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Aesthetic medicine: research and analysis

New studies in context: what the findings suggest, where the evidence is limited and what matters to readers.

Close-up of an eye and temple with fine lines and visible skin texture in warm daylight.

Botulinum toxin and skinbooster: what a trial found

A small trial compared two approaches in the same face. Participants reported an advantage from combining treatments, but other measures told a more restrained story.

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

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Skin

Acne scars: laser plus filler in a comparative trial

A randomized trial found better scar scores with a combined approach. The improvement came with additional appointments and bruising that affected more than a third of the injection group.

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

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