From “Botox in a bottle” to castor oil and face taping, Dermatology Times reviews the evidence behind 3 viral dermatology trends from October.
|Articles|September 1, 2003
Making Points
Author(s)Kevin C. Smith, M.D.
Several months ago I was invited to give a talk about "Botox for Pain" at the Summer Session of the American Academy of Dermatology, in Chicago.
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