There is an interesting study from the Journal of Psychiatric Research that claims that Botox can help alleviate depression. Is this true? From the RealSelf.com blog: The 16-week study appeared in the Journal of Psychiatric Research earlier this year and reported that the face’s inability to register emotion post-Botox may help those with treatment resistant […]
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My latest article printed in the Plastic Surgery Post: We all want to lose fat. But not all of us want to go under the knife to do it. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, last year 204,702 Americans underwent liposuction, making it the third most common cosmetic surgery performed. This is in
How To Reduce Fat Without Diet, Exercise, Or Surgery? Read More »
A new study on an investigational breast implant shows that it could have some considerable benefits compared to the currently utilized breast implants. According to a study published in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, the Ideal Implant (a double-lumen, saline-filled breast implant) has a high rate of patient and surgeon satisfaction, low rate of wrinkling, and
An Ideal Implant? Read More »
Strange and scary story out of New Jersey. From Medical Daily.com: A New Jersey woman who pretended to be a cosmetic surgery professional has pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges of reckless manslaughter after one of her “patients” who hoped to get a penis enlargement died from a silicone injection. If convicted, Kasia Rivera,
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My new article for CNN.com: As a surgical resident, I spent several months working in the local wound clinic. One day, a 60-year-old old man named John arrived, several weeks after undergoing a cardiac bypass. The surgeon had harvested a large vein from his leg for the operation. I entered the exam room. John’s left
Unclean Wound? Bring Out The Maggots! Read More »
Here we go! I’m making my return to the fabulous Rachael Ray Show this Wednesday, Sept 12th to reveal “Plastic Surgery Fakeouts.” We test some products that promise instant results comparable to having plastic surgery! Do they work? You’ll have to tune in to find out! For more on my latest segment of The Rachael
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I was asked by Medscape (WebMD’s sister site for doctors) to write an article about the career of plastic surgery. How hard is it to become a plastic surgeon? What does it take? What types of people should consider plastic surgery as a career choice? Exactly what do plastic surgeons do, anyways? Well, here’s what
Plastic Surgeons: The Rock Stars Of Medicine? Read More »
This is a recent segment I did for Fox News on why celebrities look so good so quickly after giving birth. Is it due to plastic surgery?
This is a strange story out of Utah. A plastic surgeon, previously convicted of kidnapping his fiance, was recently released early from jail for good behavior.   Four days later, he and his fiance were found dead in his home in Orem. It reads like a story straight from Dateline. From the Salt Lake Tribune: Berg appeared
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There is an interesting article on Yahoo News about the current trend in female genital plastic surgery. From the article: Female genital cosmetic surgery is a small segment of the U.S. plastic surgery market, but it is growing, with thousands of women estimated to undergo such procedures every year. That growth comes despite a warning
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No matter what cosmetic treatments you’re interested in, you’ve come to the right place. My goal is to get you looking and feeling like your very best self. To start, I’d like to offer you some immensely helpful resources to start you on your journey, including this FREE eBook, 10 Things Every Plastic Surgery Patient Must Know. It's an immensely helpful guide to get you started on a path to a NEW YOU!
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