Archive for the ‘Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery’ Category
Friday, May 16th, 2008
New York plastic surgeon Alan H. Gold, MD, is the new President of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS). The Aesthetic Society, with nearly 2,400 members, is the leading national organization of board-certified plastic surgeons specializing in cosmetic surgery of the face and body. The election of new ...
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Plastic surgeons condemn new non-surgical procedure lipodissolve, a safe inexpensive procedure is given a negative spin by plastic surgeons in fear of losing patients, says Dr. Bark of the Lipodissolve clinic in Evanston, Illinois. The two national groups of plastic surgeons have launched their own campaign against a procedure called ...
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
The British Association of Cosmetic Doctors the organisation established for the advancement, education and practice of cosmetic dermatology in the UK has warned that the government is putting the public at severe risk with the Department of Health's (DOH) proposals to deregulate lasers and Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) technologies. Members ...
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Saturday, April 12th, 2008
At the moment in Canada a General Practitioner can advertise himself/herself as a cosmetic surgeon, even though he/she is not a certified surgeon - two new rules changes have been approved by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) which stop this. The new rule ...
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Despite increasing consumer demand for less invasive procedures for facial rejuvenation, facelifts are making a comeback with female and male baby boomers. According to the latest statistics released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), facelifts are up 14 percent for patients ages 40 and over, with nearly 116,200 ...
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
New 'Miracle' Skin Healing Cream Now Available to the PublicThe wait is finally over as five of the UK's leading plastic surgeons launch HEAL: a revolutionary new healing gel originally created to soothe and reduce inflammation of the skin following surgery (thereby shortening recovery times), but which has also proven ...
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Friday, March 28th, 2008
The New York Times on Wednesday examined a "migration" of "top tier" medical students from "branches of health care that manage major diseases toward specialties that improve the life of patients," such as dermatology and plastic surgery, and that improve the "lives of physicians, with better pay, more autonomy and ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Consultant Plastic Surgeon and international laser expert David Gault spoke out against the Department of Health's proposal to deregulate laser and Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) devices for 'cosmetic' treatments. Mr Gault who helped develop the first hair-removing laser over 18 years ago and acts as an expert witness in ...
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
A teenager from South Florida, USA, died last Saturday during an operation to correct asymmetrical breasts and an inverted areola.Two hours into what was supposed to be a routine operation at a plastic surgery facility in Boca Raton, 18-year old Stephanie Kuleba was rushed to Delray Medical Center.According to a ...
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Plastic surgery procedures of the face and chest were popular among both women and men in 2007, increasing at similar rates for similar procedures, according to statistics released today by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). Facelifts increased 14 percent for women and 16 percent for men from 2007. ...
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Friday, March 21st, 2008
The New York Times on Wednesday examined a "migration" of "top tier" medical students from "branches of health care that manage major diseases toward specialties that improve the life of patients," such as dermatology and plastic surgery, and that improve the "lives of physicians, with better pay, more autonomy and ...
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Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
The journal Medical Hypotheses (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/mehy), an Elsevier publication, has announced the winner of the 2007 David Horrobin Prize for medical theory. Written by Erle CH Lim and Raymond CS Seet of the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, the article, "Botulinum toxin, Quo Vadis?" was judged ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) announces the results of its 2007 Procedural Survey Data. Since 2002, the average age for patients receiving invasive cosmetic surgery has increased.From 2002 to 2007, the mean age of patients seeking the top ten most performed invasive procedures has increased by two years. ...
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Friday, March 14th, 2008
The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) is pleased to announce the results of its 2007 Procedural Data. This information is collected by polling the Academy's U.S.-based members. Findings conclude that sclerotherapy, the standard treatment for spider and varicose veins, is now the number two most ...
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Friday, March 14th, 2008
The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) announces the results of its 2007 Procedural Data and since 2002, the average age for patients receiving invasive cosmetic surgery has increased. From 2002 to 2007, the mean age of patients seeking the top ten most performed invasive procedures has ...
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