Aesthetics

Photochemical tissue binding using green light and a common diagnostic dye could provide a safe, effective and simple substitute for sutures in superficial skin closures and other applications, says an expert.

Pittsburgh - New "activated" moisturizers help the skin retain moisture, and they also repair abnormalities with the skin at baseline in atopic dermatitis patients, according to Douglas W. Kress, M.D., of Children's Dermatology Services at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.

National report - Human growth hormone (HGH) should not be used for anti-aging purposes, as the therapy has demonstrated little efficacy and carries the risk of potentially serious side effects, a recent literature review indicates.

These products work by adding light-diffusing ingredients to their formulas, and while they won't really eliminate unsightly spots, they can certainly minimize the appearance.

Is there anything nonsurgical I can do to improve wrinkles around the eyes, such as "crow's feet"?

Should you? Could anything bad happen? Do questions similar to these race through your mind when you're considering cosmetic injectables?

Everyone, from beauty editors to your best friends, seems to be talking about them.

Trenton, N.J. - New Jersey Gov. John Corzine has vetoed a bill to repeal a tax on cosmetic surgery. The bill had been passed nearly unanimously by the state legislature.

East Lansing, Mich. - Researchers at Michigan State University say results of a study showing how nanoparticles can help prevent wrinkling and buckling in polymer films could also be applied to skin wrinkles.

Hanover, N.H. - A community-wide sun safety intervention targeting middle-school-aged children was effective in changing sun-protection behaviors and reducing skin cancer risks, WebMD reports.

Approximately 94 percent of patients treated with the multiple pass/low fluence algorithm showed visible skin tightening at the time of treatment.

It was just 25 years ago that liposuction was first performed in the United States, but it has become one of the most commonly performed cosmetic procedures in the country.

It was just 25 years ago that liposuction was first performed in the United States, but it has become one of the most commonly performed cosmetic procedures in the country.

National report - While any doctor can learn to inject needles into the skin, the difficult part of performing facial procedures is assessing the aesthetics of a situation, Ellen C. Gendler, M.D., says.

National report - With everyone from ENTs to ER doctors now offering cosmetic procedures, experts worry that dermatologists who focus too heavily on this market will suffer when competition slashes prices.

In today's society, the lawsuit is seen as a way to "get rich quick" rather than as a method of creating justice.

Approximately 94 percent of patients treated with the multiple pass/low fluence algorithm showed visible skin tightening at the time of treatment.

Dr. Monheit also tapes the face to remind the patient to restrain from facial motion.

Q What is the mechanism of action of lip plumping cosmetics?

Because the condition is rare, there is no one standard medication that is administered.

Ambient humidity influenced the rate of skin barrier maturation in extremely preterm infants.

National report - Experienced dermatologists would agree that some dermatoses are easier to treat than others.

Kuwait City - The management of periorbital syringomas is problematic to say the least, and most inexperienced physicians find it difficult to treat them, even with the current treatment modalities.

London - British surgeons have condemned a plastic surgery lottery that offers the winners money for facelifts, breast enlargements and tummy tucks. London-based Europa International is conducting what is thought to be the world's first lottery for cosmetic procedures.

Salinas, Calif. - A former beautician who injected cooking oil into a woman's buttocks as an anti-aging treatment, killing the client, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, CNN.com reports.

Irvine, Calif. - Juv?derm, billed by manufacturer Allergan Medical as its "next-generation" family of hyaluronic acid dermal filler products, has entered the market nationwide, the company announced in mid-January.

The circumstances around this case are quite unusual, but the bottom line is that I had been called upon to justify my position of doing liposuction and an abdominoplasty on a youngster.

East Melbourne, Australia - According to a new study, melanomas are more likely to grow rapidly if they are thicker, symmetrical, elevated, have regular borders or have symptoms.

National report - Many in dermatology are anxiously anticipating the arrival of the latest addition to the hyaluronic acid filler market, Juvederm (Allergan Medical), as a new alternative to the long-held gold standard, Restylane (Medicis ?sthetics).

Palm Springs - Removing less fat from the upper and lower eyelids is the modern philosophy to blepharoplasty and, in the long run, will have better aesthetic results for the patient.