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The BotoxBank has been launched by New York-based SmoothMed clinic as a means of encouraging users to engage more with the product and plan ahead for treatments. The concept is based around consumers subscribing to the website, then creating an online account that allows them to buy up virtual vials of Botox in anticipation of future treatments. The vials are then stored in the subscriber’s own private ‘Botox Bank’, which allows users to save money by taking advantage of volume discounts, while also allowing them to arrange the most convenient time to have the treatment, SmoothMed claims.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the lotion formulation of adapalene (Differin 0.1 percent, Galderma) for the topical treatment of acne in patients age 12 and older, Medscape Today reports.FDA approval was based on data from two 12-week, multicenter clinical trials of 2,141 patients with 20 to 50 inflammatory and 30 to 100 noninflammatory acne lesions at baseline. Results showed that use of adapalene 0.1 percent lotion yielded significant reductions in the total number of lesions, inflammatory lesions and noninflammatory lesions compared with the vehicle alone.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the lotion formulation of adapalene (Differin 0.1 percent, Galderma) for the topical treatment of acne in patients age 12 and older, Medscape Today reports.FDA approval was based on data from two 12-week, multicenter clinical trials of 2,141 patients with 20 to 50 inflammatory and 30 to 100 noninflammatory acne lesions at baseline.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters to six U.S. based medical spas and a company in Brazil for making false or misleading statements on their Web sites about drugs they claim will eliminate fat in a procedure called “lipodissolve,” or for otherwise misbranding lipodissolve products.
A procedural survey conducted by the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery says more than 17 million cosmetic surgery procedures were performed in the United States in 2009. The total number of procedures from this first-time study far surpasses any number that has previously been reported in the U.S
