Category: Botox and Facial Fillers

Allergan Inc said on Thursday that its popular Botox wrinkle-smoother “worked as a treatment for adults suffering from chronic migraines”, according to late-stage clinical data. Allergan said, “data from its phase III clinical trials showed a significantly greater decrease in headache days among patients receiving Botox, compared with those receiving a placebo. The treatment was […]

At the recent Facial Cosmetic Surgery 2009 in Las Vegas, both Woffles Wu, M.D., Singapore, while presenting “Innovative Uses of Neurotoxins (read Botox) and Fillers (Restylane and Juvederm) in My Practice” and Timothy Marten, M.D., San Francisco while presenting “Refining Our Aesthetic Goals for Age Appropriate Brow and Forehead Rejuvenation” emphasized the importance of brow […]

There is a new wrinkle fighter in town. The FDA has approved Medicis’ botulium toxin drug, Dysport. They plan to release the drug for public use within the next two months. This marks the first time that Botox giant Allergan will have competition in the wrinkle, anti-aging market in the U.S. More news to follow.

Huntington Beach, California Police reported that the “Big Bust Bandit” turned herself (and her pair of 400 cc implants) in yesterday. With the Beach Boys, “I Wish They All Could Be California Girls” playing in the background, police in Huntington Beach say the clinic staffers used a photo lineup to identify the Big-Bust Bandit as […]

Deborah Crowe interviews Dr. Persky in the recent issue of The Los Angeles Business Journal (Vol.31, Number 11; March 16-22) in an article entitled “Putting a Good Face on it”. Dr. Persky addresses the current recession and the effect that it is having on facial plastic surgery. There has been a marked decrease in surgical […]

Many physicians and clinics have been accused of injecting bogus Botox from a lab (T.R.I.) in Arizona that has distributed ”experimental Botox, not for use in humans” to many unethical practioners. There have been indictments against “practioners” in Las Vegas, in Houston, and in Florida for the same offense. In this economic downturn I fear […]

Physicians offering bargains on cosmetic injections like Restylane, Juvéderm, or Botox may be offering possibly counterfeit or illegally imported cosmetic injectables, according to the Physicians Coalition for Injectable Safety, an alliance of specialty physician organizations. Bargains on consumer goods and services may be designed to encourage spending in tough economic times, however when related to […]

The FDA has approved the use of Latisse, manufactured by Allergan the makers of Botox and Juviderm, for eye lash growth. Latisse is the latest of glaucoma eye drops that have been found to increase eyelash length. Interestingly, the eyelashes will return to their previous normal length when Latisse is discontinued. Latisse joins Lumigan as […]

Mark Frauenfelder recently wrote a very thought provoking article/blog that cited a recent Europian research study on how actually moving the facial muscles affects the brain (http://www.good.is/?p=13784). The study suggests that Botox is masking our normal response to emotional stimuli. Studies have shown that depression is helped by Botox. Patients take less anti-depressant medicine after […]

Plastic Surgery Practice (PSP) reports in their current e-report that “Lipotec has introduced a nonsurgical way to give patients full lips, a new method of vehiculizing hyaluronic acid called Hilurlip. The name doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, but the manufacturer is making big claims for its product. Hilurlip is an oil suspension containing particles […]

And here is another story of trying to find that inexpensive botox fix, only it is not FDA approved Botox, it is a very dangerous bogus botulinium toxin: A Texas-based anesthesiologist convicted last year of injecting unsuspecting patients with a Botox substitute on Friday started serving a 2-year federal sentence. Gayle Rothenberg reported to a […]

Two recent occurrences remind me once again to inform the public of the importance of choosing your treating physician very carefully when it comes to facial cosmetic surgery, particularly with Botox and facial fillers. I was interviewed last week for a television show called, “1000 Ways to Die”. I was asked to comment about a […]