December 1, 2011
By:Louise Gagnon
Botulinum toxin is an excellent tool to apply intraoperatively to improve the appearance of scars down the road, according to a leading dermatologic surgeon.
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November 23, 2011
By:Bill Gillette
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the hyaluronic acid-based filler Belotero Balance (Merz Aesthetics) for the correction of moderate-to-severe facial wrinkles and folds, the company announced.
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November 2, 2011
By:Bill Gillette
Charla Nash, the Connecticut woman who received the world’s second total face transplant earlier this year following a savage attack by a friend’s pet chimpanzee in 2009, spoke publicly about her ordeal for the first time in a British TV documentary, London’s Daily Express reports.
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September 28, 2011
By:Bill Gillette
The Food and Drug Administration has expanded the indication of Artiss human fibrin sealant to include adhering tissue flaps during facial rhytidectomy surgery.
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September 28, 2011
By:Bill Gillette
Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Paris-based drug firm Sanofi, will collaborate with the University of California, San Diego, to develop an investigational vaccine for acne.
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September 21, 2011
An Illinois woman died of a bacterial infection after injecting her face with hot beef fat in an apparent attempt to self-treat wrinkles, although the cause of death appeared unrelated, ABC News reports.
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September 14, 2011
By:Bill Gillette
Rice University researchers have developed a new method for making synthetic collagen, ScienceDaily reports.
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August 31, 2011
By:Bill Gillette
A new international professional group has been formed for dermatologic and aesthetic surgeons, Medscape Today reports.
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July 27, 2011
By:Bill Gillette
Valeant Pharmaceuticals has agreed to buy the Ortho Dermatologics division of Janssen Pharmaceuticals for $345 million, thestar.com reports.
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