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AAD ATX-101 Injections May Reduce Under-The-Chin Fat in 16 Weeks In two mid-stage trials, injections of ATX-101 reduced fat deposits under the chin within 16 weeks.
Reuters Health Information, March 21, 2012
Facelifts Subtract 9 Years From Preoperative Age, On Average A study comparing before and after photographs indicates that plastic surgery can make patients look an average of 8.9 years younger than their real age.
Medscape Medical News, February 23, 2012

Platelet-Rich Plasma Procedure May Improve Facial Appearance Platelet-rich plasma therapy involves injection of the patient's own platelets and fibrin for cosmetic treatment of volume loss, wrinkles, or scars in the face, hands, and neck.
Medscape Plastic Surgery, March 6, 2012
Plastic Surgeons' Favorite Articles of 2011 Medscape reviews 2011's most popular articles.
Medscape Plastic Surgery, December 8, 2011

Is Hating Your Nose Pathologic?
Medscape Psychiatry, November 28, 2011
Lip and Face Pumping: Underground Enhancements to Avoid
Medscape Plastic Surgery, November 18, 2011
Ethics and Advertising for Cosmetic Medicine
Medscape Plastic Surgery, September 29, 2011
Tattoo Removal Comes of Age
Medscape Dermatology, August 16, 2011