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| Pine bark extract improves skin aging signs |
Clinical trial results suggest that natural supplement Pycnogenol (Horphag Research), an antioxidant
plant extract from the bark of the French maritime pine tree, improves skin hydration and elasticity in
women.
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02/01/2012 10:00 PM
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| FDA clears Cynosure's cellulite-treating laser |
The Food and Drug Administration has cleared Cynosure’s Cellulaze Workstation, a
cellulite treatment device, for commercial distribution, the company announced.
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02/01/2012 10:00 PM
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| Dr. Edds named AACS president |
Gerald Edds, M.D., is the new president of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. Dr. Edds was
officially inducted at the Chicago-based academy’s 28th Annual Scientific Meeting, held recently in
Las Vegas.
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02/01/2012 10:00 PM
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| One in four would get surgery if not for costs |
Nearly one-fourth of U.S. adults say they would get plastic surgery if cost were not an
issue.
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01/25/2012 10:00 PM
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| Study: Nose jobs make people look younger |
Recently released study results suggest that rhinoplasty may make a patient look more than a year
younger as well as improve his or her looks.
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01/25/2012 10:00 PM
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| N.J. single-room surgeries won't be regulated |
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has pocket-vetoed a bill that would have placed the
state’s single-room surgical practices under the same licensing and inspection system as ambulatory
surgery centers with two or more operating rooms.
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01/25/2012 10:00 PM
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| UK considers cosmetic surgery insurance |
A breast implant scandal has spurred a move to introduce an insurance plan to protect cosmetic surgery
patients in the United Kingdom.
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01/25/2012 10:00 PM
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| UK orders review of cosmetic surgery industry |
The British government is considering tighter regulation of the cosmetic surgery industry in the wake
of a health scare over breast implants made by a now-defunct French company, Reuters reports.
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01/18/2012 10:00 PM
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| N.J.'s 'BoTax' falls as Gov. Christie signs repeal |
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has signed a bill that repeals and will phase out the
state’s 6 percent “BoTax” — the nation’s
first such tax on cosmetic procedures.
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01/18/2012 10:00 PM
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| U.S. proposes regulating face, hand transplants |
The federal government wants to regulate face and hand transplants just as it does less radical
transplants involving kidneys, hearts and other organs, the Associated Press reports.
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01/18/2012 10:00 PM
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| Buttocks enhancement searches surge in 2011 |
RealSelf, a Seattle-based online social media site for sharing information about cosmetic treatments,
reports that searches for information on buttocks augmentations were up 39 percent in 2011, making it the
fastest-moving topic on the site in terms of overall consumer interest.
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01/18/2012 10:00 PM
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| France implant scandal revives U.S. registry talk |
A breast implant scandal in France has rekindled a push to create a U.S national registry to track
patients who have received the devices, Reuters reports.
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01/11/2012 10:00 PM
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| New study: Botox affects 'distant' muscles, too |
Results of a new study suggest that Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA, Allergan) has previously unsuspected
and long-lasting systemic effects on muscles other than the ones into which it’s
injected.
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01/11/2012 10:00 PM
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| Dual leg transplant patient takes first steps |
The world’s first dual leg transplant patient took his first steps two weeks ago at a
hospital in Spain, and will eventually be able to walk unaided, doctors say.
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01/11/2012 10:00 PM
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| Surgeons reveal face transplant details in NEJM |
The Brigham and Women’s Hospital surgical team that performed the United
States’ first full-face transplantation (FFT) in March 2011 — and completed a total of
three during the year — has released research describing details of patient preparation, novel design
and execution of the operation, and unique immunosuppression protocol allowing for lowest long-term maintenance
drug regimen.
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01/11/2012 10:00 PM
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