In this report from ABC News (link), the Lifestyle Lift organization has been fined $300,000 for deceptive advertising practices. Apparently, Lifestyle has been having their employees write gushingly positive comments about the Lifestyle facelift procedure on various internet forums and chat rooms, when these people never had the procedure, and certainly weren’t non-biased, independent reports. More […]
Apparently, Diprivan has been found at the former home of the late Michael Jackson. This story is becoming more tragic by the day. Diprivan, also known generically as propofol, is a powerful intravenous anesthestic agent. In the right hands, it is a useful drug, permitting anesthesia with a low incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting. […]
According to a recent report, obesity rates in the U.S. have further increased over the last year, with adult obesity rates rising in 23 states. For the fifth year in a row, Mississippi had the highest rate of adult obesity at 32.5%. Three other states – West Virginia, Alabama and Tennessee – also had adult […]
A report by Bloomberg news (link) reports that the makers of Accutane, facing mounting legal costs over claims linking the drug to bowel disease, have decided to withdraw the acne drug Accutane from the market. Generic forms of Accutane are still available.
We are now starting to see ads in Orlando for a new fat-melting treatment, a laser beam that melts fat after shining the beam on the the skin. Known as the “lipo-laser”, or more properly, the Zerona, the manufacturer claims that its use can result in the loss of inches of fat – without surgery, […]
With the onset of ridiculously hot weather here in Orlando, it’s time to talk about sunscreens. Of all the things you can do to continue having great looking skin over time, using a daily sunscreen is probably the #1 most important thing to do.It turns out that choosing the best sunscreen is a little complicated. […]
There are a few websites that claim to simulate the effects of plastic surgery on a photo that you can upload to the site. Others have adjustable 3-D renderings of models, where you can adjust their appearance by moving slider-type controls, to more closely mimic your own appearance.I’ve looked at a couple of these, and […]
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death for both men and women in the U.S. An interesting new study, published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association has found that, not only is obesity linked to the risk of developing this fatal disease, but that obesity in early adulthood in particular makes you […]
Dysport – the recently approved competitor to Botox Cosmetic – is now being shipped to U.S. physicians. We have both products in our office now, and are testing Dysport, seeing how it compares to Botox, the market leader. So far, there are some subtle differences, but both seem to work well in relaxing dynamic wrinkles of the face.It […]
This week, the FDA approved a labelling change for the collagen-based filler Evolence, permitting what is known as a “12 month indication”. In simple terms, this means the FDA was satisfied that the product has a significant effect on correcting moderate to deep facial wrinkles or nasolabial folds for 12 months. The original label indication was […]
