Currently one of the most talked-about procedures in plastic surgery is CoolSculpting by Zeltiq. I’ve mentioned it in previous blog posts here. A lot of patients are asking about this procedure, but truthfully my experience with it is relatively modest. I do not have the device in my office, but have demo’d it on myself and my […]
The Washington Times has a very interesting article about plastic surgery and politicians. Some good examples include Nancy Pelosi (she appears to have had a facelift and eyelid lifts) and Joe Biden (his alleged Botox’d eyebrows in the VP debate with Sarah Palin was almost as comical as Palin’s debate performance). Can Botox hurt a […]
There is a new type of liposuction device on the market. Unlike some of the recent liposuction machines (such as Tickle Lipo and Body Jet) this device doesn’t promise the patient better or quicker results, but promises the doctor an easier time doing surgery. Power X is produced by Sound Surgical, the innovators of VASER Liposelection. It’s […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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?
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
