| News From The American Society Of Plastic Surgeons August 2008 Is Breast Reduction More Dangerous for Morbidly Obese Women? As the obese population increases, more overweight women are consulting plastic surgeons for breast reductions. In previous studies, this group of patients had been thought to have higher complication rates. The authors of this study, however, found it to be as safe to perform large-volume breast reductions in morbidly obese women as slimmer patients. medicalnewstoday.com |
Consumer Alert: Illegal Silicone Injections Result In Death - Coalition Warns Illicit Injections Are Not "plastic Surgery" Accept an illicit injection and the result may not be an improved appearance, but rather death, warns the Physicians Coalition for Injectable Safety. The recent death of a Bronx, NY woman who had silicone injections to improve the shape and appearance of her thighs and buttocks is an unfortunate and repeating pattern of incidents that show the very serious dangers of illegal injections. medicalnewstoday.com |
Revance Therapeutics Announces Efficacy Of Topical Botulinum Toxin Type A For The Treatment Of Facial Wrinkles Revance Therapeutics, Inc. ("Revance") announces that RT001, a topical botulinum toxin type A, under investigation for the treatment of crow's feet wrinkles, demonstrated efficacy and safety in a US Phase 2b clinical study. The randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, dose-finding study showed efficacy versus placebo at primary and multiple secondary endpoints. medicalnewstoday.com |
Are Obese Adolescents Too Young For Bariatric Surgery? Severely obese adolescents may desire or potentially benefit from bariatric surgery. However, half of primary care physicians say they would not recommend the procedure to a patient under the age of 18, according to research published in Obesity Surgery. Childhood obesity has increased dramatically since the 1970s... mnt.to |
Eye Makeup, Shower Caps and New Ways to Wax Eye makeup, shower caps and new ways to wax. nytimes.com |