Wrinkles Smooth Out with LED Light, Green Tea Combo
from The Toronto Star
In Germany, the search for eternal youth has led to tea time. German researchers have coupled high-intensity light exposure with a lotion made of green tea extract to create a wrinkle-fighting concoction they say could replace invasive cosmetic procedures. More

Non-Surgical Nose Job Using Tummy Fat Injections Set to Replace Painful Rhinoplasty
from Daily Mail Online
Crooked noses can be corrected without going under the knife. Doctors have created a 'non-surgical nose job' in which injections of fat from the tummy or thighs are used to reshape the nose. More

Judge Blocks Rules for Medical Staff
from Las Vegas Review-Journal
The question: Can medical assistants legally administer flu shots or Botox injections? The answer: Depends on whom you ask. A Clark County District judge in Nev. ruled that emergency regulations permitting medical assistants to give flu shots, while prohibiting them from administering injections of cosmetic drugs, cannot go into effect. More

Medical Practice Marketing During the Recession is Critical to Survival
from Health News Digest
Marketing a medical practice during the recession is imperative. The public and the media will always be interested in new medical procedures and will spend money on them… but you must give them a reason. More

Improved Breast Implants Close to FDA Approval
from WFOR-TV
A new style of breast implant could reduce healing time and ease pain. It's not quite approved yet by the Food and Drug Administration, but the plastic surgeon who created it calls it the "most studied breast implant ever." More

Lawyer Argues Legislature Must Decide Rules for Medical Assistants
from Las Vegas Review-Journal
Jacob Hafter, who represents several owners of medical spas and filed the motion for the restraining order, said it would take a special session of the Legislature to amend a 30-year-old Nevada statute that prohibits medical assistants from administering injections — flu shots and Botox, the anti-wrinkle drug, included. More