The Physicians Coalition for Injectable Safety issued a consumer warning about carboxytherapy and mesotherapy injections. These products, touting everything from cellulite treatment to weight loss are not FDA approved, and do not have clinical data that demonstrates results or safety.
Carboxytherapy uses carbon dioxide gas injected under the skin to reduce the look of cellulite, [...]

Plastic surgeons are turning to mathematics to take the guesswork out of efforts to ensure that live tissue segments that are selected to restore damaged body parts will have enough blood and oxygen to survive the surgical transfer.
In the worlds first published mathematical model of tissue transfer, mathematicians have shown that they can use differential [...]

So many classic childhood movies (Dumbo) and singalongs (Do your ears hang low? Do they wobble to and fro?) emphasize large and protruding ears. But it turns out that having protruding ears is oftentimes a humiliating feature for a teenager.
According to the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgerys 2008 Procedural Survey, 27.7% of otoplasties a [...]

Facial fractures from motor vehicle crashes appear to be decreasing, most likely due to design improvements in newer vehicles, according to a report in the May/June issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Facial trauma is the most common injury among individuals involved in motor vehicle collisions, according to background information [...]

NeoStem, Inc. (NYSE Amex NBS), which is pioneering the predisease collection, processing and longterm storage of adult stem cells for future medical need, has filed a patent application claiming the proprietary stem cell technology of Vincent C. Giampapa, M.D., F.A.C.S. relating to cosmetic facial rejuvenation, which NeoStem first licensed in February 2009.
The newest adult [...]

Sweet deception New test distinguishes impure honey from the real thing
Heres some sweet news for honey lovers Researchers in France are reporting development of a simple test for distinguishing 100 percent natural honeys from adulterated or impure versions that they say are increasingly being foisted off on consumers. Their study appears in ACS Journal of [...]