| Increase In Self-Esteem, Functionality Seen In Patients After Breast Reduction Findings from a study published in the July/August 2008 issue of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal show a marked improvement in quality of life for patients who underwent breast reduction surgery, indicating that benefits of the procedure go beyond the mere aesthetic result. One hundred patients with breast hypertrophy were chosen to participate in the study, and randomly allocated into two groups. medicalnewstoday.com |
FDA Requires Boxed Warning For All Botulinum Toxin Products Prompted by reports of serious adverse events, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that safety label changes, including a boxed warning, and a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS), are necessary for all botulinum toxin products. medicalnewstoday.com |
Avon to Cut Jobs and Close 2 Plants Plants in Ohio and Germany will close as the cosmetics company continues a reorganization plan that was announced in February. nytimes.com |
Study Examines Factors That May Help Predict Whether Patients Will Be Satisfied With Facial Plastic Surgery A study of patients undergoing elective facial plastic surgery suggests that older patients and those currently being treated for depression may be more likely to be satisfied with the results of their procedures, whereas overall optimism and pessimism do not appear related to satisfaction with surgical outcomes, according to a report in the May/June issue of Archives of Facial... mnt.to |
Wrinkle Creams: Can Science Support Product Claims? An anti-aging product is reintroduced with an attempt to prove all claims. nytimes.com |