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The New York Times brings us this thought provoking article about medical practices in Prague offering free surgical enhancements to nurses as an employment incentive.  One nurse opted for breast augmentation and liposuction, free of charge.
The piece raises some interesting ethical questions: While the procedures could certainly be beneficial to individual nurses in the short [...]

Why is it that waiting has become such an integral part of our society?  Hurry up and wait.  It almost doesn’t matter what you’re talking about: waiting for the cable guy to show (between 8:00 and 12:00, yeah right more like 5:30), waiting at the DMV, waiting for a bus, train or plane and of course [...]

I don’t know any plastic surgeon who hasn’t been eagerly anticipating the arrival of Dysport (Medicis). For years Botox Cosmetic (Allergan, Inc) has had the monopoly on botulinum toxin A.  And because of this they have raised the cost of it to the point where it is almost prohibitive as an adjunctive cosmetic product.
Dysport (Ipsen, Inc.) [...]

I’ve been looking forward to my “day in court” with Bashinka Thompson, my implant thief.  As one who knows as much about court as anyone who has seen Law and Order it was an education.  I still don’t get the process but it was interesting.  And my hat is off for the Commonwealth’s Attorney.  Clearly [...]

How many of you actually realize how asymmetric you are?  Oh you might realize that your eyes or breasts are different if it’s significant but overall have you ever really looked at the two sides of your body?  Probably not and in fact I know most people don’t because I often have to point it [...]

A recent study found that there is a 12.5% chance of needing another surgery within five years of breast augmentation.  And although most patients don’t change implant size this early after initial surgery it does occur and attention to detail is important.
Following breast augmentation the breast tissue will stretch to accommodate the implant.  In addition [...]

Is this you after your liposuction procedure?  I hope not but the reality is this is more common than mild bruising.  All that blood results in prolonged pain and healing and potentially a worse cosmetic result.  But this can be avoided.  It just takes thorough patient education and a patient surgeon.
Our preoperative package includes an [...]

Do you think her surgeon thinks he did a good job?  Okay just a little humor and an ego boost for me knowing I’ve never done that!  But I digress, the real blog tonight is on multiple procedures and not like hers.  Many patients ask me about doing multiple procedures at the same time.   [...]

With the deepening recession an increasing number of desperate people have turned to crime to get by.  And I guess desperation comes in many forms.  Take for instance Yvonne Jean Pampellonne, 30, of Huntington Beach, California who faces charges on May 27  for allegedly stealing the identity of another woman and using that identity to [...]

The tummy tuck is and has been a mainstay of cosmetic surgery practices.  But what they are and how much they cost can be incredibly confusing.  Names such as standard, extended, mini, hybrid and others don’t necessarily give a patient a thorough understanding of the procedure.  So lets take them one by one.
The extended abdominoplasty usually [...]