anti aging/headache

Clinical relevance: Botulinum toxin is commonly used for cosmetic facial rejuvenation and can result in pain at the injected site, bruising and ecchymosis, erythema and oedema, headache, diplopia, blurred vision, focal facial weakness.

OBJECTIVE To report the method and results of 18-point Abobotulinum toxin A (ABO-BTA, Dysport) upper face rejuvenation on 845 subjects. METHODS In a retrospective chart review, all subjects (the first cycle of injection) with ABO-BTA upper face rejuvenation from 2003 to 2009 were included. Excluded

BACKGROUND Botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) is a medical product that is used widely in cosmetics, and concern over the safety profile has increased among injectors and patients. OBJECTIVE The purpose was to enhance the statistical effect size using a meta-analysis to detect the incidence rate of adverse

This study was conducted to determine whether there is an association between the removal of the corrugator supercilii muscle and the elimination or significant improvement of migraine headaches. Questionnaires were sent to 314 consecutive patients who had undergone corrugator supercilii muscle

A new technique for eliminating or reducing glabellar frown lines and forehead creases with a small (3- to 5-cm) incision, KTP (potassium [K]-titanyl-phosphate) laser (Laserscope), and endoscope (Karl Storz) has been performed on 62 patients over the last 18 months. This endolaser technique takes

As part of forehead rejuvenation and surgical treatment of migraine headaches, the mass of the corrugator supercilii, the procerus, and the depressor supercilii muscles is replaced with fat for optimal aesthetic contouring of this region and to help prevent recurrence of the glabellar lines. The

BACKGROUND Based on unsolicited reports by patients that their headaches had ceased or reduced following forehead rejuvenation, our team began stepwise and logical studies to investigate the efficacy of surgery as a potential preventive modality for selected patients with migraine headaches (MH).

The aforementioned stress reduction techniques can be useful for some people, but not all individuals will benefit to the same degree with a similar technique. Those who manifest severe stress symptoms, such as ulcers, hypertension, and migraine headaches, are advised to seek a medical evaluation

OBJECTIVE The efficacy and safety of two types of phoshodiestrase type 5 ( PDE 5) inhibitors (sildenafil (sil) and vardenafil (var)) were investigated for multi-centric study. METHODS One hundred and twenty five patients (55.9 +/- 10.9 years old) with erectile dysfunction (ED) were treated by both

BACKGROUND With endoscopic forehead rejuvenation, most surgeons use at least two points of fixation for each eyebrow, often including some type of bone fixation, to achieve the aesthetic goal of lasting repositioning of the eyebrows and elimination of frown lines. In this prospective study,

This article describes connections between migraine surgery and cosmetic surgery including technical overlap, benefits for patients, and why every plastic surgeon may consider screening cosmetic surgery patients for migraine headache (MH). Contemporary migraine surgery began by an observation made

BACKGROUND Gastrodia elata Blume (Orchidaceae) is commonly called Tian ma in Chinese and mainly distributed in the mountainous areas of eastern Asia, such as China, Korea, Japan and India. It is an extensively used traditional Chinese herbal medicine in the clinical practice of traditional Chinese

BACKGROUND Complete corrugator supercilii muscle resection is important for the surgical treatment of migraine headaches and may help prevent postoperative abnormalities in surgical forehead rejuvenation. Specific topographic analysis of corrugator supercilii muscle dimensions and its detailed

Ziziphi Spinosae Semen (ZS, the seeds of Ziziphus jujuba Mill. var. spinosa (Bunge) Hu ex H. F. Chou) is used as a traditional Chinese medicine referred to as Suan zao ren (). This paper aims to provide a systematic review of its traditional uses and its botanical,