PRIME injectables survey
During the Second Marrakech World Aesthetic Congress, we held the first PRIME Symposium to discuss the state of the science of injectable products. We want to open up this discussion...
Read MoreAuthor: Rosalind Hill
Popularity of facial rejuvenation soars
The value of the UK cosmetic surgery market is estimated to rise to £3.6 billion by 2015, with a recent government report estimating that non-surgical treatments are worth 75% of...
Read MoreArtificial skin grown using stem cells from the umbilical cord
One of the problems major burn victims have is that, using the current protocols for artificial skin, they need to wait a number of weeks in order for it to...
Read MoreHormone therapy could enhance the therapeutic effect of head and facial bone grafts
Bone grafts, which are used to treat head injuries and birth defects, still pose major medical challenges, but scientists are reporting progress toward a new hormone therapy that could improve...
Read MoreFirst topical pharmacologic therapy to enter clinical trials for ‘double chin’
Topokine Therapeutics has initiated dosing in a Phase 2, randomised controlled clinical trial of XAF5 Gel for reduction of excess submental fat, commonly referred to as ‘double chin’. XAF5 Gel...
Read MoreLaser society announces Dr Horace Furumoto Award recipients
CEO and Professor to receive prestigious award in name of laser technology pioneer
Read MoreProtein found in fat-derived stem cells could halt age-related retinal damage
A team of researchers from Gifu Pharmaceutical University and Gifu University in Japan has published results demonstrating that a type of protein found in stem cells taken from adipose tissue can reverse...
Read MoreMolecule critical to healing wounds identified
Skin provides a first line of defense against viruses, bacteria and parasites that might otherwise make people ill. When an injury breaks that barrier, a systematic chain of molecular signalling...
Read MoreJanuary/February 2026 Issue
