Category Archives: Medical Spa

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Testing the Waters of Medical Tourism

Find-a-Surgeon tool helps consumers locate the best possible care While traveling to a tropical locale to get inexpensive plastic surgery may sound like the best of both worlds during these frigid winter months, the realities can be quite chilling. Although a recent survey claimed that one in five people would consider going to another country …

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FDA Issues New Counterfeit BOTOX Alert

Last week, the FDA posted an alert about counterfeit vials of Botox® found in the United States. Such fraudulent drugs have a risk of being unsafe, ineffective, contaminated, improperly stored, and improperly transported. The fake Botox comes in counterfeit packaging, while the vial inside is labeled as a foreign version of the drug. An unlicensed …

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Facelift Notes

I am spending this week in Boston because on this week of October16-20, 2015 about 2000 plastic surgeons from all around the world convene at the Boston convention center for our national meeting. This meeting is so big and has so much going on, it is just buzzing with exciting things. Here, I have the …

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Obagi on Skincare Challenges for Women of Color

Women of all shades and colors need proper skincare, but according to a new poll by Obagi Medical Products, many women of color are dissatisfied with their current skin care regimens and unfamiliar with possible solutions to their skincare woes. The poll, which surveyed more than 1,000 African-American, Hispanic, Asian, and Middle Eastern women, indicated …

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Scar Revision – Scar Treatments Connecticut

Are you unhappy with the appearance of a scar? Are you experiencing uncomfortable scar symptoms in the area, including itching or burning? If so, we may be able to treat your scar using scar revision techniques such as steroid medication. During this form of scar revision, steroid medication is administered through injection. The treatment is …

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What is Optic Skincare Analysis Technology?

When you wake up in the morning, wash your face and look at yourself in the mirror, you make determinations about yourself, your beauty and your health based on what you see looking back at you. However, when you look at yourself in the mirror, you can only see the surface of your skin. And …

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