Botox
April 22nd, 2004
Around seven million Americans suffer from hyperhidrosis, or excessive sweating, producing up to five times the amount of sweat needed to regulate body temperature. Their damp hands and sweaty armpits can become a cause for social awkwardness and self...
Cosmetic
March 10th, 2004
A new website BeautySurge.com is allowing individuals to have computer imaging and artistry on their pictures to see how cosmetic surgery procedures may look on them. While computer imaging and artistry will not give the exact results of cosmetic surg...
March 9th, 2004
In the U.S., dramatic increases in the number of cosmetic surgery procedures performed in 2003 compared to 2002 jumped 32% to 8.7 million procedures. The increase in cosmetic surgery was mainly due to the 41% rise in minimally invasive procedures, with...
February 20th, 2002
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) released the largest survey to date of U.S. physicians performing cosmetic surgery. It announced today that almost 8.5 million cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures were performed in 20...
February 19th, 2004
According to a February 2004 American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery report, women are more than twice as likely as men to consider cosmetic surgery, a trend that continues to be growing farther apart with time. The study of 1,000 Americans 18 y...
March 24th, 2004
One of the latest developments in cosmetic surgery is quickly becoming popular with patients and surgeons alike. The technique uses radio frequency energy to treat the skin, and is available at many cosmetic surgery offices nationwide. The FDA approved...
December 17th, 2003
Cosmetic surgery has changed tremendously over the years. In addition to becoming safer and more effective, cosmetic surgery procedures have increased as a growing number of people have become more accepting of enhancing their aesthetic beauty. On the ...
July 12th, 2001
Today's cosmetic plastic surgery is performed on people of all ages, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) announced today as it released its expanded 2000 statistics. In the most comprehensive survey of cosmetic plastic surgery to date, the ...
July 12th, 2001
More than 7.4 million people had cosmetic plastic surgery in 2000, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) announced today as it released its expanded 2000 statistics, the most comprehensive survey of cosmetic plastic surgery to date.
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Facial Surgeries
July 20th, 2001
There was a time when face lifts were only for the rich and famous. Not anymore. These days many people are getting them — not just millionaires and movie stars. And now there’s a new technique that may make looking younger a little easier ...
Hylaform
April 28th, 2004
The FDA has approved Hylaform (Hylan-B gel), a hyaluronic acid-based dermal filler indicated for injection into the mid to deep dermis for correction of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds (such as nasolabial folds).
Hylaform gel is...
Restylane
April 13th, 2004
In December, the FDA approved a product called Restylane, which has rapidly been gaining popularity as an alternative to collagen injections for the treatment of wrinkles. A natural gel that is injected into the skin using a very fine needle, Restylan...