| Old Shopping Malls Require Much More Than Cosmetic Surgery | | Posted Sunday, February 04, 2007 2:49:42 PM by Blog57 Team | | At the University of Maryland a few years ago, an architecture student undertook an unusual master's thesis project: the functional and aesthetic redesign of a strip shopping area in suburban Maryland. The goal was to transform a low-density, auto-dominated, formless agglomeration of buildings, roads and parking lots into a more attractive, denser, pedestrian-friendly spot with housing and work space, as well as shopping. .... | |
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| | | BatchMaster Found at Booth 5071 WestPack 2007 in Anaheim February ... | | Posted Monday, January 29, 2007 12:51:00 PM by Blog57 Team | | Sponsors for the WestPack 2007 event include Advanced Design & Manufacturing, Cosmetic Personal Care Packaging, Pharmaceutical Medical and Packaging News, Nutritional Outlook, Institute of Packaging Professionals, Packaging World, Packaging Digest, Western Packaging Association, Food & Drug Packaging, Brand Packaging, Packaging Hotline and Flexible Packaging. The 2007 WestPack Event will be held on February 13 - 15 at the .... | |
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| | | The Year in Review: Allergan | | Posted Saturday, December 30, 2006 2:51:31 PM by Blog57 Team | | Allergan Inc. positioned itself as a dominant player in cosmetic surgery in 2006 when it bought Inamed Corp. earlier in the year, increasing the company's hedge against reimbursement concerns. Best known for its Botox wrinkle treatment, the Irvine, Calif.-based maker of eye care and cosmetic surgery products increased its cash-only product portfolio to account for a third of revenue during the year with such new products as wrinkle-fillers and breast implants. The company estimates $2.98 billion to $3.02 billion in sales for 2006. Cosmetic surgery products are rarely reimbursed by third-party insurers, making them an attractive hedge against insurers who can reject reimbursement claims for a product, resulting in a drag on sales. In March, Allergan closed its $3.2 billion acquisition of Inamed, topping a $2.8 billion offer from Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.... | |
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| | | The latest way to zap age spots and wrinkles | | Posted Monday, November 13, 2006 10:52:06 PM by Blog57 Team | | La Prairie, which pioneered the concept of turning back the clock on aging skin, announces yet another significant breakthrough in its ongoing research into managing the skins aging process. Working on the basic premise that age is an illusion, the companys cosmetic scientists have zeroed in on those perennial giveaways of the passage of time: age spots and wrinkles. Two new hyper-performing treatment products Cellular Anti-Spot Brightening Serum and Intensive Anti-Wrinkle. Anti-Spot Cream truly outsmart the leading culprits in the aging process. Both do this through intensely targeted formulas that not only help repair existing damage, i.e. spots and wrinkles, but also effectively stave off their development. Spots off Much more than a cosmetic whitener, Cellular Anti-Spot Brightening Serum employs a highly stabilized vitamin C derivative to reduce the appearance of dark spots and discoloration by deterring melanin production.... | |
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| | | Cosmetic surgeons take on to Ayurveda in Europe, USA | | Posted Saturday, November 11, 2006 11:00:14 PM by Blog57 Team | | Arvinder Kaur, New Delhi, Nov 8: Indian 'tulsi', 'gulab', honey, 'zaffran' and 'rajnigandha' are finding a place in the clinics of cosmetic surgeons at Harley Street, the heart of western medicine in Britain. In Australia, EU, New Zealand and USA, organic skincare, especially ayurvedic, as a category is growing rapidly.Infact, Ayurvedic beauty treatments have become an important component of cosmoseuticals - cosmetics used for treatment of some indications by doctors, says beauty expert Shahnaz Husain.This is the biggest achievement in the history of Ayurveda, that the apostles of western medicine have finally recognised the importance of this Indian system, says Shahnaz.Ayurveda is becoming extremely popular in Britain, because there is a general movement towards holistic healing systems and alternative therapies, says Dr Pervin Irani, whose husband is a plastic surgeon at Harley Street.Beauty surgery is very common in the West.... | |
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| | | Cosmetic Surgery Alternative Products Announced Order a Face Lift Online | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 10:58:13 PM by Blog57 Team | | Stevens Point, WI (PRWEB) November 6, 2006 -- MyNaturalSupplements.com, a health website selling pharmaceutical-grade supplements and anti-aging skin care products, announces its new cosmetic surgery alternative line. There are six products in the new WinSpa™ collection including a firming masque called "THE Ultimate Face-Lift," which addresses the need for a non-surgical alternative to reducing fine lines and wrinkles, to achieve a younger, refreshed appearance. .... | |
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| | | Sanitary pumping made easy for Irish customers | | Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 12:53:15 PM by Blog57 Team | | Dublin Dublin based ACK are pleased to announce the enhancement of their range of process pumps with the addition of the 800 series, food grade, high viscosity sanitary pump from Serfilco. And high viscosity means exactly that - up to 100,000 cps!. Perfect for pumping a huge range of fluids and solutions including: mayonnaise, syrups, shampoos, lotions etc: these pumps are engineered specifically for transferring food products, pharmaceuticals and cosmetic products from barrels, kettles and tanks. They are robustly constructed from Stainless Steel 316 and engineered to last yet can also be dismantled and reassembled quickly for cleaning by operators. An excellent addition to these pumps is the Batch Control System, says Alan Keogh of ACK Solutions: 'The batch control system allows you to dose to a preset volume virtually hands free.... | |
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| | | Mentor Profit 2Q Falls on Costs | | Posted Tuesday, November 07, 2006 6:51:35 PM by Blog57 Team | | Mentor Corp., a maker of products used in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery, on Monday said its second-quarter profit fell 20 percent, but beat Wall Street's revenue expectations. Mentor, which is awaiting final approval for its silicone gel breast implants to go back on the market, said profit fell to $9.7 million, or 22 cents per share, from $12.1 million, or 25 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial were looking for earnings of 24 cents per share. Results include a cost of 5 cents per share for stock-option based compensation and a 2-cent per share cost related to severance payments. Sales rose 14 percent to $66.9 million, from $58.7 million in the year-ago quarter, due in part to strong sales of breast and facial products. Analysts were anticipating a lower $64.9 million in revenue.... | |
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| | | Scalpel before nuptial vows | | Posted Sunday, November 05, 2006 2:50:37 PM by Blog57 Team | | With one auspicious wedding date just gone and another on the way within four weeks, self-enhancement surgeries have gone into overdrive in the cities. Nose jobs, breast implants, genital operations and hymen resurrection: no surgical intervention is out of bounds these days for young boys and girls readying to tie the knot. Experts attribute the growing cases of pre-wedding surgery to the pressure on youngsters to rid themselves of physical flaws through drastic cosmetic procedures. Psychology, they say, plays as crucial a role here as sociology. Says Dr Lokesh Kumar, plastic and reconstructive surgeon at the Delhi Aesthetic Clinic in the capital: Appearance counts a lot, especially in arranged marriages. .... | |
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| | | What does 'natural' beauty really mean? | | Posted Friday, November 03, 2006 3:06:21 PM by Blog57 Team | | Are you confused by the wealth of so-called 'natural' beauty products on the market? Read on These days, consumers are becoming more aware of how easily chemicals can be absorbed through the skin and some of them may be responsible for serious health problems. Ironically, many of the products that we use every day on our skin and hair contain harsh synthetic substances. While some of these substances' effects are unknown, others are known to be toxic. So it makes sense to use natural personal care products. Going natural Going natural, however, is not quite as easy as it seems because there is no clear definition of 'natural'. Although many manufacturers may use the term on their product labels, this doesn't necessarily guarantee as much as you might think. A product may boast that it is 'natural' simply because it contains one or more plant-derived ingredients.... | |
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