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Apr
But this lawsuit will not bring her back. At a time when we are debating how to pay for health care, it would be prudent to remember that every dollar of the “unspecified amount” her parents seek could be paying for care of the uninsured. Will the money re...
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Apr
http://health-fitness-disease-illness. blogspot. com/2009/09/breast-augmentation-becomes-no-1. html Earlier in 2009, ASAPS released statistics that showed that breast augmentation had become the most popular cosmetic procedure in the United States. This Post by Dr Loverme is a...
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Apr
Need I say more? I'll accept the fact that patients have consented to this and someone else is doing the twitting…but who needs to follow a particular surgery live? It is just creepy to follow an operation like one watches the Indy 500, bored speechless e...
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Apr
At the beginning of the recession, I was interviewed by a major newspaper for a story on the effect of the economy on plastic surgery. At that point, my business had been totally unaffected. I even showed the numbers to the reporter. Guess what? My quotes ...
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Apr
Interestingly enough, these claims are usually made by non-surgeons. I can understand their motivation: they can't do surgery, and so they make ridiculous comments. But the doctor quoted in this story shows beautiful facelift results on his site: http...
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Apr
Ah, so Sculptra finally gets FDA approval for cosmetic purposes. Does that change anything? Of course not. “Off-label” use of a drug or device is entirely legal and ethical. Just because a study, say, studied a drug in women between the age of ...
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Apr
I love satire, and this little video is great. Well, it is great the way it mocks the goal of longer eyelashes. But like a lot of at humor, it loses it when it goes too far and makes jokes about complications from Latisse that are too extreme to be funny. Satire...
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Apr
New York Times: Dr. Teitelbaum explains the risk of a Brazilian Butt Lift Published: August 19, 2021 Dr. Teitelbaum is quoted in a New York Times article about one of the most popular procedures today, the Brazilian butt lift. The article explains the importance of choosing the r...
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Apr
But it should remind everyone out there not to shop for medical care on the basis of price. All those ads in the local rags for “Botox $99/site” should be approached with great skepticism. http://www. justicenewsflash. com/2009/08/14/york-plastic-surgeons-guilty_20...
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Apr
You've gotta always read through to the end! A blogger wrote about a new bra for men suffering from gynecomastia, but you can see that these are bras for men that are cross-dressers! What a shame to confuse the two. Men with gynecomastia will often wear several shirts...
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Apr
According to a recent media campaign by the ASPS, “anyone can wear a white coat, but not everyone is board certified in plastic surgery. ” Yes, it is true - a doctor's medical license doesn’t restrict what procedures they may perform. It&...
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Apr
And to all those out there who support a single-payer system, I ask you just this: If you had your choice of any government agency you have frequently interacted with that you could model your healthcare system, which one would it be? The Post Office? DMV? ...
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