There has been a lot of news lately about some recent studies regarding seniors and plastic surgery. A recent New York Times article focused on this very topic. You can read the article here. I was invited to discuss the topic on Good Morning America Health today. If you listen closely at the beginning, you […]
Is the third time the charm? This month the FDA approved Xeomin® (incobotulinumtoxinA) for the treatment of moderate to severe wrinkles in the glabellar region (frown lines). This is the third botulinum toxin to be approved by the FDA for cosmetic use (following Botox and Dysport). Merz Aesthetics plans to release Xeomin for use in the Spring […]
Dr. Peter Normann is an internist who served as an emergency room physician in Arizona. After undergoing six days of training in liposuction and some “hands-on” training in breast augmentation, he fancied himself a real plastic surgeon and began operating on unsuspecting patients. After three of his patients died during or immediately after surgery (one […]
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 […]
