GLG News by Juvederm Users: Cosmetic Dermatologists (US)

The European Eye Study (EUREYE) investigated 4,750 randomly sampled people over age 65 and examined the association between cigarette smoking and age-related macular degeneration and concluded that there is a postive correlation to smoking and blindness from macular degeneration.

In this latest study with the Intralase femtosecond laser, we see its versatility in being able to produce very efficient and safe corneal cuts for corneal transplant surgery. In addition to producing significant benefits for patients that undergo LASIK, this laser has thereaputic benefits that will...

A study reported in the March issue of Archives of Ophthalmology describes a new intravitreous drug delivery system for treating persistent retinal macular swelling. Using dexamethasone DDS and appropriate follow up, patients with this new system had significantly improved vision and and safety mea...

A study by Costa et al. reported in the prestigopis journal RETINA, of seven seven patients with macular SWELLING associated with ischemic retinal vein occlusion treated with intravitreal bevacizumab showed promising short-term results. Patients received two injections of bevacizumab (Avastin)...

Tahzib et al. conducted a 10-year retrospective follow-up study of the Artisan phakic intraocular lens (PIOL) for the correction of moderate to high nearsigtedness and concluded the device is both stable and predictable, but only when strict inclusion criteria are used. Over 90% of patients achieved...

All necessary precautions need to be taken to prevent injury or exposure to infectious fluids/materials.  It is of paramount importance that surgeons understand that failure to obtain proper diagnosis or treatment after suffering injury or infectious exposure not only places themselves at risk,...

The health insurance industry has, as its primary focus, making money - not taking care of patients.  Therefore, it is not suprising to learn that health insurance plans have misled individuals, most notably the elderly, into enrolling in plans which were not in their best interest.  It is...

Alloderm™  is a human donor product. Strattice™ is porcine and using Strattice™ for cosmetic uses opens up new promotional possibilities.

Advitech's launch of Dermylex will not have much of an impact on the psoriasis market. This is due to the fact that the product has minimal studies to back it up, and the company will rely on testimonials. This is not an effective way of marketing to physicians, and is difficult with patients....

Laser liposuction is a new technology which has not, in my opinion, yet been proven to be superior to conventional liposuction.  The potential benefit of less bruising and swelling following "laser liposuction" is outweighed, in my opinion, by the risk of the patient incurring burns from the laser. ...