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Snail Growth Factor Allergy with Microneedling? May not be such a tiny problem.
Microneedling, whether done at home, by an esthetician, or a medical professional, results in thousands of microscopic perforations in the stratum corneum, the uppermost layer of the epidermis. The result is […]
Microneedling and snail “growth factors” (so called). Here we go again!
In our previous post about microneedling safety & efficacy (collagen induction therapy) we mentioned one particularly troublesome product designed to be used during a microneedling session that contains secretions of snails. We even […]
Snail snot and fairy dust. An epistemology of skin care
Epistemology is the branch of philosophy and science that deals with the question of how do we know what we know? It’s a good question to ask if you are interested […]
Fire Facial?! Are you Serious? Yep. It’s true.
If it seems that men are clueless, count your BFT hosts among them. Setting one’s face on fire – on purpose, no less – makes little sense as a beauty […]
bFGF & microneedling. Procollagen or anti-collagen?
We get a lot of questions about individual growth factors and their role in wound healing, anti-aging, and aesthetics. A question from our friend Scott, prompted this post. “Many post-micro […]
Growth Factors in Skin Care – Series Introduction
This is the first in a series of in-depth articles exploring the science of growth factors, cytokines, and stem cells in aesthetic medicine dermatology, and skin care… learn about EGF, IGF, VEGF, […]
Cosmeceuticals Applied to Skin during Microneedling. Safety, Efficacy, and Restoration of Sanity.
Primum non Nocere. First, do no Harm. It is a guiding principle in medicine, although in the world of skin care and topical aesthetic medicine, we seem to have been […]
Stem Cells and Growth Factors in Skin Care. Hype v. Hope (Round 1).
If I can’t touch them how am I supposed to know if they are real or not? We are, of course, talking about stem cells. The stuff of high science, not […]
Slather on your vegetables, they’re good for you …botanicals in skin care.
It’s organic! It’s natural! It’s green! What is it? Snot, when you have a bad cold. Sorry for such a disturbing illustration here, but I wanted to point out […]
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