ISHRS reports hair transplants up 76%
Hair restoration is big business. According to the 2015 statistics from the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, hair transplants have increased 76 percent...
New Laser and IPL Regulations Proposed
The public perception of cosmetic medicine is that it is quick, easy, painless and with little risk, but many procedures are extremely complex and...
A world-first in lipolysis
Laser powerhouse Cynosure has recently received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market SculpSure as an effective method for non-invasive...
NSW Civil & Administrative Tribunal
Introduction:
For nearly two and a half years, a medical practitioner obtained cosmetic medications for the nurse that were restricted substances under the Poisons and...
New frontiers in regenerative medicine
The 2014 annual international BioBridge Foundation conference was held in October in Venice.
Each year the world’s best minds in regenerative medicine meet in the...
ASAPS statistics: cosmetic procedures world wide
The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) recently released its global statistics on cosmetic procedures.
More than 23 million cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures...
Crossing the final frontier, the blood brain barrier
DRUG DELIVERY ACROSS THE BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER COULD CHANGE THE PARADIGM FOR TREATING BRAIN DISORDERS.
Recently Scientific American Mind Magazine (Nov/Dec 2014) reported on focused ultrasound...
Evolutionary roots of Ebola
New research published in the peer-reviewed journal Peer J in September 2014 reveals that the roots of the Ebola virus are more ancient than...
Study evaluates the safety and efficacy of a simultaneous 3-plane surgical approach to facial...
A study published in The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery in September 2014 evaluated the safety of combined extended-SMAS rhytidectomy, mid-face implant placement and...
New injectable drug being trialled for double chins
Surgery has long been the standard for reducing submental fat in this area, but new research presented at the Annual Meeting of the American...
