Implants, also called injectable fillers, are becoming a common means of erasing wrinkles and folds. The American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery notes that 5 million procedures using injectables were performed in 2008. Several materials are being used for deep wrinkles, depressions under the eyes, lip enhancements, and acne scars.
After being banned from the market in 1992, silicone is making a comeback in research settings as a potential permanent wrinkle eraser....
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This is the first study to report the results of using ultrasound (US) to guide needle injection of the piriformis muscle (PM). The PM is located... Read more »
British researchers are reporting that annual injections of vitamin D do not reduce the rate of bone fractures in elderly people. In a study of 9,440... Read more »