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Thursday, January 7th, 2010Americans would continue to get cosmetic surgery tax-free if the Senate’s sweeping health care bill becomes law, but a trip to the tanning salon would cost 10% more.
After a lobbying campaign by plastic surgeons, the American Medical Association and the company that makes Botox, Senate Democrats pulled a proposed 5% tax on elective cosmetic surgery [...]
IPRAS 2009 – New Delhi, India
Thursday, January 7th, 2010Hello Everyone……….
Happy New Year.
In November/December 2009, there was a meeting of the International Confederation of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery in New Delhi, India. I had the fortunate opportunity to attend this meeting. Of particular interest, the topics were varied from cosmetic surgery to complex reconstructive techniques.
There was quite a blend of opinions and techniques [...]
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 [...]
Breast Implant Options
Sunday, August 16th, 2009Silicone breast implants were released by the FDA for cosmetic use in 2006. Both types of implants have a silicone shell; the difference is what is inside the implant.
An implant filled with silicone gel is more expensive but feels more natural. A implant filled with saline will naturally feel different compared to a silicone gel [...]
Dysport in Competition with Botox
Sunday, August 16th, 2009Dysport, the first alternative to Botox, is now available in the United States.
Dysport has been used in Europe for years, but most U.S. residents officially got their first taste of it during the past two weeks, when it became widely available to doctors after being approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Approval came after [...]
Cometic Surgery & A Comeback – Maybe?
Sunday, August 16th, 2009The $12 billion to $20 billion cosmetic-surgery industry had been tracking with the economy, taking a major hit last fall.
But the industry started making a comeback in the spring, spurred by doctors’ reduced rates and a sense the economy’s death spiral may be slowing. Although they are not the only generation that has embraced cosmetic [...]
Cosmetic Surgery & Tax Deductions? – A New Twist for the System
Sunday, August 16th, 2009Most in Washington heard the news this week from a report in Congress Daily which stated that the Senate Finance Committee was plotting a 10 percent surcharge on all unnecessary cosmetic-surgery procedures, and that the idea had been broached to Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) during a meeting with Office of Management and Budget Director Peter [...]
The Lifestyle Lift and Controversy
Sunday, August 16th, 2009Lifestyle Lift, a cosmetic surgery company, has reached a settlement with the State of New York over its attempts to fake positive consumer reviews on the Web according the New York attorney general’s office.
The company had ordered employees to pretend they were satisfied customers and write glowing reviews of its face-lift procedure on Web sites, [...]