| WSJ Examines Increasing Use, Concerns Over Breast Surgery Using Fat Augmented With Stem Cells The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday examined procedures increasingly being conducted in Japan and Europe and developed in the U.S. that use a combination of fat and adult stem cells for breast reconstruction and augmentation. medicalnewstoday.com |
Allergan Receives Complete Response Letter For BOTOX(R) (Botulinum Toxin Type A) For Treatment Of Upper Limb Spasticity In Adults Allergan, Inc. (NYSE:AGN) today announced it has received a complete response letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the Company's Supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for BOTOX® (Botulinum Toxin Type A) to treat upper limb spasticity in post-stroke adults. Allergan submitted its sBLA for this indication in the third quarter of 2008. The FDA has not requested additional pre-approval clinical studies. medicalnewstoday.com |
Dysport Proves Safe, Effective Anti-Wrinkle Treatment, Plastic Surgeons Find The new anti-wrinkle facial filler Dysport, which could be used as an alternative to Botox, noticeably reduced frown lines between the eyes, according to users and independent reviewers in a study involving plastic surgeons at UT Southwestern Medical Center. "Our study confirmed that Dysport (abobotulinumtoxinA) is a safe and effective tool in fighting wrinkles," said Dr. Rod Rohrich, chairman of plastic surgery at UT Southwestern and one of the study's authors. medicalnewstoday.com |
Dr. Jim Cain Receives Fellowship Certification In The Clinical Medical Specialty Of Aesthetics Medicine Dr. Jim Cain, III, founder and medical director of Innovative Aesthetics a cosmetic and medical aesthetics practice in Houston, Texas, has recently completed a two-year Aesthetics Medicine Fellowship with Dr. Sharon McQuillon of the Ageless Aesthetic Institute. The Fellowship Certification in Aesthetic Medicine is a certification program of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine... mnt.to |
Hospital For Special Surgery Is Once Again The Only New York Hospital With Surgical Site Infection Rate Significantly Lower Than State Average For the second year in a row, Hospital for Special Surgery is the only hospital in New York State with an infection rate that is significantly lower than the state average for hip replacement or revision surgeries, according to the 2009 report on hospital infection rates released today by the State Department of Health... mnt.to |