Posted October 07, 2009
Just returned from San Diego American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) Fall 2009 meeting. Here is what is new: Sculptra (Sanofi-Aventis) will be the volume facial filler of the future as Danny Vlleggar, MD (Geneva), Todd Matthews, MD (Houston), and Rebecca Fitzgerald, MD (Los Angeles) wowed the audience of core cosmetic surgeons […]
Read MorePosted July 30, 2009
The long awaited FDA approval of Sculptra for facial cosmetic use was announced yesterday. Company spokespersons from pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis announced yesterday that federal clearance had been given to use their dermal filler Sculptra in cosmetic procedures. Although (off-label) cosmetic use of Sculptra has been happening for years, the original FDA approval of Sculptra was […]
Read MorePosted February 07, 2008
Fat is the hot topic at the plastic and cosmetic surgery meetings around the world. Who among us can’t find a little (or big for that matter) area of “pudding” that we’d rather have off of our body than remaining attched to it? I have just returned from the epicenter of plastic surgery in the […]
Read More
