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 […]
If you’re like most people, you’ve never heard of ALCL. Well, you will now, because the FDA has just issued a bulletin, drawing attention to this exceptionally rare disease. ALCL is a subtype of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. ALCL is NOT breast cancer, but an entirely different disease. It can affect lymph nodes, skin or breast tissue. […]
Here is a partial list of products that are awaiting FDA approval. All of them could be significant improvements over what we have now. And these are just a few examples… Fillers: Belotero by Merz, and Aquamid by Contura Botulinum toxins: PurTox by Mentor Breast implants: “gummy bear” form-stable implants – both Allergan and Mentor Fat-grafting: […]
In a press release this week, Kythera Biopharmaceuticals and Bayer HealthCare’s dermatology business, announced two European Phase III studies evaluating their injectable adipolytic agent, for the reduction of localized fat under the chin. The product, called ATX-101, has sucessfully passed earlier studies. In layman’s terms, this is a shot that makes your double chin go away without surgery! We’ve talked […]
The pain-reliever acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol or APAP) is one of the best-selling over the-counter medications. It is sold under many brand names, including Tylenol, and is an ingredient in nearly 200 medications and preparations. It is often combined in prescription pain medications with other ingredients, usually opioids such as codeine (Tylenol with Codeine), oxycodone […]
Palomar has received FDA clearance for their latest product, a hand-held, battery-powered laser. It’s called the “PaloVia”, and is the first unit cleared by the FDA for home use. The PaloVia uses a fractional method, in which only small “polka-dots” of skin are treated, and is non-ablative – meaning there won’t be any raw, oozing areas […]
As reported here on the BBC Health website, a new U.S. NCI-funded study looks at how fast the body starts making carcinogenic compounds after inhaling cigarette smoke. The report, published in Chemical Research in Toxicology, shows that cancer-causing chemicals appear in the bloodstream within 15 to 30 minutes after smoking. Small bit of biochemistry here: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are some […]
