An Efficacy Study of 3 Commercially Available Hydroquinone 4 Percent Treatments for Melasma
from PCI Journal
This study supports previous findings of the importance of long-term strategies to maintain results in treating pigmentation. Cream A, containing encapsulated hydroquinone 4% and retinol 0.15%, showed to be a safe and effective for treatment of melasma. Because it is steroid free, yet still showed results equal to the steroid used in cream C, cream A should be considered an appropriate alternative for long-term treatment for melasma. More

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FDA Approves Eyelash-growing Drug
from ABC San Francisco
A drug that promises to give women longer eyelashes will be available by prescription soon. The FDA has just given its approval after several years of clinical trials.More

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New Science Helps Fight Aging
from North American Press-Syndicate
You might not think time is on your side when it comes to fighting the effects of aging-but science is. From free-radical-fighting serums to age-defying, face-firming creams, new science-based skin care products are allowing people to take their beauty treatments in-house. In addition, the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery reports a significant increase in the number of men and women undergoing cosmetic facial enhancement without surgery. More

Cosmetic Procedures Pick Up Prior to Obama Inauguration
from USA Today
To heck with Champagne, break out the Botox. It was inauguration party time. Washington, D.C.-area cosmetic dermatologists, and skin experts in other major cities, said despite the sagging economy, requests for quickie cosmetic fixes, such as Botox and microdermabrasion, picked up during the last few weeks as people prettied-up for inaugural fetes. More

Botox Safety Label Updated for Serious Side Effects, Health Canada Said
from News Inferno
Health Canada has announced that the label for Botox Cosmetic Products sold in that country will be updated to include new safety warnings. The warnings will now include the risk of the toxin spreading to other distant parts of the body. Possible symptoms of “distant toxin spread,” which can be fatal, include muscle weakness, swallowing difficulties, pneumonia, speech disorders and breathing problems, Health Canada said. More

The Aging Face
from Dermatology Times
Panfacial structural filling represents the new paradigm in the use of fillers, but this technique is usually used in a combination approach to optimally restore the aging face to a younger appearance, said Stephen Mandy, M.D., at the Winter Clinical Dermatology Conference. More

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