Stem Cells and Plastic Surgery

 Stem cells have the special capacity to divide and differentiate into all cell types and to self renew producing more stem cells. There are two types - Embryonic stem cells and Adult stem cells. The embryonic stem cells which are derived from human embryos, can become any other cell type while adult stem cells which are derived from some of the human body tissues, generally differentiate into  cell types of their tissue of origin. Use of embryonic stem cells Read more

Topical BotulinumToxin Under Trials Has Big Potential

Inject-able botulinum toxin type A product changed the cosmetic treatment industry in a big way when it arrived in the market and now occupies the top position in number of treated cases among  the cosmetic procedures. Being a comparatively low cost and quicker procedure with no down time and not much pain or discomfort, it attracts people in big numbers. Yet, it is estimated that even this popular treatment attracts only a small fraction of people desirous of cosmetic treatment, Read more

Cosmetic Treatment of Hands

Cosmetic Surgery procedures such as breast enhancement surgery are common. But what about Cosmetic Surgery for hands? In the hierarchy of body parts getting more cosmetically treated, the hands have so far occupied a lower position than many body parts like face, neck and a few others including those which attract fat deposits. Now it seems that more people are paying attention to how their hands look and are approaching plastic surgeons to do something about it. People use their hands extensively in Read more

Cosmetic Facial Procedures Turn Back the Clock

People go for cosmetic facial procedures to look better and for people of middle or older age group, looking better usually translates into looking younger. Looking better represents a state of appearance which is subjective on the part of the beholder and there is no easy way to objectively quantify it. On the other hand, looking younger is a state of appearance which may be quantified by assessing the age before and after the facial procedures. Such a study was Read more

Botox can be an Economic Indicator!

The American Society of Plastic surgeons (ASPS) have published 2011 cosmetic surgery statistics report including both surgical and minimally invasive procedures. The report provides comprehensive data for the year and presents, inter-alia, quick facts, cosmetic procedure trends, top five surgical and minimally invasive procedures for females and males, gender distribution, age group distribution, regional distribution, average surgery/physician fees, cosmetic demographics and others. The report is available in the web for any one seeking specific information. The yearly reports have been coming Read more