If you’ve ever wondered what some of the most unusual plastic surgeries are, I’ve got the article for you. I created a slideshow with CBSNews.com and some of my esteemed plastic surgeon colleagues throughout the country to showcase strange, effective, and niche plastic surgery procedures that you may not know about. All of these procedures […]
For forty years terrorists have been searching for better and better ways to bring bombs onto planes. They no longer can hide them in their shoes or underwear, so now British Intelligence and U.S. Homeland Security are reporting internet chatter that terrorists may be planning to surgically implant bombs into the body. These bombs may be implanted into […]
USA Today has printed a really nice interview they did with me about my book In Stitches, becoming a doctor, and celebrity plastic surgery. I chatted with them about my thoughts on Megan Fox, Ashlee Simpson, and Patrick Dempsey. To read the interview, click here! To read my ultimate plastic surgeon tell-all, click here!
You may have seen advertising for stem cell facelifts and breast augmentation. Some cosmetic and plastic surgeons are touting these treatments as cutting edge procedures that promise results far greater than anything we’ve ever seen in plastic surgery. So what is the truth behind stem cell cosmetic surgery? Stem cells are definitely the future of […]
Check out the latest in plastic surgery for men, courtesy of Good Morning America Health. Last year over 1.1 million cosmetic procedures were performed in men. Which are some of the most popular? To read about my intense experience with having plastic surgery, click here.
There is an interesting article on MSNBC.com that discusses the recent trend of cosmetic belly button surgeries. More and more people are undergoing umbilicoplasties to turn their ‘outie’ into an ‘innie.’ These surgeries are basically belly button hernia repairs and have been done for years, typically by general surgeons, not plastic surgeons. Here is a […]
There is a fascinating liposuction study recently reported about in the New York Times. This new study, from the University of Colorado, focused on whether fat removed via liposuction can come back in a different area. From the NY Times: In the study, the researchers randomly assigned nonobese women to have liposuction on their protuberant […]
An FDA advisory panel today voted to recommend approval for the use of cosmetic injectable Restylane as a lip enhancer. The FDA still needs to make a final decision, however they typically follow the advisory panel’s recommendations, according to an article on MSNBC.com. This is big news for Restylane manufacturer Medicis, which markets Restylane, its cousin Perlane, and the […]
For those of you who missed it, this is from today’s Fox and Friends. I debated my friend and prominent New York plastic surgeon Dr. Jennifer Walden about whether plastic surgery may be a solution to bullying. In general, I don’t think it is. For more background on this story, click here for yesterday’s post […]
ABC News has recently reported on a seven year old who is planning to have plastic surgery (otoplasty – ear pinback) as a way to prevent bullying. Her mother, an assistant principal at a school in Long Island, believes that plastic surgery could be a solution to her bullying problems. You can read the story here. According […]
