Category: Rejuvenation

Rejuvenation

New Microneedle Can Obliterate Spider Veins in One Sesson

A new microneedle device—the Given Needle—may help eradicate spider veins with one treatment, a new study shows.

Rejuvenation

New Radiofrequency Device Uses Hands-on Massage-Like Technique

The FDA-cleared device delivers heat through a hands-on, energy-based facial massage technique for skin tightening, textural improvements, and localized fat reduction.

Rejuvenation

CaHA Injectable for Facial Use Gains Regulatory Approval in China

The approval makes it the first calcium hydroxylapatite microsphere injectable product approved in China for facial soft tissue augmentation, according to the company.

Hair Transplant

Surgeon Patents SmartPRP for Hair Regrowth

Beverly Hills hair transplant specialist John Kahen, MD, has been granted a patent for SmartPRP, a technology that stimulates hair follicles with no downtime.

Injectibles

New Data Confirms Long-Term Safety of RelabotulinumtoxinA

Baldo Scassellati Sforzolini, MD, PhD, MBA, Galderma’s global head of research, recently presented data on RelabotulinumtoxinA, a six-month neuromodulator for wrinkles. The READY-4 trial confirms its safety and efficacy, supported by PEARL Technology across diverse groups. Here, Sforzolini shares his findings.

Lip Augmentations

Influencing the Industry: How to Decide if You Need a Lip Flip or Lip Filler

To (lip) flip or not to flip, that’s the question many patients are asking their plastic surgeons. But the decision between treatment options—lip flip, lip filler, or both—is multifaceted. And personal, plastic surgeons say.

Lifestyle

Plastic Surgery Patients’ Nicotine Levels Tied to Marijuana Use

A study published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery reveals that marijuana use is common among plastic surgery patients and is associated with elevated nicotine levels, raising concerns about unrecognized surgical risks due to underreported nicotine exposure.

Med Spa

Vivace Ultra Receives FDA Clearance

Aesthetics Biomedical’s Vivace Ultra microneedling RF device was cleared by the FDA for use in dermatological and surgical procedures.

Vein Treatment

Sensitive, Noninvasive Platform Detects Circulating Tumor Cells in Melanoma Patients

Scientists have created a laser-based platform that can quickly and noninvasively screen large quantities of blood in patients with melanoma to detect circulating tumor cells (CTCs) - a precursor to deadly metastases.