Archive for November, 2009
Liposuction and a Bad Outcome
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009An operation that began as a routine cosmetic surgery procedure ended with the patient in a coma. Authorities later learned the doctor was not board certified in plastic surgery, and the facility was not licensed for the procedure.
Sources say 37-year-old Rohie Kah-Oruktoan, mother of three, is now clinically brain dead after undergoing liposuction at Weston [...]
SCULPTRA – A Long Standing Filler
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009SCULPTRA, a long-lasting filler that has been used since 2004 to plump the cheeks of H.I.V.-positive patients with facial wasting, is finally having its cosmetic debut. In July, the FDA – approved Sculptra Aesthetic — as the cosmetic version is named — for use to improve the appearance of nose-to-lip wrinkles.
But that is not to [...]
When There is a Need for a Do-Over in Plastic Surgery
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009No face-lift stops time, so as aging continues, even a satisfied patient may choose to have another one a decade later. But what if your face-lift never pleased you, not because of complications or monstrous scars, but because of aesthetics pure and simple? Perhaps your first surgeon’s technique resulted not only in a tighter jaw [...]