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April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online African spiny mice (genus Acomys) have brittle skin, which tears off in continuous sheets, like human skin, in order to escape predators. Some of them lose as much as 60% of the skin from their backs, which then heals rapidly, regrowing hair instead of scarring. Scientists want to figure out how this healing takes place and if it could apply to treatments for people. The study, published in Nature, says the unusual healing of these...
ATLANTA, Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- enaltus is proud to announce today the launch of a new website that includes a free mobile app that can help patients monitor their scars' appearance as they heal. Zubin Meshginpoosh, COO of enaltus, stated that this "New patient app is one way that enaltus has committed resources to helping encourage patients to speak to their doctors about the scar healing process." This resource is specifically designed for the cosmetic and reconstructive...
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Suneva Medical, Inc., a privately-held aesthetics company, today announced that it has completed the enrollment and initial treatment of patients in its Phase III acne scar study. Touch-up treatments are expected to be completed by the end of September. This multi-center, prospective study is being conducted at 10 prestigious aesthetic medical practices in the U.S. and is investigating the efficacy of Artefill(®) for the treatment of...
Fractional CO2 Laser Impacts Four Times Deeper Than Other CO2 Lasers Edinburgh, Scotland (PRWEB) September 07, 2012 Lumenis Ltd., the world's largest medical laser company which develops, manufactures and distributes a broad range of medical lasers and sophisticated energy delivery equipment for surgical, aesthetic and ophthalmic applications, announces its participation at the 16th International Society for Burn Injuries (ISBI) to be held in Edinburgh, Scotland on September 9-13,...
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- TattX, LLC is pleased to announce a strategic alliance and partnership with Southern California-based plastic surgeon and laser surgery specialist Dr. Gregory S. Keller, MD, FACS. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120807/CG53805) Dr. Keller will serve as the Chairman of the TattX Medical Advisory Board and will also help communicate the benefits of the TattX process to consumers and the medical community. Dr. Keller is...
MENLO PARK, Calif., Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Neodyne Biosciences, Inc., today announced positive interim results from the REFINE Trial (Scar Prevention and the Clinical Effectiveness of a Novel Mechano-modulating Polymer,) a randomized control clinical trial designed to assess the efficacy and tolerability of the Embrace(TM) device for use in the management of closed hyper-proliferative (hypertrophic and keloid) scars. This interim analysis demonstrates the efficacy of Embrace...
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite the poor economic outlook, 2012 has seen a growing demand for certain "Back to School" purchases ... but not for traditional backpacks or lunchboxes. Cosmetic surgery procedures like laser acne and acne scar treatments have become the latest rage for the nation's insecure youth. According to The Patient's Guide, the leading online destination in skin care and beauty, a recent study performed on http://www.acnescars.com shows a...
In a collaboration among researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC), Shriners Hospitals for Children–Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, burn and skin specialists have shown that use of a pulsed-dye laser tool improves the appearance, texture and elasticity of burn scars. The study, published online ahead of print in the journal Dermatological Surgery, compared the use of the pulsed-dye laser and compression therapy on scars against compression therapy...
Acne No More review launches today and one can learn how changes in their life and diet can bring about significant changes to their skin. Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) July 07, 2012 Acne No More review is a program that has been written by a nutritionist, a medical researcher, and someone who has also suffered from acne for year and can show one the only way to permanently cure acne within two months. When they follow the instructions in this book, they will see a difference in their complexion...
Shaft Medical, the West Coast’s leading aesthetic medicine practice, now offers NeoGraft Automated FUE Hair Restoration, the most advanced solution possible to eliminate baldness with no scar, pain, or long recovery. La Jolla, CA (PRWEB) July 06, 2012 Shaft Medical San Diego Hair Restoration Center, the West Coast’s leading aesthetic medicine practice, providing the full range of advanced cosmetic procedures and located in beautiful La Jolla California, now offers NeoGraft Automated...
