IT’S OFFICIAL: NOVEMBER 20TH IS NATIONAL BOTOX COSMETIC DAY
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There’s National Inner Beauty Day, National Lipstick Day, National No Makeup Day and a host of other commemorative occasions, mostly celebrated on social media.
So it makes perfect sense that there’s now a National Botox Cosmetic Day. Although for some of us veterans, every day is Botox Day…
November 20, 2019 will be the first-ever such occasion. This date was chosen because it serves as the busiest day on record for booking Botox cosmetic treatments in the U.S.
To celebrate, Botox maker Allergan is offering an exclusive “buy one, get one†deal for one day only. For every $100 gift card purchased on November 20, youth seekers will get an addition
FIVE WINS AND ONE DILEMMA IN THE RACE TO A CURE FOR BREAST CANCER
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Each October, the world ostensibly turns pink for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and by and large, these efforts—and the money and attention they generate—are making a difference.  We know so much more about breast cancer risks, prevention and treatment today than we did in 1993 when Evelyn Lauder, Senior Corporate Vice President of the Estée Lauder Companies first started Breast Cancer Awareness month.
Here are some highlights:
Win No. 1: Mammograms Save Lives: There’s Proof!
In 2019, about 268,600 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women in the US and about 41,760 women will die from this cancer, according to the American C
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE NEW FDA APPROVAL FOR JUVEDERM VOLUMA XC
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In addition to the dizzying array of available hyaluronic acid injectable fillers, the means in which they are injected continue to expand as well. Although a pointy needle may be the first tool that comes to mind for injecting fillers, it’s worth getting familiar with the cannula. This alternative injection tool is a thin, flexible tube with a blunt tip that is inserted into an entry site created with a needle, and then used to place the filler. Many physicians prefer a cannula for filler injections because this tool slides through the skin more easily, potentially reducing the trauma that can lead to swelling, bruising and other issues—and Allergan/Abbvie’s Juvéderm’s Volu
TEXTURED BREAST IMPLANT RECALL – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Two little words no woman ever wants to hear in the same sentence are: breast implants and cancer.
After several years of news stories and debate, BIOCELL textured breast implants and tissue expanders made by Allergan under the Natrelle brand were voluntarily recalled. Regrettably, these specific implants have been linked to a rare type of lymphoma known as BIA-ALCL or breast implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma. To date, 573 cases have been reported and 481 of these cases were linked to Allergan Biocell implants, according to the FDA.
Sadly, there were 33 deaths among these cases. The FDA also explains that textured breast implants are less common in the U.S. compared
