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fcontent[0]="<p class='green' style='padding:16px 0px 4px 0px;'><nobr><strong>American Society of Plastic Surgeons Issues<br/>Plastic Surgery Checklist for Patients</strong></nobr></p><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px 0px 4px 0px'>To help you plan safe, successful plastic surgery, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons has prepared a <a href='/documents/080630-asps-checklist.pdf' target='_blank'>Plastic Surgery Checklist for Patients</a>. This checklist outlines steps to take at every stage of the process&mdash;from researching the procedure and choosing a plastic surgeon to preparing for your consultation and surgery.</p>";
fcontent[1]="<p class='green' style='padding:8px 0px 4px 0px;'><nobr><strong>FDA approves Juv&eacute;derm to last up to 1 year</strong></nobr></p><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:4px; padding:0px 0px 4px 0px'>On June 26, 2007, Allergan, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had approved a label extension of its hyaluronic acid facial filler, Juv&eacute;derm, to provide smooth, natural-looking results lasting up to one year with a single treatment.</p><p style='margin-top:0px; padding:0px;'>The FDA approval was based on new clinical data showing that Juv&eacute;derm&rsquo;s effects may last for up to a year, which is longer than reported in clinical studies supporting FDA approval of other hyaluronic acid facial fillers.</p>";
fcontent[2]="<p class='green' style='padding:8px 0px 4px 0px;'><nobr><strong>\'Mommy Makeover\' surgery rising dramatically</strong></nobr></p><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:4px; padding:0px 0px 4px 0px'>New statistics from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reveal an 11% increase in &ldquo;<a href='/content.cfm?id=54'>Mommy Makeover</a>&rdquo; cosmetic surgery from 2005 to 2006&mdash;more than five times higher than the overall growth in cosmetic surgery procedures during the same period.</p><p style='margin-top:0px; padding:0px;'>&ldquo;Moms willingly make sacrifices for their children&mdash;but now their youthful figure doesn't have to be one of them,&rdquo; says Dr. Parungao.</p>";
fcontent[3]="<p class='green' style='padding:2px 0px 4px 0px;'><nobr><strong>Hyaluronic Acid Facial Filler May Stimulate <br>Natural Collagen Production</strong></nobr></p><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px 0px 4px 0px'><a href='/content.cfm?id=28'>Restylane</a>, a popular injectable anti-wrinkle treatment, appears to stimulate facial skin cells to make their own collagen, a basic skin protein. This new clinical study finding was reported in the Feb. 20, 2007 issue of the <i>Archives of Dermatology</i>.</p><p style='margin-top:0px; padding:0px;'>The clinical study showed that Resytlane\'s initial anti-wrinkle effect is caused merely by the presence of the filler in the skin. But three or four weeks after treatment, the skin actually begins forming its own new collagen.</p>";

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var fheight='150px'; //set scroller height
var fadelinks=1;  //should links inside scroller content also fade like text? 0 for no, 1 for yes.
///No need to edit below this line/////////////////
var ie4=document.all&&!document.getElementById;
var DOM2=document.getElementById;
var faderdelay=0;
var index=0;
/*Rafael Raposo edited function*/
//function to change content
function changecontent(){
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// colorfade() partially by Marcio Galli for Netscape Communications.  ////////////
// Modified by Dynamicdrive.com
function linkcolorchange(step){
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/*Rafael Raposo edited function*/
var fadecounter;
function colorfade(step) {
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