I’ve been saying this for years, and now the World Health Organization has issued a definitive statement: tanning booths cause skin cancer. In the story from the CBC news website, the International Agency for Cancer Research or IARC, the World Health Organization’s cancer wing in Lyon, France, updated the cancer risk level from tanning beds, based on […]
Rumors are flying about the possibility of a new 10% tax on cosmetic surgery. Apparently, this is one of the more creative methods that the Senate Finance Committee has proposed, to help pay for the President’s new healthcare system. I, for one, certainly hope that this doesn’t come to pass. While this tax might look […]
Recent articles in the Wall Street Journal (link) have pointed out the need for a more uniform standard in office operating rooms – namely accreditation by one of the three national OR inspection agencies.I couldn’t agree more. Improving safety standards for patient care is a good thing. Accreditation of an operating room, whether it’s in the hospital or […]
In this report from ABC News (link), the Lifestyle Lift organization has been fined $300,000 for deceptive advertising practices. Apparently, Lifestyle has been having their employees write gushingly positive comments about the Lifestyle facelift procedure on various internet forums and chat rooms, when these people never had the procedure, and certainly weren’t non-biased, independent reports. More […]
Apparently, Diprivan has been found at the former home of the late Michael Jackson. This story is becoming more tragic by the day. Diprivan, also known generically as propofol, is a powerful intravenous anesthestic agent. In the right hands, it is a useful drug, permitting anesthesia with a low incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting. […]
According to a recent report, obesity rates in the U.S. have further increased over the last year, with adult obesity rates rising in 23 states. For the fifth year in a row, Mississippi had the highest rate of adult obesity at 32.5%. Three other states – West Virginia, Alabama and Tennessee – also had adult […]
A report by Bloomberg news (link) reports that the makers of Accutane, facing mounting legal costs over claims linking the drug to bowel disease, have decided to withdraw the acne drug Accutane from the market. Generic forms of Accutane are still available.
We are now starting to see ads in Orlando for a new fat-melting treatment, a laser beam that melts fat after shining the beam on the the skin. Known as the “lipo-laser”, or more properly, the Zerona, the manufacturer claims that its use can result in the loss of inches of fat – without surgery, […]
With the onset of ridiculously hot weather here in Orlando, it’s time to talk about sunscreens. Of all the things you can do to continue having great looking skin over time, using a daily sunscreen is probably the #1 most important thing to do.It turns out that choosing the best sunscreen is a little complicated. […]
There are a few websites that claim to simulate the effects of plastic surgery on a photo that you can upload to the site. Others have adjustable 3-D renderings of models, where you can adjust their appearance by moving slider-type controls, to more closely mimic your own appearance.I’ve looked at a couple of these, and […]
