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Melafind, New Melanoma-Diagnosing Tool, Receives FDA Approval

Huge news in skin cancer treatment: Melafind, a device to help diagnose early melanoma, was recently approved by the FDA and will be on the market soon. Up until now, the best technique to diagnose melanoma, short of surgical biopsy, has been the clinical examination. Melafind gives dermatologists objective information about questionable lesions in order to […]

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Dr. Youn on Indiana University’s Sound Medicine Radio Show

Dr. Anthony Youn in the Media

For everyone in the medical field, there is a fascinating radio program out of Indiana University School of Medicine called Sound Medicine. They recently interviewed me for a segment about In Stitches. We discuss interesting patients, growing up wanting to become a doctor, and other related topics. You can listen to it streaming online HERE.

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Do You Have “Runner’s Face?”

Dr. Anthony Youn in the Media

Melissa Dahl of MSNBC.com contacted me the other day to comment on a story she was writing on the “Runner’s Face.” A plastic surgeon in New Jersey, Dr. Brian Glatt, issued a press release with the following about the “Runner’s Face”: Runner’s face generally occurs in both men and women ages 40+ who exercise to

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Should Insurance Pay For Weight Loss Surgery?

Dr. Anthony Youn in the Media

Thank you to Fox and Friends for inviting me to be on the show to discuss this interesting issue! I look pretty grumpy in the screenshot, don’t I?

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Avoid Deal-Of-The-Day Plastic Surgery

Dr. Anthony Youn in the Media, Plastic Surgery News

I recently wrote an editorial for Business Insider. Here is the first part of my editorial regarding Groupon, Deals-of-the-Day, and plastic surgery: When times are good, people love a good deal. When times are bad, they are desperate for them. This principle explains Groupon’s explosion in today’s marketplace. While there is nothing wrong with discount

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Student Doctors Practice On You While You Sleep (Really!)

Dr. Anthony Youn in the Media

Here is an excerpt from my latest article on CNN.com: Autumn. The air turns cool and crisp, leaves change color, and third-year medical students descend on hospitals to learn to be real doctors… by practicing on real people. As a plastic surgeon, part of my job includes the art of suturing. Over the past 15

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USA Today Editorial: Limit Who Can Do Cosmetic Surgery

Plastic Surgery News

The following are excerpts from a fantastic editorial in USA Today last week: Though there are always people in any profession who’ll put greed above ethics and do work they might be ill-prepared to handle, few can do as much harm as doctors. The hardest thing to understand is why neither the states nor the

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Can Liposuction Make You Healthier?

Dr. Anthony Youn in the Media, Plastic Surgery News

A new study recently presented at the annual conference of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons has found that liposuction will not only make you thinner, but can also potentially decrease the triglyceride content in your blood. According to ABC News: Researchers studied levels of cholesterol and “bad” fats called triglycerides in the blood of more

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Cosmetic Surgery Gets Cheaper, Faster, Scarier

Plastic Surgery News, Plastic Surgery Video

Here is Part Two of last week’s USA Today expose on the current state of plastic surgery. It focuses on the recent explosion of bargain-basement cosmetic surgery centers. These centers are like the fast-food chains of plastic surgery. You may get it cheap, but you get what you pay for. You can read the article

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Phony Plastic Surgeon Leaves Patient With ‘Uniboob’

Dr. Anthony Youn in the Media, Plastic Surgery News

This story is all over the news. In what should have been a simple procedure, a phony plastic surgeon left Dinora Rodriguez with a Uniboob, as seen here. You can read more about it (and watch the accompanying video) on MSNBC.com here. Do your homework! Always make sure your plastic surgeon is certified by the

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Dr. Youn’s Holistic Plastic Surgery Blog

Melafind, New Melanoma-Diagnosing Tool, Receives FDA Approval

Dr. Youn on Indiana University’s Sound Medicine Radio Show

Do You Have “Runner’s Face?”

Should Insurance Pay For Weight Loss Surgery?

Avoid Deal-Of-The-Day Plastic Surgery

Student Doctors Practice On You While You Sleep (Really!)

USA Today Editorial: Limit Who Can Do Cosmetic Surgery

Can Liposuction Make You Healthier?

Cosmetic Surgery Gets Cheaper, Faster, Scarier

Phony Plastic Surgeon Leaves Patient With ‘Uniboob’

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