| Botox "Parties" Not Just Fun And Games, Advises The American Society For Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Statistics from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) show that almost 2.8 million Botox procedures were performed last year. Botox has been the most popular cosmetic procedure since 2000, and the number of procedures performed has increased 82% in the past five years. But amidst all the positive reports of the benefits of Botox are some disturbing trends. In particular, reports of so-called "Botox parties" have raised red flags for many medical professionals. medicalnewstoday.com |
A Face Full Of Clues; Injuries May Tip Off Doctors To Abuse Women who suffer abuse at the hands of a loved one may not be so quick to talk about it. However, their facial injuries speak volumes. Newly released research in the January/February issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, shows women who are victims of intimate partner violence tend to have different patterns of facial injury than women who experience facial trauma from other causes. medicalnewstoday.com |
Surgery Without Scars: Hospital Pioneers Natural Orifice Procedures After his first weight-loss surgery three years ago, Paul Martin considered getting a tattoo designed around the four small surgical scars on his side-say, a golf green. After a second weight-loss surgery in December, Martin didn't have any new scars to add to the design. "I woke up with just a slight sore throat," he says about the procedure, which took about two hours. "There wasn't any pain because there weren't any incisions. medicalnewstoday.com |
If You’re Nervous, Deodorant Makers Have a Product for You As the recession has everyone else sweating bullets, deodorant brands are experiencing a sales bump thanks to stronger “clinical” formulations. nytimes.com |
Ancient Egypt’s Toxic Makeup Fought Infection, Researchers Say The elaborate eye makeup worn by ancient Egyptians served as a toxin that killed bacteria and helped prevent infections, according to a new report. nytimes.com |