Can Beauty be Found in a Bottle? New Study Shows it Can

Newport Beach CA (PRWEB) June 23, 2011

BioCell Technology LLC announces the completion of the first human skin study of BioCell Collagen II? in women who have undergone natural and UV-intensified aging processes. In broad brushstrokes, this study has demonstrated the safety and significant efficacy of BioCell Collagen II? in improving a variety of aging-associated facial effects measured both qualitatively and quantitatively.

BioCell Collagen II? is a naturally-occurring matrix containing hydrolyzed collagen and highly-bioavailable hyaluronic acid. It had been strongly implicated as a healthy-aging ingredient that promotes both joint and skin health, and specifically causing the ?beauty from the inside? effects that have traditionally been achieved with external or invasive wrinkle-reducing treatments. The outcome of previous studies demonstrated an excellent safety profile and efficacy in bioavailability, increased levels of hyaluronic acid, and inhibition of hyaluronidase, providing more turgid, hydrated, and supple skin. BioCell Collagen II? has also been shown in human clinical trials to reduce joint discomfort and stiffness as much as 40% in eight weeks.

Encouraged by the consistently favorable outcome of the earlier studies, BioCell Technology recently completed a study investigating the effects of BioCell Collagen II? on diverse parameters relevant to aged appearance of the facial skin. These parameters included dryness, wrinkles, deep lines and collagen content. This study on skin aging has proven that BioCell Collagen II? is indeed an essential "nutricosmetic" ingredient that promotes healthy aging. Its multi-layered mechanisms of action have been shown to synergistically antagonize the skin aging process and promote younger-looking appearance with better hydration, higher collagen content, reduced wrinkle counts and shallower line depth. As a result, a majority of the study participants experienced a remarkable improvement in skin texture, together with hydration, reduced scaling, and improved blood microcirculation.

Dr. Joosang Park, principal investigator of the research team, says that the details of the study will be published in the near future. Dr. Park who conducted research at Harvard Medical School for many years applies the rigorous standards of pharmaceutical research and practices to nutritional ingredients. "The extraordinary fact about this study is that the subjects took BioCell Collagen II? orally for skin beauty;? said Dr. Park, ?this was not a topical study. It means that BioCell Collagen II? is not only a true nutraceutical, but that it can offer less wrinkles, increased collagen, and supple, hydrated skin by working from the inside-out.? Dr. Park also stated, ?This and earlier studies demonstrate that BioCell Collagen II can support the skin dermis collagen network containing collagen types I and III as well as collagen type II in the joint. I?m encouraged about these findings and that it adds to the portfolio of research that makes BioCell Collagen II? a true nutricosmetic substantiated by multiple human studies.?

Ms. Asma Ishaq, vice president of marketing and Dr. Park will present the top-line data and discuss the research at the upcoming Nutricosmetic Summit 2011 in Las Vegas. The conference focuses on the emerging and rapidly growing nutricosmetic segment of the dietary supplement industry, which is a direct result of a growing acceptance of younger people investing in anti-aging measures and more so by 11,000 baby boomers turning 50 every day. This trend will continue for the next 10 years, and by 2012, 50 percent of the entire US population will be over 50.

Leading this category with science, BioCell Technology also earns praise from industry experts. ?It?s important to see new science emerging in this area, specifically with ingested products, and we applaud companies such as BioCell that are leading this charge?, notes Len Monheit, Executive Director of the New Hope Supply Network and hosts of the Nutricosmetic Summit. ?Moreover, we are glad that the Summit is the place where this advance is to be presented, and the commitment that BioCell has made in working with our Supply Network to validate and build this category globally.?

About BioCell Collagen II:

BioCell Collagen II? is an innovative dietary ingredient marketed as a healthy aging nutritional supplement that promotes both healthy joints and more youthful-looking skin. It is unique in that it is a naturally-occurring matrix whose three major constituents, collagen type II, chondroitin sulfate, and hyaluronic acid, are reduced to highly-bioavailable, very low molecular weight forms due to its patented hydrolysis process. Made exclusively from articular sternum cartilage, its composition is similar to that of human articular joint cartilage.

About BioCell Technology:

Founded in 1997, BioCell Technology, LLC is the exclusive supplier of BioCell Collagen II? and owns the exclusive rights to market it under US Patents 6,025,327, 6,323,319, 6,780,841 and 7,091,180. The product logo is registered and is available for display on the labels of BioCell Technology, LLC's private label clients for marketing under their own brand names or formulas. For more information on BioCell Collagen II, please contact BioCell Technology, LLC at (714) 632-1231 or visit http://www.biocelltechnology.com.

Contact:

Suhail Ishaq

President

BioCell Technology LLC

Tel. 714-632-1231

Email: suhail(at)biocelltechnology(dot)com

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La Jolla Cosmetic Laser Clinic Shows What's Behind the Magic of Lasers and Fillers at Monthly Open Houses

La Jolla, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) December 19, 2010

Dr. Nasrin Mani, progressive Anti-Aging Board Certified Physician, establishes an ?open door? policy for the public. Believing education is vital to the right choices, a monthly Open House offers a glimpse inside today?s cosmetic medical practice.

It?s ?Open House? on a select day every month at one of San Diego?s busiest laser clinics. Dr. Nasrin Mani, an elegant female physician who is also one of San Diego?s Top Doctors for 2010, makes it easy for those who wish to learn more about today?s cosmetic technology and offerings. By inviting the public to stop in and freely chat with staff, she finds that most people simply want clarification of what, exactly, these technologies can offer for them on a personal basis.

Since there?s no formal appointment, there?s no pressure and potential clients love the low key atmosphere.

In response to questions such as ?Does it hurt?? ?Will it work for me?? ?What does it cost?? ?How long does it last??, visitors receive a mini-education on fillers, lasers, lights, topical pigmentation busters and prevention techniques.

?It?s been my pleasure to unwrap the mystery that comes with much of today?s more complicated medical procedures for looking better. Surgery is not an option for many patients; actually most of the procedures we perform here have no surgical equivalent anyway. I firmly believe that when one understands the options out there, the decisions are much easier to make,? states Dr. Mani.

The La Jolla Cosmetic Laser Clinic houses a wide selection of FDA approved lasers which can tighten skin, remove or at least considerably lighten pigmentation and brown spots, diminish wrinkles, smooth acne scarring and reduce the appearance of stretch marks and cellulite.

Dr. Mani is a prolific user of Sculptra, the single biggest innovation in volume restoration available. Sculptra creates a self-production of natural collagen to replace lost facial fat, the biggest element in facial aging. ?I love it!? exclaims Dr. Mani. ?With so many women (and men) trying to stay in shape by keeping strict tabs on weight, they sacrifice the natural more youthful plumpness that fat provides in the face. Having a thin and trim physique is great; but a gaunt and hollow face can make you look much older and certainly tireder than you are. Sculptra produces the most natural overall facial volume replenishment I?ve seen. It truly is my favorite injectable. And it LASTS!?

Visitors are free to become patients during Open House days if there is time. With special price offerings in place for the day, many visitors choose to try a filler or wrinkle relaxer - or even sign up for a face-saving laser treatment.

Notifications of Open House schedules are posted on the practice website http://www.LaJollaLaser.com and email notifications are sent to those who join the VIP Program.

Dr. Nasrin Mani has over 20 years? surgical and laser experience. She is a trainer for Radiesse under the Medical Education Faculty program for Merz Pharmaceutical (previously Bioform). Her practice is a 5 time Diamond/Pinnacle Award Winner for Thermage and a Diamond Award Winner for Fraxel Laser. In addition to Dr. Mani, the medical staff includes a Certified Physician Assistant and 2 Registered Nurses as well as a full staff of Certified Medical Assistants.

La Jolla Cosmetic Laser Clinic is located at 1111 Torrey Pines Road, Suite 102, in La Jolla, Ca. Practice contact information: Wendy(at)LaJollaLaser(dot)com (800)-515-7753.

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Study Shows Women Battling Breast Cancer Now Have New Option for Reconstruction at the Same Time as Mastectomy

(PRWEB) August 02, 2011

Cassileth One-Stage Breast Reconstruction offers customized, natural looking breasts immediately after one surgery.

For the first time, women can now wake up from a double mastectomy with customized breasts with virtually no scars. This new procedure was reviewed in a recently released study entitled ?One-Stage Immediate Breast Reconstruction With Implants? published in the "Annals of Plastic Surgery."

One in eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. More women are opting for mastectomy with reconstruction. In 2010 more than 250,000 new cases of breast cancer were diagnosed in America. Last year, 93,083 reconstructive surgeries were performed. That?s an eight percent rise from the 78,832 in 2000. The majority of these women are choosing reconstruction with implants.

There was a time when women had to wake up from the mastectomy enduring the trauma of having no breasts. Then in ?90s a two-stage option of tissue-expander reconstruction became available. Today immediate implants at the time of reconstruction have become an option with limited use. The current immediate implant option offers women up to a 200-gram breast size reconstruction. So if a woman is a 750- gram breast size, she is forced to go smaller with the current one-stage procedure. The alternative is the painful process of the two-stage tissue expander procedure that involves expanding the skin with a temporary implant placed during the mastectomy followed by the additional fear and anxiety that a woman endures for the second surgery to place the permanent implant ?until now.

Dr. Lisa Cassileth, a reconstruction surgeon specialist in Beverly Hills, uses acellular dermal matrix (healthy donor tissue) to build an internal customized bra that can hold a silicone implant of any size. Dr. Cassileth sculpts the two-dimensional sheets of tissue into a three-dimensional bra-like shape that mirror the natural shape of the breast and then she tailors the tissue to the woman?s body-type, size and measurements. This eliminates the flat bump-like appearance that characterizes the current immediate implant approach. During the mastectomy, she works side-by-side with the oncologist to reconstruct the breasts and make tiny incisions. Post surgery, she conceals the incisions with a nipple reconstruction to erase any reminders of the mastectomy.

Dr. Cassileth conducted the study on 43 women and a total of 78 breasts. According to the study based on the judgments of patients and independent observers, this one-stage immediate reconstruction is superior in aesthetic outcome. Dr. Cassileth?s patients are even trading their older models, for newer, bigger, perkier breasts that they report are better looking than their own. This new option minimizes recovery time, costs, discomfort and psychological adjustment that accompany the current two-stage tissue expander procedure.

Survey studies report that an important factor in the choice for mastectomy is fear of recurrence. Studies also reported that the choice for conservation of the breast was due to a concern about the cosmetic outcome. This latest One-Stage Immediate Breast Reconstruction provides women for the first time with a solution to prevent breast cancer recurrence without sacrificing the aesthetics.

We have two patients who could really help tell this story. Alice Crisci is 31. She is young, frank and honest in sharing her story about dealing with the repercussions of breast cancer and her new set of breasts. Mary Beth De Lucia is 52 and shares her story of finding Dr. Cassileth to do the one-stage immediate reconstruction instead of having to endure the two-stage expanders to achieve her natural breast-size after the mastectomy.????

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