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Apr

Gee Wow – Another Filler

Ah, so Sculptra finally gets FDA approval for cosmetic purposes. Does that change anything?  Of course not.  “Off-label” use of a drug or device is entirely legal and ethical.  Just because a study, say, studied a drug in women between the age of...

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11

Apr

Rift on Latisse

http://whyaremyeyesbleeding.com/I love satire, and this little video is great. Well, it is great the way it mocks the goal of longer eyelashes.  But like a lot of at humor, it loses it when it goes too far and makes jokes about complications from Latisse that are too e...

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11

Apr

Breast Augmentation with Fat

New York Times: Dr. Teitelbaum explains the risk of a Brazilian Butt Lift Published: August 19, 2021Dr. Teitelbaum is quoted in a New York Times article about one of the most popular procedures today, the Brazilian butt lift. The article explains the importance of choosin...

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11

Apr

Botox Greed

But it should remind everyone out there not to shop for medical care on the basis of price. All those ads in the local rags for “Botox $99/site” should be approached with great skepticism.http://www.justicenewsflash.com/2009/08/14/york-plastic-surgeons-guilty_20...

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11

Apr

Gynecomastia Bra?

You've gotta always read through to the end! A blogger wrote about a new bra for men suffering from gynecomastia, but you can see that these are bras for men that are cross-dressers!What a shame to confuse the two. Men with gynecomastia will often wear several shirts...

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11

Apr

Beware Untrained Doctors!

http://www.abc15.com/content/news/investigators/consumeralerts/story/Why-is-it-legal-Untrained-doctors-perform-plastic/m-B2C6icZ0Smn68QzwAHnA.cspxThis is a fabulous story! Everyone should read it.  Yes, it is true - a doctor's medical license doesn’t...

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11

Apr

Finally Some Sense on HealthCare

And to all those out there who support a single-payer system, I ask you just this: If you had your choice of any government agency  you have frequently interacted with that you could model your healthcare system, which one would it be?  The Post Office?  DMV?...

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11

Apr

New Record for Scarless Breast Augmentation

I would normally be upset at a surgeon sending out a press release bragging that they had done an extraordinary number of a procedure. But I feel differently here.I first learned about doing scarless breast reduction by liposuction from Dr. Eugene Courtiss, while I was a s...

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11

Apr

Dermal Fillers Jump. Whoopee!

Not only is this story overblown, it is simply not true. So why is the story out there?  First, there is no industry to make money on a facelift like there is when selling a filler.  Many publicly traded companies have a pecuniary interest as well as the ability t...

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11

Apr

How Ideal is the “Ideal Implant”?

A saline implant with the feel of silicone? Hmm…I've felt the implant.  It is soft if so underfilled that it flops over on itself.  That can lead to folds and ripples, and perhaps even weakness and shell failure where the shells rub together.  I...

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