Black Box Warnings Added to Botulinum Toxin Labels; Names Revised
from Urology Times
The FDA has announced that boxed warnings are now included on labels of four botulinum toxin drug products, revising a previous safety alert on the products. The products also now include medication guides for patients, as mandated by FDA in April.
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Combination Techniques: Facial Rejuvenation Could Benefit from Multiple Fillers Plus Botox
from Modern Medicine
For patients seeking rejuvenation of facial lines and folds, a combination approach incorporating different types of injectable fillers or using fillers together with onabotulinumtoxinA injection (Botox Cosmetic, Allergan) may offer a better cosmetic outcome than onabotulinumtoxinA or a single filler, says Derek Jones, M.D., clinical assistant professor of dermatology, University of California Los Angeles.
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Clinical and Cosmeceutical Uses of Hydroxyacids
from Clinics In Dermatology
The hydroxyacids are represented by the α-hydroxyacids, β-hydroxyacids, polyhydroxy acids, and bionic acids. Together, these ingredients form a class of compounds with unparalleled benefits to the skin and unprecedented usage in the cosmeceutical market in cosmetic and therapeutic formulations alike. The most commonly used hydroxyacid is glycolic acid, an α-hydroxyacid that has been used extensively in cosmetic antiaging formulations, moisturizers, and peels, and in treatment products to improve hyperpigmentation and acne. The newer polyhydroxy and bionic acids offer the benefits of α-hydroxyacids without irritation, making them suitable for use on sensitive skin, rosacea, and after cosmetic procedures. They also provide additional antioxidant/chelation, barrier strengthening, and moisturizing effects. Bionic acids inhibit matrix metalloproteinase enzymes in skin, providing a preventative antiaging benefit. The hydroxyacids as a class can be combined with therapeutically active materials and cosmetic procedures to increase therapeutic effects and improve tolerability and outcomes of medicinal agents and procedures.
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Generation Y Using Botox as Often as Hair Dye
from FOX News
While their older counterparts are more concerned with fixing lines and wrinkles, women in their 20s are flocking to change the shape of their eyebrows and lips in as little as three months, experts say. The head of the Cosmetic Physicians Society, Dr. Gabrielle Caswell, said getting Botox had become as acceptable as dying hair.
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Immune Defect Is Key To Skin Aging
from Science Daily
Scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have discovered why older people may be so vulnerable to cancer and infections in the skin. The team from UCL has shown in human volunteers that defective immunity in the skin is caused by an inability to mobilise essential defenses that would otherwise recognize threats and clear them before irreparable damage is done.
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Cosmetic Surgery to Change the Color of Your Eyes
from the Cosmetic Surgery Bible
A new type of cosmetic surgery allows patients to permanently change the color of their eyes. Previously, people looking to change their eye color typically turned to colored contact lenses. However NewColorIris is a new intraocular implant that can change the color of the eyes.
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Topical Toxin Appears to be Promising in Phase II Data
from Cosmetic Surgery Times
A topical, noninjectable form of botulinum toxin asserted its ability to effectively treat crow's feet through impressive data from a recently completed phase II clinical trial released here.
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