The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new treatment for moderate-to-severe frown lines, medically called nasolabial folds.

BioForm Medical issued a statement describing its Radiesse as a longer-lasting alternative to existing wrinkle fillers. The company said its calcium-based microsphere technology not only fills in facial folds and depressions, but also stimulates the body to produce collagen, the fibrous protein that gives the face its structure and fullness.

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The drug was also newly approved to improve the appearance of people with HIV who have significant facial fat loss (lipoatrophy), the California-based company said.

Radiesse was first FDA approved in 2002 for use in facial reconstructive surgery. – (HealthDayNews)

January 2007
 

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