Welcome to the our Aesthetic Medicine news roundup, 10 September 2021.
News Roundup
Laryngeal botox injection improves work productivity in patients with spasmodic dysphonia: Study
A recent case series study conducted at the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington found that employed patients with spasmodic dysphonia reported voice related work productivity impairment, which improved significantly 1 month after treatment with botulinum nerotoxin injection.
‘Zoom face’ vanity a strong force for Silk Laser
Lockdowns in Sydney and Canberra have caused sales to slump by 13 per cent in the first seven weeks of 2021-22 for Silk Laser Clinics on a like-for-like basis, but an underlying structural shift towards bigger spending by customers on cosmetic injectables is proving a winner for the 80 per cent of the group’s stores still able to trade.
Body Dysmorphic Disorder During Pandemic: Zoom Dysmorphia ‘Not Going Away Soon’ Even After Lockdown Eases
The pandemic has pushed people into staying in their homes for almost two years now. Since the surge of COVID-19, research says that front-facing cameras have already distorted the self-image of people. A new follow-up study was released suggesting that body dysmorphic disorder in many people during the pandemic would not go away any time soon.
Trends driving anti-aging skincare in China
If COVID-19 has taught Chinese consumers one thing, it is that health is earned rather than given. This applies to both physical health and skin health. The pandemic has fostered the overall awareness of self-care and extended the focus to skincare products, as consumers are paying more attention to skin health.
More men in China are turning to plastic surgery, outspending women on it
BEIJING – More men in China are opting for double eyelids, a sharper jawline and thicker hair, and they are outspending women on average to improve their look.
Botox is to be banned for under-18s amid growing concern at ‘Love Island surge’ in teens seeking cosmetic enhancements
Ministers have taken the action after learning that more than 41,000 procedures such as lip enhancement were carried out on people aged under 18 last year alone.
‘Brotox’: Why more men are going under the needle
Med-spas are seeing more and more men coming through their doors as they are embracing cosmetic and aesthetic procedures to look and feel their best as stigmas start to melt away.
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