Injectables
NY plastic surgery group fakes it with bogus Botox
Medical staff at an upstate New York plastic surgery practice have admitted to giving unsuspecting patients a cheaper Botox substitute not approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Five doctors, a nurse and an administrator from Albany-based Plastic Surgery Group, LLP pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court and face up to a year in prison [...]
FDA Signs Off On Botox Warning; Changes Generic Name
The Food and Drug Administration said Monday it approved a new warning on Allergan Inc.’s AGN Botox and a similar product about the possibility of life-threatening breathing and swallowing problems, following up on an earlier announcement about tougher warnings. Along with signing off on a boxed warning for Botox and Myobloc, made by Solstice Neurosciences [...]
Plastic surgery clinic pleads guilty to injecting patients with fake Botox | injecting, botox, patients
Starr Allan still plans to have her face-lift done at the plastic surgery clinic accused of giving patients an unregulated Botox substitute. The Gastonia nurse received Botox treatments every two to three months from Southeastern Plastic Surgery, but was not among the 41 patients notified that the injection they received to smooth their wrinkles had [...]
Gordon Ramsay gets Botox
Gordon Ramsay has had botox to smoothe his dimpled chin. The celebrity chef was injected by Simon Cowell’s face doctor after the Britain’s Got Talent guru poked fun at him. Read full story via mirror.co.uk
Rachel Weisz calls for Botox ban
Rachel Weisz has called for Botox to be banned. The 39-year-old Oscar-winning actress has compared the use of the anti-wrinkle injections by actors to performance enhancing drugs used by sports players. Read full story via The Press Association
Botox Can Be Used To Clear Up Acne
The muscle relaxer Botox has now been shown to positively affect the skin by injecting the muscle relaxer directly into the skin to eliminate large pores, oil production, and acne breakouts. “Botox definitely clears up acne,” says Anil Shah M.D, the Chicago plastic surgeon who is one of the only doctors worldwide using Botox as [...]
Botox ‘could be the cure for baldness’
Dr Simon Ourian, a cosmetic surgeon based in Beverly Hills, California, claimed that he stumbled upon its unexpected powers by accident while treating his mother who was suffering from migraines after having chemotherapy which had made her hair fall out. Familiar with Botox’s use as a headache treatment, he injected the chemical – the medical [...]
A new wrinkle: Dysport a quicker, cheaper, longer-lasting Botox alternative
Attention aging baby boomers, 60ish single gentlemen, high-powered CEOs and laid-off professionals preparing for job interviews: The wait is over. Dysport, the new botulinum toxin product touted as a quicker, cheaper and longer-lasting way to banish wrinkles, has arrived. Read full story via MiamiHerald
Alternative Procedure To Botox is Needle-Free
A Manhattan spa is experimenting with a new, non-invasive facial procedure that gives squeamish New Yorkers an alternative to Botox injections as they try to further defy time. The Botox facial procedure begins with a light peel before active ingredients are applied to the skin then lectrical currents are then used to enhance the product’s [...]
Botox shots improve an overactive bladder
Besides banishing wrinkles, Botox injections can significantly improve people’s quality of life if they suffer from another problem that increases with age, an overactive bladder (OAB). A study published in the June issue of BJU International shows that patients who had Botox injections to control bladder problems reported significant improvements in their lives as well [...]
