Americans spent $11 billion on cosmetic surgery procedures in 2007. Almost $3 billion were spent on minimally invasive procedures, of which injectable facial fillers and botulinum toxin type A (Botox) were the most popular. Injectables have fueled the fires of the popularity of cosmetic facial surgery. They have provided more options to patients and surgeons and provided quick, affordable, pred...

The use of autologous platelet concentrates, represent a promising and innovator tools in the medicine and dentistry today. The goal is to accelerate hard and soft tissue healing. Among them, the platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is the main alternative for use in liquid form (injectable). These injectable form of platelet concentrates are often used in regenerative procedures and demonstrate good res...

it has been sugeested since long that peripheral nerves possess opiod receptors and this has tempted clinicans in adding narcotics to local anesthetics to prolong the analgesic effects of these solutions. in this regard, we studied 45 patients undergoing surgical procedures on upper extremities. the patients scheduled for surgery were divided in to three groups, each comprising of 15 patients a...

AIMS To systematically identify and describe models of injectable therapy initiation for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in primary care. METHODS Eight electronic databases and the grey literature were searched. Studies examining models of injectable therapy initiation for adults with T2DM in primary care settings were included. RESULTS Successful models included: 1) Nurse-led o...

Hydrogels have many different applications in the field of regenerative medicine. Biodegradable, injectable hydrogels could be utilized as delivery systems, cell carriers, and scaffolds for tissue engineering. Injectable hydrogels are an appealing scaffold because they are structurally similar to the extracellular matrix of many tissues, can often be processed under relatively mild conditions, ...