"Vampire Face Lifts": Selphyl injections of your blood platelets

In fact, it is not surgery, a procedure in the office which carries blood from the arm, then spun in a Centrifuge to separate out platelets. They are then injected in your face, hoping to stimulate new collagen production. Selphyl, which the system is called, arrived in the prosperous ansiktsbehandling-regeneration market in 2009 and is now used by about 300 doctors nationwide in the name of beauty, says Sanjay Batra, Managing Director of aesthetic factors which produce Selphyl system.

This year has "vampire facelift" been promoted on "The Rachael Ray Show" and "Doctor." It has also been broadcast in more than a dozen local news programs, some of which are presented unproved claim that results will last two years.

Dr. Drew Ordon, one of the hosts of "The doctor" and Ma plastic surgeon, gushed on air,-vampires have moved into plastic surgery, too, and I am one of them, Patient in his segment had recently also her own fat is injected into her face to the Oh, so it was not clear that platelets had anything to do with her fresher look. (Not to be stopped the audience's applause.)

Scary that process audio, some patients prefer the idea of using their own blood rather than a Neurotoxin or synthetic filler to rejuvenate their faces. "We all want to see better," said Joan Sarlo, 56, who underwent a Selphyl "vamp-lifting", performed by Dr. Lisa a. Zdinak, Manhattan-based doctor whose specialty is ophthalmic plastic surgery. But the "less unnatural better," Ms. Sarlo said. "What can be better than your own blood?"

Some doctors say that Fillers be taken from the body is less likely to cause irregularities and bumps on the agenda than synthetic and Sculptra aesthetic. But now, it is difficult to talk about "Platelet-Rich fibrin matrix" or P.R.F.M. (the medical term for the Golden-hued platelets Selphyl extract), is an effective supplementary means of hollowed-out cheeks and wrinkles.

Dr. Anthony p. Sclafani, Director of facial plastic surgery at New York eye and Ear Infirmary, said he has seen the revivifying the effects of P.R.F.M. on cosmetic patients last for more than a year – sometimes 18 to 24 months. (Dr. Sclafani is a paid consultant for aesthetic elements, and most of his research on the Selphyl financed by the company.)

But no national clinical trial has been done to prove such claims. "There is simply no objective data out there to justify the claim of two years," Dr. Jeffrey m. Kenkel, plastic surgeon masters degree and a spokesman for the physicians Coalition for injectable safety, wrote in an e-mail message.

Dr. Phil Haeck, Chairman of the American Society of plastic surgeons, plagued by a lack of research proving the effect of Selphyl, which costs $ 900 to $ 1,500 for a procedure which takes less than half an hour. "There are no scientific studies, the only personal certificates," he said, adding that he thinks "frightening" concept is so obsolete that bloodletting to cure the disease. "This is another gimmick that people use to make themselves stand on the Internet in a true everyone part of medicine".

In addition, doctors and consumers are not clear on which Selphyl is F.D.A. m.s. family medicine physician who works by refining MediSpa in Johnson City, Tenn., tells consumers that Selphyl is in a YouTube video with Dr. John Argerson, a "recently approved F.D.A. fillers" for the nose to lip creases. And in an article in the December 2009 in dermatology times, a trade publication, Dr. Ranella Hirsch, a master's degree dermatologist, said Selphyl is "a new F.D.A. approved dermal fillers." This week, Dr. Hirsch, who do not use Selphyl in their practice, said she could not explain why she misspoke, adding to an e-mail message to "the lack of clarity between F.D.A. approval versus F.D.A. Finish-to-market is a key issue."

Actually. F.D.A. has not been approved or cleared P.R.F.M. resulted in a Selphyl Centrifuge marketed for Facial rejuvenation. 2002 Cleared the Agency a blood-insamlingssystem called Fibrinet, whose Platelet-rich by-products orthopedic physician then be used to accelerate tissue repair. This same machine was born again as Selphyl 2009, and since then, the company promoted it as a way to "reverse the natural aging process." This week, said Shelly Burgess, a spokesman to F.D.A. Selphyls maker would have to file an amendment in order to obtain approval to market its system for the collection of blood in a new way, and any such amendment could be found in this letter.

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Venezuela's newest enemy: Breast lifts

Blame for the boom in such operations here, Mr. Ch?vez said on State television over the weekend, rested with the doctors who "convinces some women that if they do not have large bosoms, they should feel bad." He said there was a "monstrous thing" that poor women seeking breast lifts when they had trouble making ends meet.

"What is this, friend?" Mr. Ch?vez declared its viewers.

Mr. Ch?vez's comments come at a time when Venezuela has emerged as one of the world's leading markets for breast augmentation. Between 30 000 and 40 000 women here to undergo the procedure each year according to the calculations of the Venezuelan society of plastic surgeons.

Signs in Caracas advertise bank loans to surgery. Gossip Blogs speculate about the improvements made to contestants in the Miss Venezuela ... Last year, tried a candidate to the national Assembly, Gustavo Rojas, to finance his campaign by raffling of breast cancer elevator (he lost anyway).

"I've never seen more silicone elsewhere," said Mireia Sallar?s, a filmmaker from Spain that focus on feminist issues and are working on a project about Venezuela, the newspaper Tal Cual.

Mr. Ch?vez regretted the amount of money spent on cosmetic breast surgery, there are also a darker side with procedures with reports of surgical mistakes resulting in death in some patients. A 20-year-old woman, Paola Rios, died in Caracas this month due to complications from breast augmentation surgery.

Mr. Ch?vez standing on a tripod in Venezuelan popular culture urges swift reactions from some quarters, particularly the medical profession. "I think not enough should be no kind of discrimination of these aesthetic procedures," said Dr. Ram?n Zapata Sirvent, leading plastic surgeon here.

In an acerbic leader on the subject on Monday compared the opposition newspaper El Nacional Mr. Ch?vez to Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi, the Libyan leader, who regard Mr. Ch?vez as a friend. "Now, this obsolete militaristic, coarse, repressive stance on women's freedom to do what they want with their bodies," said El Nacional.

President, however, made it clear that breast augmentation did not square well with his revolutionary priorities. He said that among thousands of letters he receives from supporters, arrived asking for his help for a breast cancer Elevator, which would cost as much as $ 7,000. "Of course I had to reject it," he said.

State media in agreement with the President on the subject. The State newspaper the Correo del Orinoco claimed this month that plastic surgery "as common as dentist appointments, and it is not unusual for wealthy parents proudly buy his 15-year-old daughters breast implants for" come of age "birthday presents."

Maria Eugenia Diaz contributed reporting.

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"Vampire Face Lifts": Selphyl injections of your blood platelets

In fact, it is not surgery, a procedure in the office which carries blood from the arm, then spun in a Centrifuge to separate out platelets. They are then injected in your face, hoping to stimulate new collagen production. Selphyl, that regime is called, arrived the flourishing ansiktsbehandling-regeneration market in 2009 and is now used by about 300 doctors across the country in the name of beauty, says Sanjay Batra, Managing Director of aesthetic factors which produce Selphyl system.

This year has "Vampire facelift" been promoted on "The Rachael Ray Show" and "doctor." It has also been broadcast in more than a dozen local news programs, some of which are presented unproved claim that results will last two years.

Dr. Drew Ordon, one of the hosts of "The doctor" and targeting plastic surgeon, gushed on air,-vampires have moved into plastic surgery, too, and I am one of them, the patient in his segment had also recently her own fat in her face to the Oh, so it was not clear that platelets had anything to do with her fresher look. (Not to be stopped the audience's applause.)

Eerie sounds, some procedure that patients prefer the idea of using their own blood rather than a Neurotoxin or synthetic filler to rejuvenate their faces. "We all want to see better," said Joan Sarlo, 56, who underwent a Selphyl "vamp-lifting", performed by Dr. Lisa a. Zdinak, Manhattan-based doctor whose specialty is ophthalmic plastic surgery. But the "less unnatural better," Ms. Sarlo said. "What can be better than your own blood?"

Some doctors say that Fillers from the body is less likely to cause irregularities and knocks the agenda areas than synthetic as Sculptra aesthetic. But now, it is difficult to talk about "Platelet-Rich fibrin matrix" or P.R.F.M. (the medical term for the Golden-hued platelets Selphyl extract), is an effective filler for hollowed-out cheeks and wrinkles.

Dr. Anthony p. Sclafani, Director of facial plastic surgery at New York eye and Ear Infirmary, said he has seen the effects of P.R.F.M. on revivifying cosmetic patients last for more than a year — sometimes 18-24 months. (Dr. Sclafani is a paid consultant for aesthetic elements, and most of his research on Selphyl has been funded by the company.)

But no national clinical trial has been done to prove such claims. "There is simply no objective data out there to justify the claim of two years," Dr. Jeffrey m. Kenkel, specialising in plastic surgeon and spokesman for the physicians Coalition for injectable safety, wrote in an e-mail message.

Dr. Phil Haeck, Chairman of the American Society of plastic surgeons, plagued by a lack of research proving the effect of Selphyl, which costs $ 900 to $ 1,500 for a procedure which takes less than half an hour. "There are no scientific studies, the only personal certificates," he said, adding that he thinks that "celebrate" the concept is so obsolete that bloodletting to cure the disease. "This is another gimmick that people use to make themselves stand out on the Internet in a true everyone part of medicine".

In addition, doctors and consumers are not clear to which Selphyl account in F.D.A. Focus family medicine physician who works by refining MediSpa in Johnson City, Tenn., tells consumers that Selphyl is in a YouTube video with Dr. John Argerson, a "recently approved F.D.A. fillers" for the nose to lip creases. And in an article in the December 2009 in dermatology times, a trade publication, Dr. Ranella Hirsch, dermatologist, said Selphyl is "a new F.D.A. approved dermal absorption fillers." This week, Dr. Hirsch, who do not use Selphyl in their practice, said she could not explain why she misspoke, adding to an e-mail message to "the lack of clarity between F.D.A. approval versus F.D.A. finish in the market is an important point."

Actually. F.D.A has not been approved. or cleared P.R.F.M. derived in a Selphyl Centrifuge marketed for Facial rejuvenation. 2002 Cleared the Agency a blood-insamlingssystem called Fibrinet, whose Platelet-rich by-products orthopedic physician then be used to accelerate tissue repair. in 2009, This same machine was born again as Selphyl, and since then, the company promoted it as a way to "reverse the natural aging process." This week, said Shelly Burgess, a spokesman to F.D.A. Selphyl's maker must file an amendment in order to obtain approval to market its system for the collection of blood in a new way, and any such change can be found on this letter.

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"Vampire Face Lifts": Selphyl injections of your blood platelets

In fact, it is not surgery, a procedure in the office which carries blood from the arm, then spun in a Centrifuge to separate out platelets. They are then injected in your face, hoping to stimulate new collagen production. Selphyl, that regime is called, arrived the flourishing ansiktsbehandling-regeneration market in 2009 and is now used by about 300 doctors across the country in the name of beauty, says Sanjay Batra, Managing Director of aesthetic factors which produce Selphyl system.

This year has "Vampire facelift" been promoted on "The Rachael Ray Show" and "doctor." It has also been broadcast in more than a dozen local news programs, some of which are presented unproved claim that results will last two years.

Dr. Drew Ordon, one of the hosts of "The doctor" and targeting plastic surgeon, gushed on air,-vampires have moved into plastic surgery, too, and I am one of them, the patient in his segment had also recently her own fat in her face to the Oh, so it was not clear that platelets had anything to do with her fresher look. (Not to be stopped the audience's applause.)

Eerie sounds, some procedure that patients prefer the idea of using their own blood rather than a Neurotoxin or synthetic filler to rejuvenate their faces. "We all want to see better," said Joan Sarlo, 56, who underwent a Selphyl "vamp-lifting", performed by Dr. Lisa a. Zdinak, Manhattan-based doctor whose specialty is ophthalmic plastic surgery. But the "less unnatural better," Ms. Sarlo said. "What can be better than your own blood?"

Some doctors say that Fillers from the body is less likely to cause irregularities and knocks the agenda areas than synthetic as Sculptra aesthetic. But now, it is difficult to talk about "Platelet-Rich fibrin matrix" or P.R.F.M. (the medical term for the Golden-hued platelets Selphyl extract), is an effective filler for hollowed-out cheeks and wrinkles.

Dr. Anthony p. Sclafani, Director of facial plastic surgery at New York eye and Ear Infirmary, said he has seen the effects of P.R.F.M. on revivifying cosmetic patients last for more than a year — sometimes 18-24 months. (Dr. Sclafani is a paid consultant for aesthetic elements, and most of his research on Selphyl has been funded by the company.)

But no national clinical trial has been done to prove such claims. "There is simply no objective data out there to justify the claim of two years," Dr. Jeffrey m. Kenkel, specialising in plastic surgeon and spokesman for the physicians Coalition for injectable safety, wrote in an e-mail message.

Dr. Phil Haeck, Chairman of the American Society of plastic surgeons, plagued by a lack of research proving the effect of Selphyl, which costs $ 900 to $ 1,500 for a procedure which takes less than half an hour. "There are no scientific studies, the only personal certificates," he said, adding that he thinks that "celebrate" the concept is so obsolete that bloodletting to cure the disease. "This is another gimmick that people use to make themselves stand out on the Internet in a true everyone part of medicine".

In addition, doctors and consumers are not clear to which Selphyl account in F.D.A. Focus family medicine physician who works by refining MediSpa in Johnson City, Tenn., tells consumers that Selphyl is in a YouTube video with Dr. John Argerson, a "recently approved F.D.A. fillers" for the nose to lip creases. And in an article in the December 2009 in dermatology times, a trade publication, Dr. Ranella Hirsch, dermatologist, said Selphyl is "a new F.D.A. approved dermal absorption fillers." This week, Dr. Hirsch, who do not use Selphyl in their practice, said she could not explain why she misspoke, adding to an e-mail message to "the lack of clarity between F.D.A. approval versus F.D.A. finish in the market is an important point."

Actually. F.D.A has not been approved. or cleared P.R.F.M. derived in a Selphyl Centrifuge marketed for Facial rejuvenation. 2002 Cleared the Agency a blood-insamlingssystem called Fibrinet, whose Platelet-rich by-products orthopedic physician then be used to accelerate tissue repair. in 2009, This same machine was born again as Selphyl, and since then, the company promoted it as a way to "reverse the natural aging process." This week, said Shelly Burgess, a spokesman to F.D.A. Selphyl's maker must file an amendment in order to obtain approval to market its system for the collection of blood in a new way, and any such change can be found on this letter.

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' Vampire Face Lifts': Selphyl injections of blood platelets

In fact, it is not a surgery, but a procedure in the Office entailed, then drawing blood from his arm, spun in a centrifuge to separate the platelets. They are then injected into your face, hoping to stimulate new collagen production. Selphyl, as it is called the system arrived in the burgeoning market of rejuvenation in 2009 and which is now used by about 300 doctors around the country on behalf of the beauty, said Sanjay Batra, Executive Director of aesthetic factors, which manufactures the Selphyl system.

This year, the "Lifting vampire" has been promoted in "the rachael ray show" and "The doctors". It has also got air time in local news from more than a dozen, some of which have proven claims that results will be the last two years.

Dr. Drew Ordon, one of the hosts of "the doctors" and a certified plastic surgeon, sprouted in the air, "vampires have moved to plastic surgery, too, and I am one of them." The patient in its segment has also recently had its own fat injected into his pudgy face, so it was not clear that platelets had something to do with its fresher appearance. (Not that stops the applause of the public.)

Macabre as the sounds of procedure, some patients prefer the idea of using his own blood rather than a neurotoxin or synthetic filler to rejuvenate their faces. "All we want to see better," said Joan Sarlo, 56, suffered a Selphyl "vampiresa-ascensor" by Dr. Lisa a. Zdinak, a doctor based in Manhattan, whose specialty is the eye-surgery. But the "less unnatural," said Ms. Sarlo. "What could be better than the own blood?"

Some doctors say that stuffed body are less likely to cause irregularities and blows in areas sensitive to synthetic as Sculptra aesthetic. But at the moment, it is difficult to say if the "platelet-rich fibrin matrix", or P.R.F.M. (the medical term for platelets of gold hued extracted from Selphyl), is a filler effective to hollowed cheeks and wrinkles.

Dr. Anthony p. Sclafani, the director of facial plastic surgery in the eye of New York and Ear Infirmary, said he has seen the tonic effects of P.R.F.M. on patients cosmetics last for more than a year, sometimes from 18 to 24 months. (Dr. Sclafani is a consultant paid by aesthetic factors, and most of his research on Selphyl has been funded by the company).

But no national clinical trials had been done to prove these claims. "There isn't any data target out there to support the claim of two years," Dr. Jeffrey M. Kenkel, certified plastic surgeon and a spokesman for the coalition of doctors for injectable safety, wrote in an e-mail.

Dr. Phil Haeck, the President of the American Society of plastic surgeons, is concerned about the lack of research demonstrating the efficacy of the Selphyl, that the costs of $900 to $1,500 for a procedure that takes less than half an hour. "There is no scientific study, only certified personal," he said, adding that he thinks that the concept of "creepy" is as outdated as bloodletting to cure the disease. "This is another trick used by the people that stand out on the Internet in a real dog-eat-dog part of medicine."

In addition, doctors and consumers are not clear where is Selphyl with the FDA in a YouTube video with Dr. John Argerson, a doctor of Medicine of family certificate that works of refine MediSpa in Johnson City, Tennessee, tells the consumer Selphyl is a "fill newly approved by the FDA" for the nose to the lip creases. And in an article in December of 2009, Dermatology times, a publication of trade, Dr. Ranella Hirsch, a certified dermatologist, said that selphyl is "A new FDA approved dermal filler". This week, Dr. Hirsch, that does not use Selphyl in their practice, said that she not could explain what she malpronunciando, add in an email that "the lack of clarity between the FDA approval with clearance from the FDA to market is a key point".

In fact. The FDA has not approved or delete P.R.F.M. derived in a centrifuge Selphyl to be marketed for facial rejuvenation. In 2002, the Agency Clears a blood collection system called Fibrinet, whose medical orthopedic plaquetas-ricos by-products will be used to accelerate tissue repair. In 2009, the same team was reborn as Selphyl, and since then, the company promoted as a form of "reverse the natural aging process". This week, Shelly Burgess, a spokesman for the FDA, said that Selphyl manufacturer would have to submit an amendment to obtain the authorization to market its system of collection of blood in a new way, and this amendment was found in this letter.

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Venezuela’s Newest Enemy: Breast Lifts

Blame for the boom in such surgeries here, Mr. Ch?vez said on state television over the weekend, rested with doctors who “convince some women that if they don’t have some big bosoms, they should feel bad.” He said it was a “monstrous thing” that poor women were seeking breast lifts when they had trouble making ends meet.

“What is this, friend?” Mr. Ch?vez exclaimed to his viewers.

Mr. Ch?vez’s comments come at a time when Venezuela has emerged as one of the world’s leading markets for breast augmentation. Between 30,000 and 40,000 women here undergo the procedure each year, according to estimates by the Venezuelan Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Billboards in Caracas advertise bank loans for the surgery. Gossip blogs speculate on the enhancements done to contestants in the Miss Venezuela pageant. Last year, one candidate for the National Assembly, Gustavo Rojas, tried to finance his campaign by raffling off a breast lift (he lost anyway).

“I’ve never seen more silicone anywhere else,” Mireia Sallar?s, a filmmaker from Spain who focuses on feminist issues and is working on a project about Venezuela, told the newspaper Tal Cual.

While Mr. Ch?vez lamented the amount of money spent on cosmetic breast surgery, there is also a darker side to the procedures, with reports of surgical mistakes resulting in the deaths of some patients. One 20-year-old woman, Paola R?os, died in Caracas this month because of complications from breast augmentation surgery.

Mr. Ch?vez’s stand on such a fixture in Venezuelan popular culture prompted swift reactions from some quarters, notably the medical profession. “I don’t think there should be any type of discrimination against these aesthetic procedures,” said Dr. Ram?n Zapata Sirvent, a leading plastic surgeon here.

In an acerbic editorial on the subject on Monday, the opposition newspaper El Nacional compared Mr. Ch?vez to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, the Libyan leader, who regards Mr. Ch?vez as a friend. “Now comes this antiquated, militaristic, coarse, repressive attitude on the freedom of women to do what they want with their bodies,” El Nacional said.

The president, however, made it clear that breast augmentation did not square well with his revolutionary priorities. He said that among the thousands of letters he receives from supporters, one arrived asking for his help for a breast lift, which could cost as much as $7,000. “Of course I had to reject it,” he said.

State media outlets agreed with the president on the subject. The state newspaper Correo del Orinoco contended this month that plastic surgery was “as common as dentist appointments and it is not unusual for wealthy parents to proudly buy their 15-year-old daughters breast implants for ‘coming of age’ birthday presents.”

Mar?a Eugenia D?az contributed reporting.

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