All posts in category Wrinkles

Study compares 2 types of botulinum toxin for cosmetic use

Not all varieties of botulinum toxin seem to be equally effective in reducing crow’s feet wrinkles, according to a report published Online First today by Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Botulinum toxin, a protein long considered harmful, is now known as a neuromodulator (a chemical that affects nerve impulses) that [...]

Dr. Kligman’s Contributions of field of Photoaging

Some of the Contributions of Dr. Albert Kligman by the Field of Cutaneous Aging Lecture by Dr. Robert Lavker Distinguished photoaging from intrinsic aging Changes in skin with aging functional, not just cosmetic Termed the term “photo aging” Recgonized photo aging begins in childhood Developed rhino mouse to study retinoids in aging, with Dr. Lori [...]

Wrinkles may predict bone density in early menopause

A news study finds that the worse a woman’s skin wrinkles are during the first few years of menopause, the lower her bone density is. The results will be presented Monday at The Endocrine Society’s 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston. “In postmenopausal women the appearance of the skin may offer a glimpse of the skeletal [...]