Patient Buzz Series: Botox for Acne
While botulinum toxin is well-known as a treatment for acne scars, an article by Women’s Health profiles a lesser known approach: using botulinum toxin for preventing and treating acne. The article focuses on delivery of botulinum toxin via an Aquagold microinfusion treatment. Tiny channels are created in the skin’s superficial layers to deliver botulinum toxin and other beneficial ingredients …
While botulinum toxin is well-known as a treatment for acne scars, an article by Women’s Health profiles a lesser known approach: using botulinum toxin for preventing and treating acne. The article focuses on delivery of botulinum toxin via an Aquagold microinfusion treatment. Tiny channels are created in the skin’s superficial layers to deliver botulinum toxin and other beneficial ingredients … 
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There’s a new moniker for facial puffiness: “cortisol face.” As described in an article in Parade, cortisol face is a catch-all term for facial swelling due to elevated cortisol levels. The term became popular on TikTok to describe facial puffiness, roundness, and redness or flushing. Physicians quoted in the article pointed out the benefits of cortisol and recommended people talk to their d … 
Your patients may start asking you if their armpits need some TLC. The latest viral trend as noted by FIRST for Women is an armpit detox. The goal is to address odor, texture and discoloration issues in an area of the body that’s usually covered by products -- antiperspirants or deodorants. Dermatologist Dr. Hadley King says the detox may be helpful when transitioning to a different antiperspira … 
A laboratory’s recent claim that it detected the carcinogen benzene in certain acne treatments made news recently. The lab, Valisure, filed a petition with the FDA asking for a recall of the products involved. Chemists quoted in an Allure article said the issue is not one of contamination but potentially one of decomposition. The lab says it detected benzene when the benzoyl peroxide products we …