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Apr

At long last, a national medical license

I've always been baffled that a doctor has to apply separately for a license in every state. I can understand paying a fee to every state - after all governments are massive kleptocracies.Finally, at least 15 states are considering a revised draft of the Intersta...

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11

Apr

Patient causes her own complication, sues her surgeon

A patient had tissue loss caused by smoking after surgery. Her response? Sue her surgeon. Hopefully the courts in England will act with a greater sense of justice than they often do in America, though Great Britian has become such a nanny state that they may be allowing its citiz...

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11

Apr

Stories from Brazil’s most celebrated plastic surgeon

Brazilian plastic surgeon Ivo Pitanguy brought aesthetic surgery out of back alleys and into the modern age. His books, procedures, lectures, and training programs have been of such magnitude that he has probably influenced plastic surgery more than any man alive.This is a very i...

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11

Apr

Plastic Surgery, Gangnam Style

While such disasters can happen by qualified plastic surgeons, one imagines that the risk is higher by lesser trained surgeons. From what I can surmise, the International Academy of Cosmetic Surgery does not require board certification in plastic surgery or have rigorous operatin...

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11

Apr

Happy 80th Birthday Brigitte Bardot

September 28, 2014 was Brigitte Bardot's 80th birthday. In my mind she had some of the most elegant and beautiful facial features of the last century. Check out this cool video and read the wonderful bio on Jezebel.It is at once interesting and sad. She had such big ey...

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11

Apr

What a Difference a Day Makes – Dr. Teitelbaum Quoted in New York Times

For a piece published August 20, 2014, Dr. Teitelbaum was interviewed by the New York Times for a controversial piece about using saline injections to temporarily enlarge the breasts for 24 hours.Dr. Steven Teitelbaum, a plastic surgeon in Santa Monica, Calif., and an associate c...

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11

Apr

Interest in Butt Lifts is Lifting

The plastic surgery social site, RealSelf, has reported a large increase in the number of people researching butt lift.  More interesting is that the number of searches for it vary profoundly across the country.  And since these numbers are in the hundreds of...

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11

Apr

4 Arrested in Palm Peach for Performing Plastic Surgery Without a License

This is an amazing story:  one licensed doctor had physician's assistants working for him, and allowed them to do the surgery.  These physician’s assistants were supposedly licensed as actual doctors in Colombia, but not here in Florida.One board...

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11

Apr

“Cement Face” Woman Being Treated by Board-Certified Surgeon, Gratis

An unlicensed doctor injected an unknown substance in this woman's face, buttocks, and breasts. It has hardened and disfigured her. Her face is so firm that she has become known locally as “cement face.”https://www.medicaldaily.com/plastic-surgery-nightmar...

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11

Apr

From Bone to Metal

Here is an example of the opposite: using something unique from the body to improve the quality of man made products.We've all heard that spider silk is stronger than steel.  Human bone is also amazingly strong for its weight.  Scientists have studied th...

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