Aesthetics Product Guide » Anesthesia http://blog.aestheticsproductguide.com A comprehensive guide to aesthetics products for medical professionals Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:54:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Anesthesia misuse could lead to hepatitis virus transmission http://blog.aestheticsproductguide.com/2010/08/02/anesthesia-misuse-could-lead-to-hepatitis-virus-transmission/ http://blog.aestheticsproductguide.com/2010/08/02/anesthesia-misuse-could-lead-to-hepatitis-virus-transmission/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 05:06:27 +0000 admin http://www.aestheticsproductguide.com/blog/?p=294 anesthesiaA new study has revealed that hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HBC) can be transmitted during intravenous administration of anesthesia. In the study, doctors found that anesthesia contamination, not endoscopy contamination, was the cause of infection. The study findings highlight the fact that many instances of health care-related HBV and HCV virus transmission probably go undetected. The true magnitude of this problem is therefore unknown.

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]]> http://blog.aestheticsproductguide.com/2010/08/02/anesthesia-misuse-could-lead-to-hepatitis-virus-transmission/feed/ 0 New non-invasive skin tightening procedure http://blog.aestheticsproductguide.com/2009/12/14/new-non-invasive-skin-tightening-procedure/ http://blog.aestheticsproductguide.com/2009/12/14/new-non-invasive-skin-tightening-procedure/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:34:24 +0000 admin http://www.aestheticsproductguide.com/blog/?p=207 University of Alabama at BirminghamThe Department of Dermatology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is now offering a new non-invasive skin tightening procedure. The skin is tightened by the use of a device called Thermage that uses radio waves. Thermage treatments are done without anaesthesia and can be completed in one or two sessions in time ranging from 20 minutes to over an hour. Thermage treatment warms the skin, which absorbs radiofrequency energy to tighten the collagen.

]]> http://blog.aestheticsproductguide.com/2009/12/14/new-non-invasive-skin-tightening-procedure/feed/ 0 FDA approves a drug that reverses effects of local anesthesia http://blog.aestheticsproductguide.com/2008/06/03/fda-approves-a-drug-that-reverses-effects-of-local-anesthesia/ http://blog.aestheticsproductguide.com/2008/06/03/fda-approves-a-drug-that-reverses-effects-of-local-anesthesia/#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:42:41 +0000 admin http://www.aestheticsproductguide.com/blog/2008/06/03/fda-approves-a-drug-that-reverses-effects-of-local-anesthesia/ NovalarThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a drug that reverses the numbing effects of local anesthesia used by dentists. OraVerse, which was developed by Novalar Pharmaceuticals Inc. is the first dental anesthesia reversal agent on the market for patients of age 6 years or more. According to clinical studies, OraVerse reduces the time it takes for the effect of Novocaine and other numbing agents to wear off to half. Novalar aims to start selling the product in October.

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