Archive for June, 2010

June 29th, 2010

Overcoming Body Dysmorphic Disorder

A nose job to treat a mental health problem? Teeth whitening to overcome a severe anxiety disorder? These are just two procedures that people with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) have traditionally turned to in order to discount with body-related concerns...

June 25th, 2010

Surgeons Warn Against Cosmetic Foot Surgery

The American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society is warning patients to avoid "foot facelifts." Cosmetic foot surgery includes narrowing the foot to better fit high heels; shortening the second toe so it's not longer than the big toe and making the little toe shorter and skinnier to accommodate high heels...

June 24th, 2010

Botox Linked To Weakened Ability To Experience Emotions

US researchers suggest that people who have undergone Botox treatments not only change their appearance but may also have a weakened ability to experience emotions. Joshua Davis and Ann Senghas, professors of psychology from Barnard College at Columbia University in New York, and colleagues, wrote about their findings in a paper published online in the journal Emotions on 10 June...

June 23rd, 2010

Universal Detection Technology Bioweapons Detection Kits Combat Black-Market Botox, Bioterrorists

Universal Detection Technology (OTCBB: UNDT), a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies to guard people from bioterrorism and other infectious health threats, and provider of counter-terrorism consulting and training services, commented today on a recent study that said worldwide consumer demand for Botox was driving a black-market of fake versions of the cosmetic...

June 22nd, 2010

Controversial French Breast Implants Should Be Checked, UK Guidance

A group of UK plastic surgeons has issued new guidance urging women who have the controversial French breast implants known as Poly Implant Prostheses, or PIPs, to have them checked in the next six months for signs of rupture or weakening...

June 17th, 2010

Combining Surgery For Removal Of Tissue And Reconstruction Benefits Patients

Restoring people's health and returning them to their daily lives as soon as possible is the goal following any surgery. When a person's ability to eat and speak is affected, as with cancer in the mouth, surgery is particularly disruptive, creating a greater challenge...

June 12th, 2010

Collagen Manufactured From Transgenic Tobacco Plants At Hebrew University

A scientist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment has succeeded in producing a replica of human collagen from tobacco plants - an achievement with tremendous commercial implications for use in a variety of human medical procedures...

June 10th, 2010

Botox Eases Nerve Pain In Certain Patients

Made popular for its ability to smooth wrinkles when injected into the face, Botox - a toxin known to weaken or paralyze certain nerves and muscles - may have another use that goes beyond the cosmetic...

June 9th, 2010

Dermscan’s Research To Support SpaCapsule’s Weight Loss/Anti-Cellulite Benefits

Simulated Environment Concepts (PINKSHEETS: SMEV), makers of the high pressurized dry water massage and relaxation station SpaCapsule, announced that international cosmetic and clinical research company, Dermscan Group is currently running clinical trials on the influence SpaCapsule has on weight-loss and cellulite reduction...

June 6th, 2010

Dr. Jim Cain Receives Fellowship Certification In The Clinical Medical Specialty Of Aesthetics Medicine

Dr. Jim Cain, III, founder and medical director of Innovative Aesthetics a cosmetic and medical aesthetics practice in Houston, Texas, has recently completed a two-year Aesthetics Medicine Fellowship with Dr. Sharon McQuillon of the Ageless Aesthetic Institute. The Fellowship Certification in Aesthetic Medicine is a certification program of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine...

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