Archive for October, 2009
Salon owner convicted in fake Botox case
The woman accused of injecting clients with counterfeit Botox and Restylane at her Bellevue beauty salon has been found guilty.Xin “Faith” He, 46, of Issaquah was convicted on Friday of felony misbranding of a drug while held for sale, as well as two misdemeanor counts of receipt and proffered delivery of adulterated device.
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Bellevue salon owner faces trial for bad Botox
Another story that illustrates the perils of seeking cheap BOTOX or other cosmetic suregery treatments from non-professionals. This article in the seattlepi.com tells the story of a woman who was injected with a substance sold as BOTOX by a Bellevue salon owner. It resulted in brown spots that needed to be treated by a plastic [...]
Site Offers DIY BOTOX Without Prescription — With How-To Video
Wired magazine ran an article on the following website that offers BOTOX without a prescription and a how to video on do it yourself BOTOX injections. This is a very disturbing idea. Not only do you not know whether the product you are injecting into your face is authentic, but to think you could be [...]
New Study Shows Liposuctioned Fat, A Viable Alternative to Breast Implants
Using liposuctioned fat for breast augmentation may be a viable alternative to implants for some women, according to a new study. .The study included 50 women, aged 17 to 63, who had 55 fat-grafting procedures five women were grafted twice to their breasts with fat taken from their upper thighs and other areas.
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Breast Cancer Patients Need The Right To Choose
by Dr. Phillip Chang
As a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, my patients need informed choices no matter what procedures they might be interestedin. In an informal survey of my patients in Loudoun Virginia who have had breast reconstruction procedures from other surgeons, I have found that most patients were not informed of all the [...]
Liposuctioned Fat, A Viable Alternative to Breast Implants
There’s been some debate over the safety and effectiveness of fat injections for cosmetic breast augmentation primarily due to a lack of research and concern that fat may calcify and obscure mammograms, be mistaken for cancer growths, or be re-absorbed by the body. But a new study presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons [...]
Cosmetic Surgeons Concerned About DIY Laser Market
The growth of the at-home cosmetic-device market, which includes personal lasers, has some professionals buzzing. At an annual conference hosted by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Barry DiBernardo, a New Jersey surgeon, delivered a talk in Seattle about the pros and cons of the DIY market on the ASPS’s “Hot Topics” panel.
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Cheaper than facial surgery, Botox cosmetic injections surge in popularit
EL PASO — Concerns about the economy might cause people to develop more furrowed brows and deeper worry lines, but the shaky times also have many searching for inexpensive ways to iron out those wrinkles.
Dr. Herbert Nassour said the area and the nation have seen a surge in patients interested in getting Botox cosmetic injections, [...]
Carrie Prejean asked to return breast implant money
Legal documents filed in court by K2 production and obtained by RadarOnline.com allege that Prejan reneged on an oral agreement to refund the money the company spent on getting her a boob job. The documents also allege that Prejean tried to get the pageant director fired.
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Botox lawsuit raises issues on injections
A federal lawsuit filed in California by Las Vegas physician Ivan Goldsmith argues that sales representatives for Allergan Inc., maker of the popular anti-wrinkle drug Botox, promote multipatient use of its 50-unit or 100-unit single-use vials.
Goldsmith’s lawsuit alleges that doctors can only make a profit using Botox if they reuse the single-use vials that the [...]
