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My last blog was a call to action for the proposed 5% tax on cosmetic surgery. In addition to my blog, I asked all of my existing patients to write to their US senators and object to this tax. Thanks to all who did so and anyone and all who made an effort to have their voices heard. Although you probably already know, I am happy to report that this tax was removed from the final senate version of

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An unexpected controversy recently developed in the U. S. Senate when one of the provisions included in the Senate version of the health care reform bill was a 5% tax on all cosmetic surgery procedures. This tax does not reflect any of President Obama's goals in health care reform of providing affordable insurance or lowering the cost of health care. Instead it provides a back door maneuver to

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It has been 3 years since the FDA approved the use of silicone breast implants for cosmetic breast augmentation, and so it seems like a good time to look back on our experience thus far. Silicone breast implants were initially viewed with understandably great caution by women and plastic surgeons, and it took some time for them to eventually embrace silicone breast implants as a viable, and in

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Breast augmentation has a secure position as on of the most frequently requested cosmetic procedures, and demand for breast enlargement continues to grow. One of the most frequently asked questions I hear in my practice is 'what are the risks?'The risks of breast augmentation are well documented but fresh information and new insights are always helpful, which makes the recent publication of "

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Branding is a term that is more commonly associated with marketing, not plastic surgery. However, the explosive growth of non-plastic surgery practitioners anxious and willing to provide plastic surgery services has increased the demand for cosmetic surgery patients. Whereas plastic surgeons were once found by word of mouth, marketing is now an important component of success, whether we like it

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Patients who suffer from migraine headaches often find a migraine event incapacitating, totally disrupting their lives until it passes. A cure has been elusive and sometimes it seems as if there have been as many treatments as patients.What does this have to do with plastic surgery? It begins with a shift in the thinking of the cause of migraines from vascular (blood vessel) changes to muscle

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For the past few years, I have been using a rapid recovery program, or "24 hour Recovery Program", for breast augmentation. This program has stimulated a great deal of interest because patients looking for breast augmentation are in a very active stage of their lives and no one wants the down time anymore. But the most common question is: How is it possible?The answer is that Yes, it is possible,

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Yesterday Michael Jackson was finally buried, 2 months after his death. He is gone but will not soon be forgotten, and his name is forever linked to plastic surgery. This link began the first time he had surgery on his nose (rhinoplasty). After the first surgery, his nose was smaller and less ethnic, but whatever you thought about it, everyone generally agreed that it looked reasonable and normal

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Plastic surgery in teens has again come to the forefront, this time due largely to a recent report by the NBC "Today Show" and USA Today. Probably the most significant issue is a report by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) that described a 180% increase in plastic surgery in teenagers from 2003 to 2008.The core issue is: when is it appropriate for a teen to have plastic surgery? It

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Botox, an injectable treatment for wrinkles caused by excess muscle activity, has had a monopoly and virtual stranglehold on the market of non-invasive wrinkle treatment since it was first approved by the FDA. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) estimates that 2.4 million Botox injections were performed in 2008 alone.The only competition thus far had been from injectable fillers, such

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Despite struggles in the economy, breast augmentation has continued to be the most popular cosmetic surgery procedure among women, and it is a procedure that comes with choices. Today I will address one of those choices: placement of the incision and subsequent scar.The appearance and location of the scar is important, but the most important factor that determines how good you will look is the

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Headline: Family physician jailed after cosmetic surgery disasterHeadline: Beverly Hill Radiologist investigated for liposuction mishap, leaves country.Headline: Yellow Page publisher liable for misleading board certification in plastic surgery.Don't each of these headlines sound like an over-the-top "Nip and Tuck"-like plastic surgery TV show. They did to me but the sad fact is that they are all

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You would have to be living in a cave not to know that the economy is in bad shape. No one has been spared from this collective pain and in case we forget about it for a minute, someone on the news is there to remind us.It is therefore only natural to want to get the most out of the money we do spend and "get a good deal", and why should cosmetic surgery be any different? There are certainly

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It has been widely believed by both plastic surgeons and the non-medical community that breastfeeding is the main cause of later breast sagging, a condition known as breast ptosis. A recent study, which appeared in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal (published by the American Society For Aesthetic Plastic Surgery) , showed results that surprisingly challenged this long-standing belief. The study

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National news agencies have reported the tragic death of an 18 year-old girl in Boca Raton, Florida, after plastic surgery to correct asymmetric breasts. The reported cause of death was Malignant Hyperthermia.An event such as this one is a tragedy of proportions that are unimaginable outside the family of this girl and our heart and prayers go out to them. Beyond the immediate event, it once

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I was recently interviewed by a local news network on the topic of teens and plastic surgery, and and I would like to share my thought on this topic with you. Today's teen has unprecedented exposure to the media and one of the hot topics has been celebrity plastic surgery. Although the percentage of plastic surgery performed on teenagers has remained steady at 3% over the past 15 years, the

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#1 Wrinkles are mostly caused by aging.False. While aging is a factor in the formation of wrinkles, it is the least important one up until about the age of 60. In younger patients, the main causes of wrinkles and other signs of aging are smoking, excess sun exposure and excess muscle activity around the eyes and forehead. Prevention, a prescription-based skin care regimen and selective use of

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Although it has been over two months since the tragic death of Donde West, mother of hip-hop star Kanye West, it remains fresh in the minds of the public and has raised many questions about the safety of plastic surgery. My own read on the media coverage thus far is that there has been as much rumor as fact, and I would like to set the story straight as best I can. The facts we know are that

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An injectable filler is defined as any substance that can be injected into or under the skin to fill out a wrinkle or depression. These products are considered off-the-shelf in that they are commercially prepared and ready to use.The original injectable filler was collagen and for many years was the only product in this category, which makes it the standard against which all other products are

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The segment of cosmetic surgery that has shown explosive growth is not really surgery at all. It is the field of Non-invasive Procedures; that is, techniques that do not require the use of a scalpel. The most popular procedures in this category are Botox Injections and Injectable Fillers.Let's begin with Botox Injections, a technique that everyone has at least heard about. Botox is made by the

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If you are a movie fan, you will probably remember Jack Nicholson's famous line in "A Few Good Men" when he told Tom Cruise, "You can't handle the truth!" Apparently he was not alone in that thought.This has also been the attitude of many non-plastic surgeons who advertise their services under the moniker of "cosmetic surgery."Lawmakers in Florida decided that this practice has gone too far and

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Bariatric, or weight loss, surgery has grown exponentially in in past 20 years as the problem of obesity has become more pronounced and technical advances have made surgical treatment safer. Today almost 50% of adults are overweight and about 6% are morbidly obese, which is usually defined as more than 100 lbs. overweight. If you are wondering if you fall into this category, a simple test is to

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Every plastic surgeon has a philosophy about how he or she will care for patients and this philosophy will directly affect you the patient. Somewhere in the background of every consultation with a new patient, a plastic surgeon must decide if he will tell the patient what she wants to hear or what she needs to know. If I were to poll any number of plastic surgeons and ask how this issue should be

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The skin changes that occur in the face will also occur on the body, but they will be less severe unless there has been significant sun exposure over the years. The reasons are the same as for the face: loss of collagen and elasticity, gravity, and so on.Regarding the breasts, we have to consider the effects of aging, pregnancy, and breast feeding. The effects of pregnancy and breast feeding can

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Let's get right to it and begin with the skin. One of the first changes we see is a change in texture, in which the smooth skin of our youth is gradually replaced by a roughened, irregular surface. The skin also loses elasticity and collagen so that what was once tight and firm is now loose and sagging. The loss of elasticity combined with cumulative effect over the years of the facial muscles

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