Category: Cosmetic Medicine

Lately we have been getting more and more patients asking for a tummy tuck not knowing exactly what it entails.  The general desire is to achieve a “flat stomach”.  The truth of the matter is not everyone is a good candidate for a tummy tuck and most importantly not everybody needs a tummy tuck to […]

You may have heard of the “dine and dash” or “gas and go” but “Botox and bail”? According to msnbc.com it’s becoming more common for patients to get Botox, dermal fillers, and other beauty procedures and then leave without paying. One recent case involved a woman, dubbed the “Beauty Bandit,” who received over $3,000 worth […]

A new survey by the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery indicates growing acceptance of cosmetic surgery among minorities. The survey of over 1,300 people revealed that more than half of minorities think the popularity of cosmetic surgery has grown among members of their racial/ethnic group in the last five years. An estimated 6.9 percent of all […]

A Brazilian model with the largest breasts in the world is experiencing complications following her latest breast surgery, according to Fox News in Houston. Sheyla Hershey suffered her first complication after more than 30 plastic surgeries, when a severe staph infection reached both of her breasts following her recent breast augmentation procedure in Brazil. In […]

“F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future 2010,” a new report on obesity in the U.S., revealed that obesity rates increased in 28 states in the past year. California ranks as the 41st most obese state, and while far down in the rankings, it still has an adult obesity rate of 24.4 percent. […]

Collagen injectables will be gone from the U.S. cosmetic market by the end of the year due to changes in consumer trends, reports the latest issue of Dermatology Times. First Johnson & Johnson announced in late 2009 that it was discontinuing its collagen filler Evolence. Then, in January 2010, Allergan announced it would be discontinuing […]

Project Beauty, a new consumer website that aims to be the “video site that answers all your beauty questions,” was launched this week, offering online users a wide range of beauty-related web content, including topics such as: Cosmetic surgery Skin care Hair Makeup Staying fit Fashion The site’s goal is to answering consumer questions such […]

“Mommy makeover” is the name of the trend where new moms get several cosmetic procedures—typically a breast augmentation, tummy tuck, and/or breast lift—to help return their bodies to their pre-pregnancy shape. It’s less often you hear about plastic surgery makeovers for dads, and yet men received 13 percent of all cosmetic surgical procedures and 9 […]

Everyone knows Botox for its ability to smooth wrinkles when injected into the face, but Johns Hopkins researchers may have found another use that goes beyond the cosmetic. In a recent study published in the journal Pain Medicine, researchers found that patients with a painful and debilitating nerve compression disorder  called thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) […]

More teens than ever are getting plastic surgery and some are even receiving procedures as graduation presents, according to  Crain’s New York Business. The article reports on the rise in the number of plastic surgery procedures among teens in the last few years and how many teens ask for procedures as graduation presents. Last year,  […]