| ELASTIderm Eye Treatment Regenerates Elastic Fibers In Skin Around The Eyes, New Study Finds Obagi Medical Products, Inc. (Nasdaq:OMPI), a leader in topical aesthetic and therapeutic skin health systems, announced today the publication of a study of its copper-zinc malonate eye treatment ELASTIderm™ in the September 2008 issue of Experimental Dermatology, a premier journal of investigative dermatology. The results of the study suggest that six weeks of treatment with ELASTIderm can enhance the biosynthesis of elastin in skin. medicalnewstoday.com |
Beauty Tools Plucked From Produce Aisles In the past, beauty secrets were found at the ends of the earth. Now you can just head to Whole Foods. nytimes.com |
Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Patients Honored For Giving Back An injured Iraqi citizen, a port wine stain patient, a breast reconstruction patient and a skin cancer patient will be named honorees of the Patients of Courage: Triumph Over Adversity awards by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) at Plastic Surgery 2009, October 24, 4:30 p.m., at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle. medicalnewstoday.com |
Dermatologists Now Offer Non Invasive Skin Tightening The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Dermatology is offering a new non-surgical, needle-free skin-tightening procedure that doctors say smoothes wrinkles, firms up baggy or loose skin and improves body contours... mnt.to |
Postoperative Outcomes After Blood Transfusion In Non-Cardiac Surgery Patients A study presented at this year's American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting indicates that massive blood transfusion is associated with a significant increase in perioperative risk for mortality, cardiopulmonary complications, and wound-related and infectious complications in the long term. According to lead author Alparslan Turan, M.D... mnt.to |