Board-certified dermatologist and AAD member, Marisa Garshick, MD, FAAD, tells Personal Care Insights that the injectable pathway distinguishes the safety considerations from topicals, particularly when peptides are used for cosmetic indications
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the updated 2022 MoCRA (Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act), most cosmetic ingredients do not require FDA pre-market approval
Common tendon injuries addressed include tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis), golfer's elbow (medial epicondylitis), Achilles tendonitis, patellar tendonitis (jumper's knee), and rotator cuff tendinopathy
Studies examine TB-500's effects on multiple tissue types including nervous tissue, skin, intestine, bone, and blood vessels