Inamed Acquires License Rights to Juvederm, a Non-Animal-Based, Cross-Linked Hyaluronic-Acid Line of Dermal Filler Products

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 2004--Inamed Corporation (Nasdaq:IMDC): Inamed Corporation (Nasdaq:IMDC), a global health care company, today announced the signing of licensing agreements with Corneal Group for the rights to develop, distribute and market the Juvederm(R) dermal fillers family of products in specified markets around the world. Juvederm is a full range of products based on non-animal, cross-linked hyaluronic acid technology. The agreements include current formulations of Juvederm as well as future hyaluronic acid product line extensions.
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FDA Provides Pathway for Sponsors Seeking Approval of Breast Implants
U.S. Food and Drug Adminstration
January 8, 2004

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today revised its guidance document for breast implant sponsors to more clearly define FDA’s recommendations for breast implant marketing applications and to reflect the availability of new information about the framework for assessing the safety and effectiveness of these products. The draft guidance document has been released for public comment and is available at http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/ode/guidance/1239.html.
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FDA Approves New Product for Facial Wrinkles
U. S. Food and Drug Administration
December 12, 2003

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved an injectable gel to treat facial wrinkles.
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How Anatomic are Anatomic Breast Implants

There are many choices that the prospective breast implant patient has to make. Aside from who will be the surgeon, the patient has to think about what size implant she wants, what style, location (above or below the muscle), and which incision. The following discussion explores one of the most basic decisions concerning the implant style: Round or Anatomic?
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Recent coverage on ABC's 20/20 and in the Orange County Register has pointed out the dangers involved when unqualified practitioners attempt to practice plastic surgery.

The Nov. 3 20/20 segment highlighted the weekend workshops that non-plastic surgeons -- including dentists, ophthalmologists, even psychiatrists -- are using as justification to practice a variety of specialized procedures they have no prior training in, such as liposuction and breast enlargement. 20/20 sent an ob/gyn undercover participant, who witnessed firsthand the diverse group trying to get quick experience in a cash-positive, new specialty. As 20/20 pointed out it is, unfortunately, legal in the U.S. for any licensed medical doctor to call him or herself a "cosmetic surgeon."
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What You Should Know About the Safety of Outpatient Plastic Surgery

When considering plastic surgery, it’s natural to focus more on the expected result than on the surgical process. However, to be fully informed, it’s important to learn about the safety of the procedure as well as the expected outcome. Although thousands of people have plastic surgery every year without complications, no surgical procedure is risk-free.
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Study: Breast Implants Cancer-Safe
New York Times
By PAUL RECER, AP Science Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - Women who have had silicone breast implants do not face an increased risk for most cancers, according to a National Cancer Institute (news - web sites) study of 13,500 women who had implant surgery for cosmetic reasons. "The findings are generally reassuring," said Dr. Louise A. Brinton, an NCI researcher and lead author of the study. "This does not raise a red flag. It helps lay to rest much of the concern" about silicone breast implants.
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Men & Mirrors: A Budding Obsession
By Jennifer Thomas
HealthScout Reporter
SUNDAY, April 15 (HealthScout) -- On a busy Friday night in a Southern California gym, two dozen men sweat and groan as they lift weights in front of four mirrored walls, staring at their muscles for signs of growth.

"You're never satisfied with the way you look," says Roger Stewart, who's working on his pectorals in a T-shirt that proclaims, "Look Better Naked."

"You always want to improve," he adds. "A lot of guys want to look like Arnold Schwarzenegger. They like his physique and wish they could have it.
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Plastic Surgeons Welcome Coverage For Breast Reconstruction in Omnibus Budget Bill

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL (October 22, 1998) -- The American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (ASPRS) applauds the provision signed yesterday by President Clinton and passed by the House and Senate this week, requiring insurance companies to cover the cost of reconstructive breast surgery for women who have undergone a mastectomy
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Thursday, April 12
Breast Implants Do Not Raise Tissue Disease Risk

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although questions have been raised about whether breast implants may increase women's risk for rheumatoid arthritis and other disorders that affect connective tissue, growing evidence fails to find such a link. A new study of more than 11,000 women in Denmark shows those with breast implants were no more likely than other women to develop connective tissue diseases.
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Silicone Breast Implants: Scientific Update

The July 22-24, 1998 meeting of the Committee on the Safety of Silicone Breast Implants (Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences) in Washington, DC represents an opportunity to review the substantial scientific and clinical data on breast implant safety that has been gathered since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) placed restrictions on the use of silicone gel-filled breast implants in 1992.
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National science panel finds no evidence linking silicone breast implants to systemic disease

An independent National Science Panel appointed by Federal Judge Sam C. Pointer, Coordinating Judge for the Federal Breast Implant Multi-District Litigation, has completed its report, finding no evidence linking silicone breast implants to systemic disease.
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Computer imaging in cosmetic surgery: Pros outweigh cons

By manipulating people's facial features on computer images, doctors can help patients envision the results of cosmetic surgery. But what if the surgical results differ from those on the screen? Does computer imaging tend to raise false hopes and invite malpractice suits? Used conservatively and wisely, computer imaging actually protects both doctors and patients, concluded facial plastic surgeon Dr. R. James Koch in a newly released report examining the legal and professional implications of computer imaging in plastic surgery.
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