The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a few different injectable neurotoxins. So how do we decide which is the best choice? While the training and experience of your injector should hold priority to the product choice, a quick comparison of Botox, Xeomin and Dysport, the only three botulinum toxin injectables approved [...]
We first told you about Selphyl, a type of facial filler made from your own blood, in April 2010. At the time, the procedure sounded promising, but results were yet to be seen. Now, doctors across the country are reporting great outcomes as more and more of them add it to their arsenal [...]
Four out of five European women think that it’s 'the norm' to spend money on aesthetic procedures like dermal fillers, botulinum toxin, and laser treatments to maintain their looks as they grow older. These findings were revealed as part of the comprehensive study as part of the Merz Aesthetics 'Face Value' Beauty Report, [...]
But the picture in my attic is hideous IN GEORGES ROMAN’S clinic in London, women queue to see a cosmetic dermatologist renowned for zapping wrinkles and smoothing brows. These days, alas, they have to share the waiting room with men. In the past few years Dr Roman has treated a succession of bankers [...]
HMRC says proposals simply clarify current legislation Government plans to introduce VAT on cosmetic surgical procedures have been blasted by the industry. The proposal, called the “boob tax”, would raise an estimated £500m per year, raising prices of procedures such as breast enlargements, facelifts, liposuction and abdominoplasties by around 20%, the current rate [...]
A REVOLUTIONARY NEW DEVICE THAT PERFECTS FACIAL INJECTABLES A major change in the way anti-ageing ‘fillers’ are being administered means that the risk of bruising and swelling from facial injectables is becoming a thing of the past. As members of the British Association of Cosmetic Nurses learned at their Second Annual Conference that [...]
Back in August 2010 we covered the story of a company based in Warrington called The Academy of Cosmetic Training who were offering training courses in the administration of Botox® and dermal fillers to non-medics. The company proudly explained on their website at the time that ‘even those without prior knowledge are able to [...]
If you have a medical background, I believe you are best placed to offer non-surgical injectable treatments. I believe this, the Independent HealthCare Advisory Service (IHAS) believe this, reputable insurance companies believe this and so do the clients and medical practitioners I have asked. This is why I find it very strange that [...]
I am a great fan of Botox and when given to the right patient, in the right position, at the right dose. it can produce amazing results. However, I came across this short article with regards to Botox in the young and it really resonated with me - Botox for wrinkle protection: Sense or [...]
On 21st July 2011 Merz Aesthetics announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration has officially approved Xeomin for the temporary improvement in the appearance of moderate to severe glabellar lines, or frown lines between the eyebrows, in adult patients. In the UK, the cosmetic application of Xeomin is known as Bocouture, [...]