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Injectable Treatments for the Aging Face
Facial Plastic Surgery, 2006The use of injectable agents, specifically soft tissue fillers and botulinum toxin type A, has risen dramatically over recent years, due to the increased demand for minimally invasive techniques. In fact, today they represent the most commonly performed cosmetic procedures in the United States, with botulinum type A injections topping the list.
Jeffrey B, Wise, Timothy, Greco
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Age and treatment of kidney failure
Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, 2013This review discusses issues related to treatment of chronic kidney disease, and kidney failure in particular, among older adults.A substantial proportion of older adults have chronic kidney disease and progress to kidney failure. There is considerable variability in treatment practices for advanced kidney disease among older adults, and evidence that ...
Meghan J, Elliott +2 more
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The draft-age adolescent in treatment
The Psychiatric Quarterly, 1969Through the use of several brief case histories, this paper describes the meaning of the draft to a small segment of our adolescent population—those seen in psychotherapy. It is a severe source of anxiety to these patients because of the enforced submission to authority, the fear of expressing violence with the concomitant fear of retaliation and ...
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Terminating Treatment: Age as a Standard
The Hastings Center Report, 1987Death, we are told, is no longer a hidden subject. That is at best a halftruth. The aged constitute the majority of those who die, some 70 percent, but a specific discussion of their dying is remarkably scant in legal, ethical, and medical writings. That omission is probably not accidental.
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Aging Skin: Causes, Treatments, and Prevention
Nursing Clinics of North America, 2007Intrinsic and extrinsic aging of the skin follow different pathways, but the end result is similar. Treatment options include cosmeceuticals, laser rejuvenation, chemical peels, and microdermabrasion. Preventing the effects of extrinsic aging involves using sunscreen-the right product, used in the right amount, at the right time, in the right places.
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Age-Appropriate Obesity Treatment
The Nurse Practitioner, 2008Patricia A, Jarosz, Ann, Bellar
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Endocrine treatment of aging transgender people
Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, 2018High quality empirical data assessing morbidity and mortality and cancer incidence among transgender people are almost non-existent. Sex hormone treatment of conditions in older non-transgender people might as yet be taken as the best available analogy to hormone administration to aging transgender persons.
Louis J. Gooren, Guy T’Sjoen
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Cancer Treatment and Age: Patient Perspectives
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 1993Despite some evidence that age does not meaningfully influence the efficacy or toxicity of cancer treatment, older patients tend to receive less comprehensive cancer therapies.We conducted a population-based study to evaluate the selection of cancer treatment among the elderly.Between September 1 and November 30, 1990, we interviewed by telephone a ...
P A, Newcomb, P P, Carbone
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Treatment of age-related macular degeneration
Clinical Eye and Vision Care, 2000Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), while rapidly becoming more prevalent due to an aging population, is still poorly understood and treatment modalities are limited. Fortunately, advances are being made in the treatment of AMD that may greatly alter the outcome of this debilitating disease. Treatments for both wet and dry AMD are reviewed.
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TOPICAL TREATMENT OF THE AGING FACE
Dermatologic Clinics, 1997This article discusses the various over-the-counter and prescription products available to help improve sun-damaged skin, as well as superficial peeling agents. Practical suggestions for treating patients are given.
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