As reported in detail on CNN.com, the first whole face transplant in the U.S. was successfully performed at Boston’s Brigham & Women’s Hospital last week. The transplant recipient, a 28 year-old Texan named Dallas Wiens, had suffered devastating full facial burns following a high-voltage electrical accident in 2008. This left him blind and with a badly […]
I participate in a number of online question-and-answer boards about Plastic Surgery, including “Ask-a-Surgeon” from ASAPS and Realself.com Today, this question came up: Is smart lipo/laser lipo better than traditional liposuction? What credentials should I be looking for in my doctor if I was interested in this procedure? Here’s my answer: Getting good results in liposuction is […]
Our condolences, thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the massive earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan. The search and rescue phase of this response is still underway with 15 international teams augmenting the Japanese resources. The American College of Surgeons sent out this handy reference page for news updates and aid organizations, which […]
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 […]
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 […]
