In patients undergoing reconstructive surgery of the face, treatment with botulinum toxin A (BTX-A, or 'Botox') can improve the final appearance of surgical scars, reports a clinical trial in the March issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Smartphone applications that use algorithms to assess the risk for skin cancer appear to have poor and variable performance, according to a systematic review of diagnostic accuracy studies, according to Healio.
Results from a clinical trial published in Lasers in Surgery and Medicine suggest that ablative fractional skin resurfacing could improve the cosmetic outcome of skin grafts, according to ASLMS.
Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have developed a new device designed to ascertain the orientation of skin tension lines, which is important for wound healing post-cosmetic surgery.
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Long lauded for its ability to reduce the appearance of wrinkles, botulinum toxin is now being considered for reducing scarring, Dermatology Times reports.
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RealSelf launches “Beyond Scars: Healing Bodies. Restoring Lives,” a global initiative that provides burn survivors access to reconstructive surgery and medical care in India.
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A dermatologist argues that the treatment actually improves the look of acne scars — no matter your skin tone — by stimulating the repair and growth of collagen.
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Microneedling has been shown to be an effective treatment for both acne scars and the associated hyperpigmentation observed in patients with dark skin color, according to the results of a study
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A new post-surgical treatment is gaining traction that can genuinely transform the look of your scars—sometimes giving up to 80 percent improvement—and make even the gnarliest, darkest and most tangled up of scars into almost virgin-like skin again.
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Scars are a normal part of life — for now, anyway. In the future, that might not be the case, as researchers have developed a method to eliminate scarring by prompting wounds to heal as normal skin rather than as scar tissue.
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Bellafill uses a mix of collagen and acrylic; other brands use ingredients like hyaluronic acid, polylactic acid, or calcium hydroxylapatite, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
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Current methods to assess scarring after surgery often lead to disagreements between doctors and patients, researchers say.
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Popular film culture has been using facial injury as a shorthand for evil for so long that many filmmakers no longer treat scars as injuries, but as decorative features. Could this tradition be the reason why so many countries are yet to properly pay tribute to the facially injured servicemen of World War I in film?
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There are some things in life that come with a trade off that can’t be avoided, like like plastic surgery and scars. But just because you’re left with a scar after surgery doesn’t mean you have to live with it forever.
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Early treatment of surgical scars with a super-pulsed fractional C02 laser shows promise, according to a recent study.
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It’s only natural to want to understand the ins and outs of your own body’s healing process. Dr. Tanya Kormeili knows that firsthand. In addition to being a Los Angeles-based dermatologist, Kormeili also had a baby via C-section and knows the recovery process all too well.
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A dermatologist has warned against a beauty trend that involves opening the skin’s pores to remove blackheads and “grits.”
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A 2-year-old pro bono program is helping North Korean defectors better assimilate as new residents of South Korea through a unique donation of plastic surgery.
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