Plastic surgery is more than Botox. Hopefully doctors can remember that.
My friend Dawn and I recently attended an evening meeting of the Houston Society of Plastic Surgeons. Since we were invited guests, and not plastic surgeons, we didn’t stop on the way into the lovely formal dining room to pick up our name badges because the organizers had not made them for us. On the way out, however, we both noticed clear plastic perfectly formed oval objects sitting on the table, looking for all the world like crystal paper weights. I picked one up and it slithered out of my hand, slippery as a water balloon. It was then that I realized that the beautiful paper weight was indeed, a silicone bre...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 21, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Miranda Fielding, MD Tags: Physician Surgery Source Type: blogs
Is it time to change the way we use social media in medicine?
It’s no secret that social media has now consumed most of our lives. It’s everywhere and there’s really no avoiding it. Don’t get me wrong, social media is a powerful tool and when used appropriately a lot of good things can come out of it. For instance, as a medical student who moved from New York to Los Angeles, it helps me stay connected to my loved ones back home.
However, social media has now expanded beyond the realm of liking photos from your best friend’s wedding. It has been incorporated into a variety of business models. It’s no surprise to me that you can now buy a product by clicking on an Instagram...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 17, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Patricia Mathelier Tags: Social media Facebook Twitter Source Type: blogs
Pfizer May Own Your Penis, But Allergan, Maker of Botox & Kybella, Owns Your Face
Allergan is beginning an aggressive sales blitz for Kybella, the first injectable treatment for what the medical industry terms “submental fat.”The first stage of the "blitz" is focused on dermatologists, the specialist physicians most likely to profit greatly from the use of Kybella by focusing on women. If you do an image search on "Kybella" you'll find many images like the ones shown here currently being used by dermatologists in their online marketing (click on the collage for an enlarged view).The images are undoubtedly supplied by Allergen to its physician clients. All are of about the sam...
Source: Pharma Marketing Blog - April 22, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Allergan Botox Kybella Pfizer Viagra Source Type: blogs
Pfizer May Own Your Penis, But Allergan, Maker of Botox & Kybella, Owns Your Face
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Source: Pharma Marketing Blog - April 22, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Allergan Botox Kybella Pfizer Viagra 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
Physicians Recieving Botox Score Lower on Empathy and Patient Satisfaction
by Abe R. Feaulx, Pallimed Special Reporter Researchers published a new study in JMAC (The Journal of Middle Aged Concerns) reporting interesting findings related to a recent study on the effect of various anti-aging cosmetic procedures on providers’ ability to emote empathy to patients and families. Providers in the study were randomized into two groups: one group received injections of an inactivated toxin commonly used as a facial muscle paralytic into their foreheads, while the second group received placebo injections. Over the course of the following month, the providers were scored, by their patients, on how...
Source: Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog - April 1, 2016 Category: Palliative Care Tags: feaulx Source Type: blogs
Another wonderful Wheat Belly facial transformation
Carrie shared her Wheat Belly “before” and “after” experience, show us yet another astounding health transformation, also visible as a dramatic change in facial appearance.
“I had not been able to find two ‘selfies’ or pictures that showed my progress well–same lighting, angle, facial expression–until I ran across this pic from Oct, 2015.
“I started Wheat Belly in January. When I saw the comparison, it really sunk in the difference Wheat Belly is making. I always thought my face would stay pudgy. And when you see yourself everyday, sometimes you don’t reali...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - February 23, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories facial change fatigue gluten grains hair headache Inflammation migraine rash Source Type: blogs
Things of which I will never tire, part three thousand and forty-six:
1. The look on an attending's face when the nursing staff in the NCCU actually knows something. We read our patients' charts before the shift begins, we review lab results, we read EKGs and check out the results on CT scans and EEGs. Yet, for some reason, the attendings will never get over that first, pure shock of a simple nurse knowing something he (usually "he") doesn't about a patient.(Nota bene: this is not all attendings, just a couple. Dr. Vizzini and Dr. Manbags come to mind.)2. Pure thankfulness from a resident when we solve a problem or save them from a hideous fate. Dude/ette, that's what we're here for. You got...
Source: Head Nurse - February 14, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Jo Source Type: blogs
There's an App for That? Botox at Home Is Too Good To Be True
Dr. Hamori was quoted recently in a < a href= " https://www.newbeauty.com/hottopic/blogpost/9171-botox-at-home/ " target= " _blank " > < i > New Beauty < /i > < /a > Magazine article talking about a trendy new app that lets you book beauty and cosmetic treatments on demand. Sound too good to be true? The writer turned to Dr. Hamori for her opinion. The article quotes her: < br / > < br / > < blockquote class= " tr_bq " > " Medical procedures for aesthetic improvement like fillers and neurotoxins should always be done in a clean medical environment. Appropriate product preparation, sterility and universal precautions are ...
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - February 5, 2016 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: botox at home expertinjector injectibles Source Type: blogs
There's an App for That? Botox at Home Is Too Good To Be True
Dr. Hamori was quoted recently in aNew Beauty Magazine article talking about a trendy new app that lets you book beauty and cosmetic treatments on demand. Sound too good to be true? The writer turned to Dr. Hamori for her opinion. The article quotes her:" Medical procedures for aesthetic improvement like fillers and neurotoxins should always be done in a clean medical environment. Appropriate product preparation, sterility and universal precautions are more safely performed in a medical setting and not someone ’s living room. " —Dr. Christine HamoriNew app lets you get#Botox at home... but should you?https://t.co/wIJFZ...
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - February 5, 2016 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: botox at home expertinjector injectibles Source Type: blogs
There's an App for That? Botox at Home Is Too Good To Be True
Dr. Hamori was quoted recently in a New Beauty Magazine article talking about a trendy new app that lets you book beauty and cosmetic treatments on demand. Sound too good to be true? The writer turned to Dr. Hamori for her opinion. The article quotes her:"Medical procedures for aesthetic improvement like fillers and neurotoxins should always be done in a clean medical environment. Appropriate product preparation, sterility and universal precautions are more safely performed in a medical setting and not someone’s living room." — Dr. Christine HamoriNew app lets you get #Botox at home... but should you? https://t.co/wIJF...
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - February 5, 2016 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: botox at home expertinjector injectibles Source Type: blogs
Should you buy Organic Botox from Kim Kardashian? Episode 113
Should you soak in Vitamin C?
Mindy says…I have read about vitamin C being good for your face. What about putting it in the bath water? I heard something about it neutralizing chlorine. What I want to know is if it will give you the same benefits that it does for your face, if I put L-Ascorbic Acid Powder in my bath water. I know the concentration will not be exact and will be lower.
I think putting ascorbic acid in your bath water is a waste of money compared to using a good vitamin C lotion. I say that for several reasons:
1. For the most part the benefits provided by vitamin C are related to fighting the aging affects...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - December 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry RomanowskiDiscover the beauty and cosmetic products you should use and avoid Source Type: blogs
Their Cheating Hearts - Latest Allergan Settlement Is a Reminder of Merger Participants' Sketchy Pasts
A Huge, but Sketchy Merger The announced merger and "tax inversion" of Pfizer and Allergan would be one of the largest corporate marriages in US history. It has drawn more than its share of criticism. For example, per the Los Angeles Times, former US Senator and Secretary of State, and current presidential candidate Hilary Clinton said "this proposed merger, and so-called inversions by other companies, will leave U.S. taxpayers holding the bag." By creating the world's largest drug company, it could certainly further consolidate the US and global pharmaceutical market and raise already high drug prices. W...
Source: Health Care Renewal - November 24, 2015 Category: Health Management Tags: Allergan crime deception fraud impunity kickbacks legal settlements obstruction of justice Pfizer RICO Source Type: blogs
A stunning example of the Wheat Belly anti-aging effect
Look at what the Wheat Belly lifestyle did for Mary:
“I believe. I have only been at this a few short months but have seen a dramatic change already in both the way I look and the way that I feel. Arthritis–gone. Aches and pains–gone. Thinning hair–coming back. Insomnia–gone. Looking and feeling better–priceless!”
Better than plastic surgery, better than hormone injections, the Wheat Belly lifestyle can often turn the clock back on skin aging dramatically. Had Mary presented these photos as mother and daughter, I would have believed it without question . . . but they’re not. ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - October 18, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories anti-aging gluten glycation grains skin change Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
