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Promoting Plastic Surgery, Party-Style (3/12/2009)

Author: By MARCELLE S. FISCHLER

In the competitive, lucrative cosmetic surgery market, a few of the Island’s more than 80 cosmetic surgeons are using marketing to beef up their client lists.[More]

‘Recontouring’ and Its Critics (11/5/2008)

Author: By NATASHA SINGER

In the back pages of New York magazine last month, among the promotions for mini face-lifts, were two advertisements for cosmetic surgery of the genitalia.[More]

The Economy Is Cutting Into Cosmetic Procedures According To Consumers And Plastic Surgeons (10/29/2008)

While history has taught us that looks matter for everyone from presidential candidates to the person next door, the economic crisis is forcing many consumers to re-evaluate their cosmetic surgery plans. The results of consumer and plastic surgeon polls are being released in conjunction with Plastic Surgery 2008, the annual scientific meeting of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) at McCormick Place in Chicago October 31st through November 5th.[More]

High Intensity Light Reduces Facial Wrinkles - Crystal Growth & Design (10/21/2008)

Researchers in Germany are describing a potential alternative to Botox and cosmetic surgery for easing facial wrinkles. Their study, scheduled for the November 5 issue of ACS' Crystal Growth & Design, a bi-monthly journal, reports that high intensity visible light from light emitting diodes (LEDs) applied daily for several weeks resulted in "rejuvenated skin, reduced wrinkle levels, juvenile complexion and lasting resilience.[More]

Glycotex Reports First Patient Enrollment In Phase IIb Study Of Lead Product Candidate GLYC-101 For Wound Healing (10/21/2008)

Glycotex, Inc. announced enrollment of the first patient in a Phase IIb study evaluating the effect of GLYC-101 on wound closure and cosmetic outcomes in cosmetic surgery patients undergoing carbon dioxide laser skin resurfacing on the lower eyelid area. A previous Phase II Pilot Study, investigating clinical outcomes and safety parameters of GLYC-101 at two doses compared to placebo was completed in April 2008.[More]

News From The American Chemical Society Oct. 15, 2008 (10/21/2008)

LEDs may help reduce skin wrinkles, researchers report Researchers in Germany are describing a potential alternative to Botox and cosmetic surgery for easing facial wrinkles.[More]

Some Patients Binging On Botox - Asking For Treatment They Do Not Need (10/13/2008)

The Harley Medical Group, the UK's largest cosmetic surgery provider, has announced that its surgeons are having to strongly recommend that patients opt for smaller doses of Botox and are even having to turn patients away who demand treatment they don't need. The move mirrors recent reports from the States which suggest that women are binging on Botox to the point where their faces look frozen.[More]

Plastic Surgery 2008 Conference: 'Fantastic 4' Of Breast Procedures Leave Women Extremely Satisfied (10/8/2008)

Breast augmentation, lift, combination lift/augmentation and reduction achieve high satisfaction rates; enhance self-esteem and quality of life; and 99 percent of women would have their surgery again, according to a first-of-its-kind study to be presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Plastic Surgery 2008 conference, Oct. 31 - Nov. 5, in Chicago.[More]

Harley Medical Group Reveal Patients Working Overtime To Fund Surgery (9/28/2008)

Harley Medical Group, the UK's largest cosmetic surgery provider, has found that a growing number of patients are funding their cosmetic surgery procedures by working a second job or putting in extra hours due to the current poor economic climate. New findings from Harley Medical Group show that 22% of patients from its 23 UK clinics said that they had done overtime or taken on a second job to pay for surgery.[More]

First Impressions For Attractiveness, Dating Success Improved By Botox (9/22/2008)

The popular cosmetic enhancement, botulinum toxin A (Botox) positively effects first impression judgments in relation to attractiveness, dating success, and athleticism, says new research presented at the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO in Chicago, IL. According to researchers, first impressions of a person are influenced by facial appearance and improved by cosmetic surgery.[More]

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