What Is an ExpertInjector?
Did you know that virtually any physician can purchase and administerinjectables? That ' s more than 1 million doctors who are allowed to perform cosmetic injectables in the U.S. — and less than 3% who have appropriate qualifications. You can rely on theExpertInjector™ designation, the only organization to have the endorsement of the prestigiousAmerican Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery andthe American Society for Dermatological Surgery.Beware of doctors practicing outside of their specialty, offering cosmetic injectables without proper training. This puts you at risk of mediocre or unexpected results, even deformi...
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - January 2, 2018 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: botox expert injector facial fillers hamori sculptra Source Type: blogs

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Source: aloha-dermatology.com - June 4, 2017 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: bigwave Tags: Aloha Dermatology News Blogroll Source Type: blogs

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Source: aloha-dermatology.com - June 4, 2017 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Micki Ly MD Tags: Aloha Dermatology News Blogroll Source Type: blogs

Botulinum Toxin Guidelines Overhauled | Medpage Today
VANCOUVER -- Guidelines for the use of botulinum toxin in various neurological disorders are getting an update, with the best evidence supporting the use of some formulations in spasticity and chronic migraine, researchers reported here. All three botulinum toxin type A formulations are supported by level A evidence for use in upper limb spasticity, and onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) received a level A recommendation in chronic migraine, although the magnitude of the benefit is small, according to David Simpson, MD, of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, and colleagues. The new guidance, which is the first s...
Source: Psychology of Pain - April 19, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: blogs

Podcast: Botox Injections for Medical Conditions
In this episode of the Sarasota Neurology Podcast, Dr. Kassicieh, a recognized expert  in clinical Botox, provides an overview of  current techniques for treating dystonia, muscle spasm (which may be associated with pain), spasticity from stroke or brain injury with Botox. Share url : embed : × ...
Source: Sarasota Neurology - August 20, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: Dan Kassicieh, D.O. Tags: Botox Movement Disorders Pain Podcast Stroke Botox injections cerebral clinical dystonia FDA headaches migraine spasm spinal cord Source Type: blogs

New Wrinkle for Old Drug It’s not just for smoothing laugh lines. Botulinum toxin may have the potential to ease OA pain.| Arthritis Today Magazine
Widely used by doctors to soften forehead wrinkles and reduce uncontrollably sweaty armpits, researchers now are exploring botulinum toxin as a potential therapy for osteoarthritis (OA) pain. Although botulinum toxin (Botox, Dysport, Myobloc) has been studied since the 1950s, recent studies on its use in osteoarthritis pain suggest it could be a new analgesic option for a group of patients that's been hard to treat. "The Botox story is very intriguing," says David Felson, MD, professor of medicine and epidemiology at Boston University. "It isn't just muscles. It can paralyze nerves. Just like celeb...
Source: Psychology of Pain - October 30, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Source Type: blogs