Restylane®
Restylane® is a safe, natural cosmetic filler that restores volume and fullness to the skin to correct facial wrinkles and folds.

Restylane® has a highly favorable safety profile. It is composed of non-animal stabilized hyaluronic acid . Hyaluronic acid is a substance found naturally in the human body. Restylane® is fully biocompatible. There is limited risk of animal-based disease transmission or development of allergic reactions to animal proteins. No allergy testing is required before use.*

Restylane® maintains its shape using the body's own moisture. The hyaluronic acid in Restylane® is hydrophilic or "water loving." As hyaluronic acid gradually degrades, each molecule binds to more water and over time, the same volume can be maintained with less hyaluronic acid. This ability of hyaluronic acid to bind to water is what helps provide long-lasting results.

Unlike rooster-derived hyaluronic acids and bovine collagen products, Restylane® is free from animal proteins. This limits any risk of animal-based disease transmissions or development of allergic reactions to animal proteins.*

*  Restylane contains trace amounts of gram-positive bacterial proteins and is contraindicated for patients with a history of allergies to such material.

BOTOX® Cosmetic
It seems like everybody is talking about BOTOX® Cosmetic, the highly effective, non-surgical procedure that can dramatically reduce your toughest wrinkle - the one between you brows - within 7 days and lasts up to four months. It's been reported in the news, in fashion, health and beauty magazines, and on TV. Or perhaps you've heard about it from your friends, and you want to know more. You want the whole story before you decide if BOTOX® Cosmetic is right for you.

Is BOTOX® Cosmetic right for you?

• If you're between the ages 18 to 65 and doing all you can to look your best is important to you, BOTOX® Cosmetic may be for you.
• If reducing those tough frown lines between your brows would make you feel more approachable, BOTOX® Cosmetic may be for you.
• Thousands of appearance-conscious women and men have already discovered the benefits of BOTOX® Cosmetic. Not just models and movie stars, but ordinary people - teachers, mothers, and business people from all walks of life.

What BOTOX® Cosmetic is
A treatment with BOTOX® Cosmetic is a simple, non-surgical procedure that smoothes the deep, persistent frown lines between your brows that developed over time. One ten-minute treatment - a few tiny inject ions - relaxes the muscles that cause these frown lines between your brows to form and keeps them relaxed up to four months. BOTOX® Cosmetic has been widely tested. Now it's approved by the FDA.

The results are dramatic and apparent within days. In clinical trials, nearly 90% of the men and women surveyed rated the improvement in their frown lines between their brows as moderate to better. For many, BOTOX® Cosmetic virtually "erases" these lines.

Unlike surgery, BOTOX® Cosmetic is fast, simple, and minimally invasive, with no downtime or recovery. Most people return directly to work or normal activity following treatment. Within days, they report looking more natural and relaxed. With BOTOX® Cosmetic, they'll know you've done something, they just won't know what.

What BOTOX® Cosmetic is not
BOTOX® Cosmetic is not magic. It's medicine, the result of years of careful research and testing. Allergen's BOTOX® product is the only one of its type with over 10 years of success in treating patients with a variety of conditions. With dosing specific to treat frown lines between the brows, this same product is now available as BOTOX® Cosmetic.

BOTOX® Cosmetic will not radically change your appearance or make you look "like you've had work done." It will not make you look twenty years younger. Because it's highly localized and administered intramuscularly, its effects are usually confined to the region of injection, and BOTOX® Cosmetic does not remain in your body indefinitely.

What to expect from BOTOX® Cosmetic
Several tiny injections will be administered to achieve the best results. No anesthesia is required, although the area may be numbed with a cold pack or anesthetic cream prior to injecting. The entire procedure takes approximately ten minutes. Discomfort is minimal and brief - most patients compare the sensation to a bug bite. It is unlikely you will develop significant side effects, although some people develop slight temporary bruising at the injection site, which can easily be covered by makeup. You may resume normal activity immediately.

Within days, you'll see a marked improvement which may continue to improve for as long as a week and should last up to four months.

BOTOX® Cosmetic relaxes the overactive muscles whose repeated contractions cause the frown lines between your brows to form. So you can frown, smile, or look surprised - without the wrinkles and creases between your brows.

The most common side effects are headache, respiratory infection, flu syndrome, temporary eyelid droop, and nausea. BOTOX® Cosmetic should not be used if there is an infection at the injection site.

Are You A Victim Of Hyperhidrosis?

Severe underarm sweating is a medical condition known as severe primary axillary hyperhidrosis, which involves overactive sweat glands. Sweat is your body's temperature regulator. In severe primary axillary hyperhidrosis, sweating significantly exceeds the body's normal requirements for cooling. Severe underarm sweating that is not adequately managed by topical agents has been shown to frequently interfere with one's daily activities.

Many people who live with this problem do not realize that they have a chronic, distinct condition despite the fact that they may go through several changes of clothes daily. Most people are misdiagnosed with anxiety disorders or told they cannot be effectively treated or that the only treatment options are extremely invasive.

What causes underarm sweating?
Excessive sweating, or hyperhidrosis, is caused by stimulation of the sweat glands by nerve endings, which descend from higher centers in the brain. These nerves respond to emotional stresses; like intimate social situations, public speaking, physical stresses, and increased body temperature that comes with exercise or hot humid weather.

Treatment Options
A number of different treatments and products are available to help people with severe underarm sweating. Here's an overview of some you may have heard about or considered trying.

Antiperspirants/Deodorants
Often considered the "first line" of treatment for severe underarm sweating, over-the-counter and prescription antiperspirants work by blocking sweat ducts, thereby reducing the amount of perspiration that reaches the skin. The most widely used ingredients in antiperspirants are metallic salts, including aluminum chloride hexahydrate. Antiperspirants can cause skin irritation, and higher concentrations of aluminum chloride can be destructive to fabrics. Deodorants help control body odor, which is caused by a reaction between bacteria and sweat. The deodorants work by making the skin more acidic, and hence less attractive to bacteria. They are often used in combination with antiperspirants to help control sweating in addition to odor.

BOTOX® Treatment
BOTOX® is FDA-approved for severe underarm sweating that is inadequately managed with topical agents. BOTOX® helps control this condition by temporarily blocking the chemical signals from the nerves that stimulate the sweat glands. When the sweat glands don't receive chemical signals, the severe sweating stops.

Iontophoresis
This procedure involves sending a small electrical current to the surface of the affected area while it is submerged in water. In general, treatments must be repeated 3-4 times per week. The procedure can be done at home using a home device. Although this procedure can be used for treating severe underarm sweating, it is usually more useful for controlling sweating in other areas of the body, such as the hands and feet.

Surgery
A variety of surgical approaches have been used to treat severe sweating, but they are usually reserved for the most severe cases that do not respond to other treatments. One of the most common types of surgery used today for this condition is called endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS). With ETS, the patient is put to sleep with general anesthesia and then the surgeon attempts to interrupt the transmission of nerve signals between the spinal column and sweat glands in the affected area. This procedure requires special training, and may result in unwanted increased sweating from other areas of the body—called "compensatory sweating." Other types of surgery sometimes used for severe underarm sweating include liposuction and removal of the sweat glands under the armpits.

Alternative Therapy
Herbal remedies such as sage tea or sage tablets, chamomile, valerian root, and St. John's wort, as well as biofeedback, acupuncture, hypnosis, and relaxation techniques, are sometimes suggested as treatments for excessive sweating. However, there is little research at this time to indicate the effectiveness of such treatments.