Wow. How embarrassing…how greedy can you get? All I can say is thankfully this level of avarice is indeed rare. 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_200908141892.html
View MoreYou’ve gotta always read through to the end! This blogger wrote about a new bra for men suffering from gynecomastia. But if you click through to the originally referenced site, you can see that these are bras for men that are cross-dressers: http://item.rakuten.co.jp/wishroom/mensbra/ ! What a shame to confuse the two. Men with gynecomastia will often wear … Continue reading Gynecomastia Bra?
View MoreThis is a fabulous story! Everyone should read it. Yes, it is true – a doctor’s medical license doesn’t restrict what procedures they may perform. It’s unbelievable…but al the state does is give out a license to practice medicine. But there is only one license, and it doesn’t restrict what procedures the licensee can do. … Continue reading Beware Untrained Doctors!
View MoreAhh…finally a breath of reason and fresh air on healthcare reform…. 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 … Continue reading Finally Some Sense on HealthCare
View MoreI would normally be upset at a surgeon sending out a press release bragging that they had done an extraordinary number of a procedure. But I feel differently here. I first learned about doing scarless breast reduction by liposuction from Dr. Eugene Courtiss, while I was a surgery resident at Harvard. But it was years … Continue reading New Record for Scarless Breast Augmentation
View MoreNot only is this story overblown, it is simply not true. So why is the story out there? First, there is no industry to make money on a facelift like there is when selling a filler. Many publicly traded companies have a pecuniary interest as well as the ability to get such stories into the … Continue reading Dermal Fillers Jump. Whoopee!
View MoreA saline implant with the feel of silicone? Hmm… I’ve felt the implant. It is soft if so underfilled that it flops over on itself. That can lead to folds and ripples, and perhaps even weakness and shell failure where the shells rub together. It certainly means that there is no real preservation of any … Continue reading How Ideal is the “Ideal Implant”?
View MoreI’m proud to be a co-author in what is the lead-article in the most prestigious plastic surgery journal, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Symmastia is when the breast implants are too close together, often lifting the skin off of the breast bone, so that the two breasts seem to join in the center, leading to the … Continue reading New Technique Published on Fixing Symmastia
View MoreWhy can’t actors stick to acting and musicians focus on making music? Why must they speak authoritatively about that which they don’t know? What makes Cheryl Crow an authority on “Botox and stuff?” Sure, it can look bad if overdone by an unskilled doctor. But that shouldn’t condemn the product – or the millions of … Continue reading Cheryl Crow Opines on Plastic Surgery
View MoreI’ve heard of adventure tourism, and I’ve even heard of sex tourism. But “Cosmetic Toursim?” Going to countries known for their monkeys, lemurs, and primitiveness of their medical care for elective surgery? You’ve gotta be kidding! Unfortunately, I’m not. Looking to save a buck or two, people will put their health on the line. Just … Continue reading Going to the Third World for Plastic Surgery? You’re Kidding!
View More© Steven Teitelbaum MD, A Medical Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Designed & Developed by Studio III in collaboration with air conditioned la