Welcome to the our Aesthetic Medicine news roundup, 2 December 2022.

Croma Australia receives TGA approval for Letybo
Croma Australia Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Hugel Aesthetics, this week announced it has received Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approval for Letybo (letibotulinumtoxinA) to treat moderate-to-severe glabellar (frown) lines in adults.


Allergan Aesthetics – Fourth Annual BOTOX Cosmetic Day Most Successful One Yet
Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company (NYSE: ABBV), celebrated the fourth annual – and most successful – BOTOX Cosmetic Day yet.


The past and future of cosmetic surgery
The past and future of cosmetic surgery: Facial reconstructive surgery originated out of necessity after the First World War, as many veterans returned home with deforming battle scars.


What’s the connection between cosmetic procedures and mental health?
Although we cannot be sure of the exact numbers of Australians undergoing cosmetic procedures, as there is no requirement for health professionals to report their statistics, there is a consensus demand is on the rise.


Beauty Diary: Surprising new Botox service rising in popularity
The number of us having anti-wrinkle injections has dramatically increased in the last few years – now you can get your fix at an unlikely place.


Botox improves sexual function in women with provoked vestibulodynia
Injections of botulinum toxin A (BTA) in women with provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) does not appear to reduce dyspareunia or pain at tampon use when compared with placebo at 12 months’ follow-up, reports a recent study.


Experts Share Their Favorite Injection Memories and Techniques for National Botox Day
It was all the way back in 1983 when Vancouver ophthalmologist Jean Carruthers and her husband, Alastair Carruthers, a dermatologist, noticed how patients with strabismus (a disorder where the eyes don’t properly align) appeared more relaxed after being treated with Botox.

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