As I discussed a few weeks ago, the FDA met to discuss approval of Reloxin as an alternative to Botox. It was approved on April 30th. I don’t think it will effect my practice just yet as I need to see how they will market it and the price point. It is good to have […]
Read More »Many people, men and women alike, are dissatisfied with an area of their body that has been resistant to the effects of diet and exercise. Genetics can play a large role in where we gain and hold on to weight. If you are in good health, but have localized pockets of fat, you may be […]
Read More »Many men and women are unhappy with their nose. This dissatisfaction can come from either aesthetic or functional issues and sometimes it is due to a combination of both. While some people find their nose is too large, others find their nose is too small for their face. Further dissatisfaction may come from bumps or […]
Read More »The hardest part of a patient’s Plastic Surgery journey is often finding the right Plastic Surgeon for them. A great Plastic Surgeon has the accreditation, education, training and experience to sustain his medical skill, as well as the aesthetic, artistic eye for detail that enhancing, reconstructing and otherwise altering the human body requires. It can […]
Read More »Breast augmentation is more popular in Salt Lake City, Utah than any other city. This, according to data from Realself.com, a popular plastic surgery website. They reviewed geographical data from millions of searches on realself.com. They found that Salt Lake City had a much higher interest in breast implants than any other city, (+74% higher than […]
Read More »Mentor, the breast implant company that I use most commonly, has offered a “refer-a-friend” program for a few years. A couple of years ago they limited this promotion to patients with silicone implants who referred friends for silicone implants. The problem with this promotion is that not all patients want, or need, silicone implants. Problem […]
Read More »Many people, men and women alike, are dissatisfied with an area of their body that has been resistant to the effects of diet and exercise. Genetics can play a large role in where we gain and hold on to weight. If you are in good health, but have localized pockets of fat, you may be […]
Read More »I have been a strong advocate of avoiding general anesthesia where possible and limiting combination cosmetic surgery procedures for patient safety. A recent study helps to hit some of these issues home. A study published in Dermatologic Surgery looked at the rates of severe complications in office-based surgery in the states of Alabama and Florida […]
Read More »While recently attending a conference, I met a doctor who was exploring the cosmetic market. His training was in ObGyn and he has likely delivered thousands of babies with a very high success rate in the New York area. Because of new insurance restrictions, and with greater government oversight on that type of medical care […]
Read More »The PIP breast implant manufactured by the now defunct French company, Poly Implant Prosthese, has been surrounded by scandal and controversy over the past two years. It was discovered that the company had been fraudulent about their manufacturing process, while manufacturing these implants with non-medical grade silicone. This was at one time the third leading […]
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