Picture this: your appointment with your therapist is coming to a close and instead of writing you a prescription for an antidepressant, he gives you an injection of Botox and sends you on your way. This, experts say, could be the future of treatment for depression. Currently used off-label for depression, Botox is in phase 2 clinical trials for FDA approval. "Once it becomes FDA-approved, hopefully we will have mental health professionals using it," said Dr. Eric Finzi, a board-certified dermasurgeon in the Washington, D.C. metro area who pioneered the treatment and trains psychiatrists to use it.

In a study released last year, Finzi and Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal, an associate professor at the Georgetown School of Psychiatry, found that 52 percent of participants who suffered from moderate to severe depression found relief from Botox injections, compared to 15 percent who received a placebo. Plus, nearly a third of the Botox patients went into remission. Two other studies revealed the same. In fact, one published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry found that not only did Botox help with depression, but the effects continued even after the cosmetic changes wore off. To read the entire article, click on the link below.

This is an update to the article posted in the April Newsletter titled, "An Injection That Makes Double Chins Disappear Is Probably Coming Soon". On April 29, 2015, the FDA issued a news release stating approval for Kybella to treat moderate to severe fat below the chin.

According to the news release, Kybella is identical to the deoxycholic acid that is produced in the body. Deoxycholic acid produced in the body helps the body absorb fats. Kybella is a cytolytic drug, which when injected into tissue physically destroys the cell membrane. When properly injected into submental fat, the drug destroys fat cells; however, it can also destroy other types of cells, such as skin cells, if it is inadvertently injected into the skin.To read the entire FDA news release, click on the link below.

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