News tagged with facial skin


Vt. lye victim gets new face at Boston hospital (Update)

A Vermont nurse disfigured in a 2007 lye attack has received a new face at a Boston hospital.

Surgery created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

To make old skin cells act young again, boost their surroundings, scientists show

As we get older, the trillions of cells in our body do too. And like us, they become less resilient and able to weather the stress of everyday life. Our skin especially tells the tale of what's happening throughout our bodies.

Medical research created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Woman benefits from precision-guided needle to glue shut dangerous and disfiguring blood vessel growth

(Medical Xpress)—Using a technique performed at Johns Hopkins but rarely elsewhere, imaging specialists and surgeons have successfully used precision, image-guided technology to glue shut a tangle of abnormal ...

Surgery created Nov 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New study cautions use of drugs to block 'niacin flush'

Niacin, or vitamin B3, is the one approved drug that elevates "good" cholesterol (high density lipoprotein, HDL) while depressing "bad" cholesterol (low density lipoprotein , LDL), and has thereby attracted much attention ...

Medical research created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast