Topic
Aesthetic medicine
The evidence and the regulation behind aesthetic and cosmetic claims, evaluated not sold.
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Articles in this topic (8)
- How to Appraise the Evidence Behind an Aesthetic Procedure
To appraise the evidence behind a cosmetic or aesthetic procedure, ask three questions before you look at any photograph. What regulatory bar did the device or...
- Botulinum Toxin for Frown Lines: Reading the Evidence Behind the Marketing
Randomized, placebo-controlled trials show that botulinum toxin type A reliably softens moderate to severe frown lines for most treated adults at roughly one month...
- What Can a Cosmeceutical Label Legally Say?
The word "cosmeceutical" has no legal meaning. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) recognizes cosmetics and drugs, and products that are both, but...
- Cosmetic, Drug, or Both? The Test That Decides How a Product Is Regulated
In United States law, whether a product is a cosmetic or a drug is not decided by what is in the bottle. It is decided by what the product is claimed to do. The...
- How to Read the Evidence Behind an Approved Aesthetic Procedure
The question behind every "clinically proven" claimReading the evidence behind an approved cosmetic procedure means asking one blunt question: what did the trial...
- Platelet-Rich Plasma for Hair Loss: How Strong Is the Evidence?
The pooled evidence points one way: platelet-rich plasma (PRP) modestly raises hair density in androgenetic alopecia. A 2024 meta-analysis in Anais Brasileiros de...
- Topical Retinoids for Photoaging: What Do the Trials Actually Show?
Randomized trials and a 2022 systematic review show topical tretinoin produces measurable, modest improvement in photoaged skin: fewer fine wrinkles, lighter...
- What 'Clinically Proven' Actually Requires, and What It Does Not
"Clinically proven" is a marketing phrase, not a legal category, and no regulator polices it word by word. In the United States, the standard that actually governs...