Celebrity Advice on Juvederm and How to “Switch Up” Your Cosmetic Routine
March 22, 2010 - Rhys Branman, MD17 Million Cosmetic Procedures Performed in 2009
March 15, 2010 - Rhys Branman, MDBreastfeeding Correlated With Slimmer Waistlines
March 9, 2010 - Rhys Branman, MD
New research suggests that breastfeeding may play a role in reducing a woman’s waist circumference, even several years after her pregnancy. Doctors discussed the findings last Friday at the American Heart Association conference on cardiovascular health. Studies of 351 women found that those “who consistently breast-fed their children had waist circumferences that were an average of 2.6 inches smaller than women who had never breast-fed.” We found this story on womenshealth.gov Breast Implants May Have Shielded Her from Gun Blast
March 1, 2010 - Rhys Branman, MDNew Research About Botox and Migraines
February 21, 2010 - Rhys Branman, MD
New research published in Archives of Dermatology supports the conclusion that BOTOX® can be used to treat migraine headaches. According to authors of the study, BOTOX® injections “at doses appropriate for cosmetic purposes may be sufficient to prevent migraine attacks.” Allergan, the pharmaceutical company behind BOTOX®, has filed for FDA approval to market the injectable drug as a migraine treatment. Researchers don’t know exactly how BOTOX® works to relieve headaches, but one co-author of the study, Rami Burstein tells Bloomberg news: “[BOTOX®] may block the signals in sensory nerves located on the outside of the head.” Read more about BOTOX®... Guest Blogger Discusses Breast Implant Revision
February 15, 2010 - Rhys Branman, MD
This is a guest post by Michelle in Denver, who had a breast augmentation many years ago. She is now considering a revision surgery, so she did some research on the subject. Do breast implants really need to be replaced every ten years? Breast implants do not have an expiration date and there is no requirement to have them replaced at ten years. However, according to the Institute of Medicine, the average life expectancy of a breast implant is 16 years. FDA studies of silicone breast implants suggest that most implants last 7-12 years. However, some breast implants clearly last... How Good Nutrition Can Benefit Your Skin
February 1, 2010 - Rhys Branman, MD
Do the foods we eat affect the appearance and health of our skin? Well, the research is in and the answer is yes -- doctors agree that diet and skin health are connected. This means that every time you look in the mirror you see the effects of diet on your body’s most visible organ– the skin. Every day, our bodies naturally produce evidence of what we consume. Oxygen--in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and food we eat-- combines with other processes in our skin at the cellular level to produce free radicals. Once produced, these agents... How Lidocaine Enhances Patient Comfort During Cosmetic Injection
January 25, 2010 - Rhys Branman, MD
If you’ve considered cosmetic injections, but found yourself hesitating because of needles and potential discomfort, you’re not alone. People often expect the injection to hurt, but actually, a number of non-surgical facial procedures can be done with little or no discomfort, thanks to local anesthetics that numb one or more areas of the face. Lidocaine is the one most frequently used by cosmetic surgeons; there’s no doubt it makes an injectable procedure more comfortable. Lidocaine works fast Your dentist uses it as a quick and simple way to numb the mouth prior to dental work. Likewise, surgeons have found that... Doctors Say Curves Are In – If They’re In the Right Places
January 18, 2010 - Rhys Branman, MD
Of course we can’t expect fat of all kinds, amounts and shapes to suddenly become both healthy and fashionable. News that is ‘too good to be true' typically is. Medical research, however, suggests that fat around the hips, thighs and buttocks may work advantageously against heart and metabolic diseases. Hip fat burns at a slower rate than tummy fat, a distinction that, for the body, means the release of fewer cytokines associated with health conditions such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Additionally, hip fat absorbs harmful fatty acids and produces anti-inflammatory agents and adiponectin, the fat-derived hormone that assists in... 