Here is a nice story about a 9 year old who is having reconstructive plastic surgery to fix a deformed ear that he was born with, due to a condition called Goldenhar syndrome. Now, at age 9, he has undergone the first step of the classic two to three stage surgical reconstruction to transform the nub of […]
Sometimes, fantastic discoveries happen by chance. Take, for example, the discover of penicillin by Alexander Fleming. He left some dirty petri dishes by an open window when he left the lab for the weekend… but was observant enough to notice some surprising changes when he got back to work, which led to the discovery of […]
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 […]
According to an article on the BBC news page, scientists at the UK’s Institute of Cancer Research have made a significant breakthrough: they have prevented breast cancer from spreading to other organs in mice by blocking a particular enzyme, called LOXL2. The enzyme, also known as lysyl oxidase, seems to be important in the early stages of cancer spread. It helps […]
Last week, I had the pleasure to be invited to give two teaching presentations to the residents in the Section of Plastic Surgery of the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor. The talks, about cosmetic surgery and the basics of running a practice, were well received by the residents. Dr. Bill Kuzon, the Chief of […]
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) released their annual report on plastic surgery procedures this past week. According to ASPS, 13.1 million cosmetic plastic surgery procedures, including both minimally-invasive or surgical categories, were performed in the United States in 2010, up 5 percent from 2009. “The economy is showing signs of improvement and financially, things seem […]
It seems that, every few months, there’s a new variation on our old friend, liposuction. This time, the latest phrase is “tickle liposuction”. (ed: I don’t know who comes up with these marketing terms, but really – tickle??)It’s just a variation on power-assisted liposuction (“PAL”), which has been around for years, and works great. Instead […]
Want to do something that helps TWO great organizations at the same time AND makes you feel good? I just learned about the Girl Scouts’ Program called “The Gift of Caring”, from a friend’s daughter, an 11 year-old Girl Scout. Here’s how it works: Instead of buying Girl Scout cookies for yourself, you can request that […]
“Awake Breast Augmentation Surgery” If you were up early this morning, you might have seen yours truly on channel 6, at 6:45. I had been interviewed by WKMG’s Jessica Sanchez on Monday. We discussed the controversy regarding “awake breast augmentation” surgery. Unfortunately, only a very short bit of the TV interview was used. They didn’t […]
