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Category: Fillers and Injectables


Study Shows Lips Hide Age Better Than Any Other Feature

Posted April 14, 2010

Unilever scientist, David Gunn has revealed a new study showing that women with fuller, firmer lips are immediately viewed by others to be younger than they actually are. Gunn's study reviewed photos of 102 pairs of Dutch female twins ages 59 to 81 years and 162 individual British white women ages 45 to 75 years to see if they could guess the ages of the participants. Their goal was to understand if there was one single feature that persuaded them to guess a younger age. Apparently, it's all in the lips.

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Sculptra Beats out Collagen

Posted April 08, 2010

New York University School of Medicine in Manhattan recently released their study, showing that injectable PLLA (poly-L-lactic acid), a biodegradable synthetic product released as "Sculptra", is more effective than collagen at filling the nasolabial folds (lines from the sides of the nose down to the sides of the mouth). Nasolabial wrinkles are one of the first signs of aging.

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