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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Thank you to HLN for inviting me on the show!
Click HERE for video. I removed the video since it automatically played. So annoying! Florida plastic surgeon Dr. Ryan Maercks filmed himself injecting his own face with 35 vials of Juvederm, as a way to show his patients how volumetric filling of the face is a very good method of facial rejuvenation. Yes, he injected […]
