A few years ago, a new anesthesia gadget called the BIS monitor, short for bi-spectral index, made the headlines. The claim was that this new monitor would ensure that the patient was truly “asleep” and unaware of the surgery…but not getting too much medication either. It works by calculating a score from EEG (brain-wave) patterns. […]
A Phoenix, Arizona physician who had three patients die during liposuction surgery was found guilty of murder and manslaughter last week in Maricopa County Superior Court. He was not a trained plastic surgeon, nor a surgeon of any kind. Dr. Peter Normann had been an emergency-room physician, certified as an internist, and had never done a […]
Fireworks are beautiful – but care and safety are needed to avoid burns and injuries. Dr. Ramona Bates, from the suture for a living blog, has written an nice review piece about how to safely deal with fireworks. The link is below. It’s especially timely with the July 4 holiday fast approaching. Please read it, and explain […]
Usually, at the major plastic surgery meetings, the procedings and questions are very polite and discussions are very calm…but not this morning. The gloves came off and the sparks flew. The topic: the latest technologies in liposuction, particularly laser liposuction. An all-star panel, moderated by Dr. Steve Teitelbaum, showed great results by several talented surgeons, […]
Yesterday, I attended the “Boston Breast Workshop – 2011”. This was a whole day of scientific presentations and panel discussions on the many controversies surrounding the uses of fat grafting for both reconstruction and cosmetic enhancement of the breast. Panelists included local experts Dr. Dan delVecchio and Dr. Jay Austen, as well as Dr. Roger Khouri, […]
File this under “medical tourism” meets “back-room procedures”. Another sad story about discount cosmetic surgery in a foreign country, this time with a twist…**** Hector Cabral of New York has been indicted for illegally performing cosmetic procedures on several women, leaving some of them permanently disfigured. He was charged with 10 counts of unauthorized practice […]
Recently, I saw an TV ad for a local personal injury attorney that really disturbed me. In it, he promised his clients that he would fight to get them the largest settlement possible, and boasted of his prowess in doing so.He didn’t talk about finding the truth. He didn’t refer to doing the best possible […]
Want to prevent 2 million complications of surgery, just in the United States alone? Have smokers quit smoking for at least a month prior to surgery. In the United States, approximately 8 to 10 million procedures requiring surgery and anesthesia are performed on cigarette smokers each year, out of the estimated 50 million that are […]
Source: WebMD.com March 2, 2011 — The FDA today announced steps to remove more than 500 prescription cold, cough, and allergy products from the market because of potential safety concerns. The FDA asked companies to stop manufacturing the 500 products within 90 days and stop shipping them within 180 days. Some manufacturers must stop making […]
Just last week, I did a consultation on a young lady who had an “awake breast augmentation” done in Maitland, Florida, less than 8 months ago. She was already in my office, getting a consultation on how to fix her poorly done surgery, so she could look normal again. She had a lot of comments […]
