Never Too Young for That First Pedicure
Cosmetic companies and retailers increasingly aim their sophisticated products and service packages squarely at 6- to 9-year-olds, who are being transformed into savvy beauty consumers before they’re out of elementary school. nytimes.com |
Patients Seek Quick Recovery From Cosmetic Procedures In Order To Return To Work Faster
As unemployment rises in the United States, people are doing all they can to ensure their job security. Thus the cosmetic surgery industry has since seen a significant increase in the less invasive and less costly procedures. These types of procedures are extremely effective but require less downtime and allow the patient to return to work quicker. medicalnewstoday.com |
Glycotex' Investigational Compound GLYC-101 Achieves Accelerated Wound Closure Based On Interim Analysis
Glycotex, Inc. announced the completion of a scheduled interim analysis in a Phase II study evaluating the effect of investigational GLYC-101 gel on complete wound closure and cosmetic outcomes in cosmetic surgery patients undergoing carbon dioxide laser skin resurfacing on the lower eyelid area. The interim analysis was conducted after 26 subjects completed the study. medicalnewstoday.com |
Ability To Blink Restored, Eyesight Saved By Artificial Muscles
Surgeons from UC Davis Medical Center have demonstrated that artificial muscles can restore the ability of patients with facial paralysis to blink, a development that could benefit the thousands of people each year who no longer are able to close their eyelids due to combat-related injuries, stroke, nerve injury or facial surgery... mnt.to |
What Breast Cancer Patients Don't Know About Mastectomy Options Can Cause Lifelong Disfigurement
In the U.S., more than 180,000 women are diagnosed with invasive breast cancer each year. Many of these women will undergo mastectomy surgery that will result in disfiguring scars because they are unaware of the availability of skin-sparing mastectomies and did not ask their surgeons about this treatment option... mnt.to |