Merz’s new hyaluronic acid filler Belotero outperformed bovine collagen injectables in a recent 24-week study that pitted the two products against one another to determine which provided longer-lasting wrinkle correction…. Continue Reading »
Galderma SA, the Swiss maker of Cetaphil skin care products, has recently made a conditional offer of as much as 7.45 billion kronor ($1.08 billion) to acquire Q-Med AB, the… Continue Reading »
In a recent study, dermatologists found after surveying more than 300 patients in private cosmetic surgery practices that women aged on average 50 years who were also employed college graduates… Continue Reading »
Our Sculptra rep was kind enough to drop by with the new Sculptra commercial this week – it’s beautiful! We are one of the few practices in the Boston area… Continue Reading »
Any Boston plastic surgeon can tell you that the old saying “don’t judge a book by its cover” doesn’t usually apply when people are judging first impressions. Consciously or subconsciously,… Continue Reading »
Scientists at the Medical Research Council’s Laboratory of Molecular Biology recently developed a new way to refine the popular injectable wrinkle relaxer Botox, improving and expanding its uses for pain… Continue Reading »
Xeomin, a new wrinkle-relaxing injectable developed by German pharmaceutical company Merz, was recently FDA-approved and is expected to hit doctors’ offices in the U.S. by late September 2010. Like Dysport… Continue Reading »
The Orange County Register recently reported the death of 22-year-old Mayra Lissette Contreras who died after receiving silicone injections for buttock enhancement from a pair of unlicensed practitioners operating out… Continue Reading »
Several injectable fillers and wrinkle-relaxing toxins already being used in Europe are poised for introduction to the U.S. marketplace within the next year, promising consumers more options, improved product technology,… Continue Reading »
Sculptra Aesthetic is more effective than Cosmoplast human-derived collagen and lasts as long as 25 months, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology…. Continue Reading »
