Category: Injection Treatments

October 10, 2011 | Injection Treatments

Research on Topical Botox Off to a Positive Start

Topical Botox may soon be a reality, provided early research continues to yield positive results, according to HealthDay News. While patients who currently want the wrinkle smoothing effects of Botox must undergo the traditional injectable treatment, researchers are hoping to make progress in developing topical Botox. This would be a boon for patients who are […]

August 15, 2011 | Injection Treatments

How Often to Get Botox May Be Less than Thought

After a period of two years undergoing Botox treatments, patients may reduce the frequency of treatments to every six months and achieve the same benefits, according to a study by the Oregon Health & Science University’s Casey Eye Institute that looked at how often to get Botox. When looking at a group of 50 women, […]

May 16, 2011 | Injection Treatments

Injectable Fillers: The Key to Improving Your Sex Life?

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Since the introduction of Restylane, the first FDA-approved hyaluronic acid (HA) injectable filler, into the U.S. cosmetic medical market in 2004, physicians and scientists have discovered a multitude of uses for HA fillers far beyond their original indication for correction of facial wrinkles and folds. Today, products from the Restylane and Juvederm families of HA fillers are […]

April 04, 2011 | Injection Treatments

Botox Alternative to Freeze Facial Wrinkles

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Botox and Dysport may soon have competition in your surgeon’s office if early trials of a wrinkle freezing treatment see continued success, according to U.S. News. Though both Botox and Dysport are hugely popular non-surgical options for diminishing many facial lines and wrinkles, new alternatives are often being researched. This treatment, which is called cryoneuromodulation, […]

March 07, 2011 | Injection Treatments

Prospect of Topical Botox Grows

It’s certainly not news that wrinkle-reducing injectables like Botox and Dysport are seeing sales increases as the economy rebounds. It is noteworthy, however, what the companies are working toward in the wake of renewed consumer interest—topical versions, according to bnet.com. Botox, produced by Allergan and Dysport, produced by Medicis, contain similar components of the botulinum […]

January 20, 2011 | Injection Treatments

Restylane and Juvederm and Radiesse – Oh My! Do We Really Need More Fillers?

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Since the advent of cosmetic injectables in the 1970s, filler products made of collagen, hyaluronic acid and a host of other substances have flooded the U.S. market in response to high consumer demand for their wrinkle smoothing, lip plumping and facial contouring effects. Today, are so many filler options available to consumers that it’s a […]

December 21, 2010 | Injection Treatments

Merz’s New Injectable Belotero Outlasts Collagen, Study Finds

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According to the results of a 24-week study published in Dermatologic Surgery, Belotero, the new hyaluronic acid filler by Merz, provides longer-lasting wrinkle correction than bovine collagen injectables. The study results come at a time when Belotero is awaiting FDA approval and pharmaceutical competitor Allergan is pulling its bovine collagen injectables Zyderm and Zyplast, as […]

November 04, 2010 | Injection Treatments

Want To Make A Good First Impression? Try Injectable Fillers

When most people meet for the first time, they consciously or subconsciously make quick judgments based on a person’s physical appearance to determine their first impression. Eugene plastic surgeon Dr. Lee Daniel is acutely aware of this human tendency and often meets patients who seek cosmetic treatment to not only feel better about themselves, but […]

September 06, 2010 | Injection Treatments

More Than 100,000 Patients Take the Dysport Challenge

Medicis, pharmaceutical giant and makers of the popular wrinkle filler Restylane, launched a rebate promotion in March 2010 to promote its injectable wrinkle relaxer and Botox competitor Dysport. To date, more than 100,000 patients have taken the so-called “Dysport Challenge.” The Dysport Challenge promotion essentially rewards patients who report whether they were satisfied with their Dysport […]

August 06, 2010 | Injection Treatments

Xeomin Injectable Wrinkle Relaxer Reaches U.S.: What You Need to Know

Xeomin, a botulinum type A injectable treatment made by German pharmaceutical giant Merz, was finally FDA-approved to join Botox and Dysport on the U.S. market in late September, after having been available in Europe since 2008. Xeomin will likely compete with Botox and Dysport for a share of patients seeking to reduce forehead creases and […]

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