to […]
Good news for those patients who are fans of Juvederm, Restylane, Evolence and Botox: the manufacturers seem to be trying to out-do each other with special offers, rebates and coupons. That means savings for you. Here’s some of the current special offers: Botox cosmetic – Schedule your initial botox treatment before February 28, 2009 and […]
Latisse, the eyelash enhancing formula made by Allergan, has recently received its FDA approval and is now available. We discussed this breakthrough product in one of my earlier blog chapters – I expect it to be very popular. We’ll be carrying it at our office – and let me tell you, the ladies on my […]
Recently, there has been a resurgence of interest in the idea of using a person’s own fatty tissue to enhance the breast. It seems like the ideal combination: “take a little off there, and put a little bit more up here”. The truth is: it’s still a work-in-progress. Until recently, fat grafting to the breast […]
With a practice that is about 50% breast surgery, we are well-versed on the current trends in breast augmentation. Here are some of the patterns that we’ve noted. 1. Return of silicone gel: Three years ago, 90% of the implants we used were saline-filled. With the FDA re-approval of silicone gel breast implants, we’ve been offering our […]
