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Blog Entries by Dr. Arnold Klein

Let The Sun Shine: Cosmeceutical Science Part 2

Vitamin D3 is not only great for your bones, but it helps prevent illnesses such as heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, Type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and other conditions often caused by a poor immune system. In spite of this, many adults have low blood levels of...

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Botox Chapter 2: Is It Safe?

In 2005, four hundred thirty six "serious adverse event" reports related to Botox had been reported to Allergan, the manufacturer of Botox. Two hundred one of these cases were possibly or probably due to remote spread of the toxin, including 42 cases reported after wrinkle injections. Also in 2005, Allergan...

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Hope in a Jar --- Cosmeceutical Science : Fact or Fiction Part 1

Down the way from my office in Beverly Hills sits a stately Neiman Marcus store. As the double doors to the first floor open before me; I am inundated by the sights, sounds and smells of the cosmetic counter. What they offer is simple: promises of eternal youth and beauty....

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Filler Follies

So you've been looking in the mirror and decided that it may be time to "freshen up" your face. Good for you! It's a new decade that is upon us and it's a time for resolutions. Now comes the quandary; how should I freshen up my face?
The facelift was...

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Patient Safety

Recently a patient came to see me after being treated with Botox®. She could only open one eye and could barely smile. She looked more like she had a stroke than an aesthetic treatment. I called the physician who treated this woman, and found that he had used a unusually...

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