Effect of Myristyl Nicotinate on Retinoic Acid Therapy for Facial Photodamage
from PCI Journal
The study authors explored retinoids, which act on both the dermis and epidermis and are known to produce smoother, less wrinkled and less pigmented skin. Working in the epidermis, retinoids increase epidermal and granular layer thickness, stratum corneum compaction, decrease melanin content, and improved epidermal atypia. More

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OBAGI MEDICAL PRODUCTS
from SDSS
Obagi provides prescription-based skincare products. Obagi Nu-Derm, Condition & Enhance, CLENZIderm MD, ELASTIderm, CRX correct sun-damage, premature aging & acne. More

NCEA'S Esthetician Internship/Externship Definition
from NCEA
NCEA considers esthetician internships and externships to be those that are part of the curriculum of a state-approved licensed school. More

Boxed Warnings Ordered for Botulinum Toxin
from UPI
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has ordered safety label changes, including a boxed warning, for all botulinum toxin products. More

Dots for Wrinkles
from Ivanhoe Newswire
We all want to look younger. Laser therapy has been the gold standard for erasing wrinkles, but it always meant crusty, peeling skin and weeks of recovery. Now, there’s a gentler solution, and it works by connecting the dots. More

Cosmetic Surgery Clicks on to Virtual Nip and Tuck
from CNN
Nip-tuck tourism is already well-ensconced in its ways, but technology used to give prospective clients a user-friendly yet professional virtual space to explore their options is starting to break the skin of the industry. More

Tricks and Transplants for Women's Hair Loss
from The New York Times
No woman genetically predisposed to losing her hair considers herself lucky. But in 2005, when Kelly went for a consultation with a hair-transplant specialist, she discovered she was. Unlike women who gradually lose hair all over their scalps, Kelly shed her locks like a man: going bald in the front, but retaining ample growth at the back and sides. Those areas of hair could be used for the transplant she desperately wanted. “I was fortunate,” Kelly said, three years after her $5,200 surgery. “It was not a loss due to hair thinning.” More

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