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Did you get something done on that trip to Europe?
Traveling to get a little something-something done is nothing new.
So why dont we get all the good stuff right away, if at all?
Wait, why does your skin look so good?
Did you get something done on that trip to Europe?
Also, data from overseas studies isnt always accepted by the FDA.
The problem is [often] that the numbers of patients are very low.
Some of them are notdissolvable, and it can be a huge problem.
It’s more of a glowifier than a traditional volumizer.
Dermatologists in the US already administershallow injectionsof diluted hyaluronic acid into the skin to get a similar radiant-but-not-filled effect.
Until then, companies in the United States are working on making their own skin boosters.
But Skinvive and Profhilo are like sisters, not twins.
“We dont have anything like it in the US.”
The entire Belotero portfolio, however, has not yet earned FDA approval.
Doctors in the UK, Switzerland, andAsiahave begun injecting Belotero Revive for aglassy effect.
It is used in Asia where patients tend to favor glassy, dewy effects from injectables.
Stay with us hereyour eyes are not playing tricks on you.
Polynucleotides are derived from fishDNA.
(In this case, trout or salmon semen.)
Studies have shownpolynucleotides to be beneficial for wound healing as it supports tissue regeneration and stimulates collagen production.
I don’t know when the FDA is going to ever approve [fish semen]-derived chemical compounds.
The combo may be injected using a medical gadget that delivers shallow injections across the face and neck.
But the FDA doesn’t care about that, he continues.
They’re not going to allow Allergan to mix them.
They’re not going to allow Dysport and Restylane to be mixed.
(Allergan makes bothBotoxand Juvederm, whileGaldermamakes the FDA-approved neuromodulatorDysportand hyaluronic acid filler Restylane.)
Americans just love to jump in with two feet.
The FDA is trying to protect us, desperately.
Dr. Diamond agrees: We dont do that in one injection, he says.
We useBotoxon people, fillers on people, all in the same area, but not with one injection.
I dont know how youd be precise with one injection.
How do you adjust that for delicate, exquisite little areas?
He would want to see true comparative studies to determine whether theres any advantage to these double-duty shots.
Americans just love to jump in with two feet, says Dr. Shamban.
[They think], A little is good,more is better.
Thats kind of the American thing.
We’re willing to take a risk.
The FDA is trying to protect us, desperately.
