Save $20 on Latisse With Allergan “LashPerks”

Want the inside scoop on tips, news and special offers? LATISSE® LashPerks is the rewards program that delivers. Sign up now  (link) and you’ll get a $20 rebate on your LATISSE® purchase. Plus, once you redeem your rebate, we’ll send you a stylish bag as a special gift (while supplies last). Signing up truly has [...]

Nipple Sparing Mastectomy: An Outstanding Surgery for Some Patients at Hess Plastic Surgery

The nipple sparing mastectomy is the greatest advance in breast cancer surgery.  We have gone from removing everything associated with the breast and chest wall to only the breast tissue.  This leaves the nipple areola complex, an excellent breast skin envelope and all of the muscles of the chest wall.   In addition it may or [...]

Sunless Tanners and Bronzers

A number of cosmetic products are marketed for consumers to achieve a tanned appearance without having to go out in the sun or use artificial sources of ultraviolet radiation. FDA has received questions about some of these products. The following information is provided in response to these questions.

What are “sunless tanners”?
Neither the laws nor the [...]

Think Before You Ink: Many Tattos Require Laser Removal

As the popularity of tattoos continues to grow, so does the concern about potential risks. Some risks, such as the spread of infections through the use of unsterilized needles, have long been known. But what isn’t clear is the safety of tattoo inks.
Permanent tattoos are made by using needles to inject colored ink below the [...]

Adverse Reactions to Tattoos & Permanent Makeup

FDA considers the inks used in intradermal tattoos, including permanent makeup, to be cosmetics and considers the pigments used in the inks to be color additives requiring premarket approval under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. However, because of other public health priorities and a previous lack of evidence of safety concerns, FDA traditionally [...]