From the New York Times: After two days of discussion and testimony about silicone breast implants, a top government health official said he had heard nothing to shake his faith in the safety of the widely used implants. The official, Dr. William Maisel, chief scientist for the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices, said […]
From ABC News: An Illinois woman who injected hot beef fat into her face died Thursday of a bacterial infection soon after she administered the homemade cosmetic surgery. Oddly, doctors say the questionable injections had nothing to do with her death, which was deemed natural by Illinois’ Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. Janet Hardt, 63 […]
Interesting article from American Health and Beauty: A new treatment is available for women who are looking to increase their bustline without surgery. The CACI treatment is a procedure that uses electrical stimulation to temporarily increase breast size. Two electrodes are placed on the breast, one above (near the pectoralis major muscle) and one to […]
Silicone breast implants are back under the FDA’s microscope. Silicone implants were under original widespread use in the 1980’s and early 1990’s. Fears of silicone implants causing various diseases like lupus and arthritis prompted the FDA to ban the use of them in 1992. After analyzing studies by the two major breast implant manufacturers (Mentor and […]
Have you ever considered using Groupon for plastic surgery services? I have heard quite a few rumblings in the plastic surgeon community about certain ‘bargain-basement’ clinics and price-cutting docs using Groupon as a way to attract new patients into their practices. I’ve found the overwhelming majority of opinion in regards to Groupon and plastic surgery is that […]
The FDA has recently approved LaViv, an injectable filler that uses a patient’s own tissues. This product has several steps. A plastic surgeon first biopsies a small amount of tissue from behind a patient’s ear, sends it a special laboratory where the cells are multiplied for 3 months, then returned to the plastic surgeon to inject […]
My trusty blog readers: I am going to try something different for a while. In addition to my blog posts, I’m going to be posting interesting articles from other sites as a way to satisfy your cravings for all things celebrity and plastic surgery. If any of you have interesting blogs or news items for […]
News agencies are reporting real stories about pets having plastic surgery – specifically, dogs having testicular implants. There is also mention of doggie Botox and even doggie braces. You can read an ABC News.com report here. The whole thing seems pretty silly to me. I’ve never operated on someone’s pet, although I’ve heard about a […]
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 […]
