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....
Read moreThose of you who read my posts know that I've been fortunate enough to have access to Botox injections to treat my urge incontinence. My... Read more »
I've written many SharePosts about the efficacy of Botox for urge incontinence. In reviewing my posts, I realized I've never provided... Read more »
As many of you who have read my SharePosts know, I have access to intravesical Botox (which is "fancy" way of saying Botox injections into... Read more »
Although several clinical studies have demonstrated that Botox is an effective treatment for urge incontinence (UI), its use for this is... Read more »
Recently, a very interesting and promising article was published in Lancet, a very respectable medical journal. The article describes a... Read more »
Researchers say that injecting Botox into the lining of the bladder itself can reduce symptoms of incontinence for up to six months. A small study... Read more »
We've all heard a lot about Botox, botulinum toxin type A (BoNTA). It seems as if it's being used for something different every day. There are both... Read more »
Cells taken from the upper thigh and injected into the sphincter muscle may help ease urinary incontinence in patients who haven't responded to... Read more »
A researcher says that patients who have stress urinary incontinence may benefit from collagen injections--even if surgery hasn't helped them.... Read more »
The anti-wrinkle treatment Botox may also help ease writer's cramp, new research suggests. Writer's cramp is a form of dystonia, a condition in which... Read more »