It’s not a surprise to anyone that all medical tests and procedures are not created equal. Some tests are more accurate, others less so. Some medications are very effective, and others not so much depending on the situation. With this in mind, the American Board of Internal Medicine and its associated specialties have recently developed […]
Allure Magazine’s senior editor, Ms. Joan Kron, recently published an article called the “11 most overrated cosmetic surgery procedures”(link), and I thought this was well worth commenting on. Ms. Kron has received several awards from our plastic surgery societies for journalistic excellence in covering our field – so her articles are always worth a read! Here […]
Answer: it very well might. Almost under the radar, a company named Lithera has been quietly investigating the idea of manipulating fat cell metabolism with a simple injection of two drugs that are already FDA-approved, but traditionally used for other purposes. They’ve discovered that two asthma medications, Advair and Servent, which we have used for […]
Yes, it’s that time of year: time for the biggest gathering of aesthetic plastic surgeons from around the world, the annual American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery meeting. This time, it’s back in New York City, at the Convention Center, starting in about 3 weeks. I’ll be there, listening to the latest on technical improvements […]
This week a patient came to my office, and told me about her treatment here in Orlando with a gadget called the Lipotron 3000. It’s advertised as being a radiofrequency machine that can melt both subcutaneous and visceral fat, and is promoted as part of a weight loss treatment called Lipo-Ex or LipoFast. It’s also called […]
Every few years, there seems to be a return of an old concept that didn’t work the first time around: trying to lift a droopy (ptotic) breast with internal sutures. This was first developed around 2001 by the Bulgarian cosmetic surgeon Serdev, who applied internal suture lifting techniques to almost every part of the body […]
At long last: The FDA approved Allergan’s Style 410 silicone breast implants today. This is the long-awaited “Gummy Bear” implant, which is filled with thicker “form-stable” silicone. The implants have been in use in Canada and Europe for a number of years, and American plastic surgeons have been waiting…and waiting…and waiting for the FDA to […]
Hello everyone, I’m writing this blog post as I am in the midst of having a CoolSculpting treatment. Yes – I am being a test patient. Even though I’m a skinny guy, I’ve got some areas around my middle that I’d like to get rid of, too. The old muffin top. What better way to talk with […]
While the smartphone is pretty impressive technology, turns out that melanoma diagnosis apps are still pretty dumb – and inaccurate. A new study, published in JAMA Dermatology this week found that 3 out of 4 apps incorrectly labelled at least 30% of actual melanoma skin cancers as “unconcerning.” Four smartphone apps marketed for analyzing skin […]
Studies published in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine show that the risk of smoking in women has been previously significantly under-estimated. According to study author Dr. Prabhat Jha of St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, “The group of women that started smoking seriously in and around 1960 can be followed up only now — […]
