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Dysport Gaining Popularity

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

dysport_logoDysport, approved by the FDA in 2009, has been widely used in other countries for years.  And in the U.S., it is quickly catching up to it’s competitor in popularity.  In fact, a report published in the Los Angeles Times (Botox face-off: Choice of toxin may matter (at least for crow’s feet), June 21, 2011) says people prefer Dysport over Botox for the treatment of crows feet wrinkles.

According to the report, researchers conducted a “randomized, double-blind” study in which subjects were treated with Dysport on one side of the face and Botox on the other.  Researchers found that after 30 days “two-thirds of the patients said they preferred the Dysport side of their face.”

 

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To learn more about Dypsort, please click on the following link: Treatment with Botox and Dysport

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Panel Recommends FDA Approval For Lip Plumping With Restylane

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

restyEven if you’re a needle-phobe, the Restylane syringe is a welcome sight for those of us fighting off wrinkles.  Restylane was approved by the Food and Drug Administration a number of years ago, but the approval was specific to  treatment of  the nasolabial folds.  Restylane has been used off-label for just as long to plump lips.  Some patients are hesitant to augment their lips with a dermal filler because it hasn’t been approved for that specific use by the FDA.  However, according to a new report on http://today.msnbc.msn.com, dermal filler for lip augmentation is on the verge of being approved!  Http://today.msnbc.msn.com  reports that an advisory panel to the FDA has recommended  the use of Restylane dermal filler to augment lips.  Although the FDA hasn’t made a final determination, Today health reports that “the agency usually follows advisory panel recommendations.”  Good news for patients who may be hesitant to plump their lips due to a missing FDA approval. 

To read the the complete Today Health story online, please click on the following link: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/42770744/ns/today-today_health/t/pouty-mouths-fda-experts-back-restylane-plumper-lips/

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Summer Is Right Around the Corner…Time to Consider Laser Hair Removal

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

cosmetic-dermatologySummer is quickly approaching.  Before we know it, it will be time to hit the beaches again.  The last thing you want after you’ve worked so hard to get beach ready is unsightly razor burn.  Eliminating razor burn and painful in-grown hairs is easier than you might think. 

Laser hair removal is a safe, easy and effective at removing unwanted hair.  Many people are hesitant to do laser hair removal because they’ve heard horror stories about how uncomfortable it is.  New devices, such as the Soprano laser, are virtually pain free- no messy numbing cream required!  The Soprano is also safe for use on darker skin types.  As with all laser hair removal, a series of treatments are required to acheive desired results, but even with just one treatment you should notice a slow in hair re-growth.  Treatments can be repeated every four to six weeks.  

To learn more about Soprano laser hair removal, please click on the following link: Soprano laser hair removal

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New Treament Option for Skin Tightening

Monday, March 7th, 2011

Jowls… it’s not a pretty word.  The word may even conjur up images of Droppy the cartoon dog, and so many people are bothered by them.  So what can you do? 

 Well, there’s surgery, but thats so invasive and many people aren’t ready or willing to go under the knife.   Luckily, there are non-invasive ways to address lax skin, namely NIR technology, which is virtually pain free.  NIR, also known as near infrared, is a safe technology that heats the tissue under the surface of the skin to stimulate new collagen formation resulting in skin tightening. 

While NIR will not give you the dramatic results of surgery, it is very effective in reducing the apperance of lax skin allowing patients to postpone, or in some cases, forego the operating room.

Photo courtesy of Alma Laser

Photo courtesy of Alma Laser

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Positive Link Between Chemical Peels and Skin Cancer

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

San-Diego-Dermatology-and-Laser-SurgeryChemical peels are a great treatment option for certain types pigmentary problems, skin rejuvenation, and overall brightening of the skin.  Now another advantage: a recent study has shown that chemical peels have a postive influence on UV-induced skin cancers, such as basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas.

During a 10 week study researchers exposed the subjects to UV radiation three times a day.  The subjects were then treated with different peeling agents at regular intervals.  Their findings?

“Glycolic acid, salicyclic acid and TCA(trichloracetic acid) had reduced tumor formation by 95% to 100%…  Glycolic acid, salicyclic acid and TCA also delayed the time to tumor development.”

Furthermore, the researchers found that all four types of the chemical peels they tested “reversed the histological changes associated with with chronic UV exposure.”

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