People are putting off cosmetic procedures until the economy rebounds and for now seek lower-cost treatments
In the fall season opener of “Nip/Tuck,” the sleek Los Angeles office of McNamara/Troy sat forlorn and empty, a voice-over reminding that when times are tough, one of the first things to go is the luxury of elective cosmetic surgery.
That [...]
Beauty business is still targeted for new tax…
(Politics Daily) Goodbye “Botax”, hello “Tan-tax”!
In the new package of changes to the health reform bill released Saturday morning, Senate leaders have cut out the much-discussed five-percent tax on elective cosmetic surgery, known as the Botox-tax. In its place, the bill will add a 10-percent tax on indoor tanning. [...]
A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology says if you want to see a skin doctor about a changing mole, get ready to wait. The average wait time is 26 days. But if you want a Botox shot, it’s just eight days, two-and-half weeks shorter. Here in mid-Missouri, two dermatologists say [...]
Botox, Restylane and Juvederm filler injections with far less pain.
Before being injected with your chosen dermal filler, you’ll probably receive local anesthesia, for which you’ll have to wait to work before you get the enhancing injection. The waiting is annoying; the pain more so. But doctors are [...]
I’ve seen and head about medical estheticians, medical assistants and even front desk staff administering Botox injections.
It’s not legal, as this story on the prosicution of a medical assistant clearly shows.
Betty Guerra’s monthslong nightmare is over.
The 45-year-old former medical assistant learned today from her attorney that the 10 [...]
Dysport is often called the “New Botox.” However, Dypsort has actually been available in Europe for therapeutic indications since 1991 and for cosmetic applications since 2001. In April 2009, Dysport (officially known as BoNT-A/D) was approved in the United States for the “temporary improvement in the appearance of moderate to severe glabellar lines.” These are [...]
People are risking death or serious injury by using an illegal Botox equivalent without prescription, a CBD cosmetic doctor warns.
Dr Mario Soteriou, of Cosmetic Image Clinics, said self-administering the goods obtained at a new US-based online store was equivalent to playing “Russian roulette”.
He said neither the Botox equivalent nor the dermal filler sold on the [...]
Via an almost unbeliveable story on Wired: Fake Botox or not, Discount Medspa is going to jail!
A website that sells a prescription drug similar to Botox without requiring a prescription claims it has more than 2,000 customers. Some have learned how to inject the botulism-derived drug into their own faces from YouTube videos produced for [...]
Medical Spa MD is now publishing training manuals and books for laser clinics, plastic surgery centers and dermatology clinics.
These medical spa training eBooks are designed specifically for medical estheticians, cosmetic laser and IPL technicians and front desk staff, to provide a consistent environment for new hires and keep the staff informed the latest cosmetic [...]
There's a lot of Botox used around the world from sweating to headaches to wrinkles.
Here's a graphic from a Botox story on CNN.
In the hunt to discover the next blockbuster medical use for Botox, doctors have injected it experimentally into muscles and glands all over the body, making it medicine’s answer to duct tape. [...]
