Attention Orlando! Tomorrow is Pinktober 15th. Show your support for breast cancer patients and survivors by wearing a pink article of clothing. We’ll all be wearing something pink here at our office, even me! Tammy, a breast cancer survivor who works with me at the office, has got us all geared up for the day. Maybe […]
Everyone is familiar with “Crazy Glue”. Strong enough to hold a man suspended in mid-air, right? Well, since the 1970’s, people have been tinkering with the formula for medical purposes. These days, we’ve got some decent second generation tissue adhesives, but they’re not perfect. Typically, the glued closure isn’t nearly as strong as a sutured skin […]
Allergic reactions to latex are becoming more common. Today, about 3 to 6% of people are found to be allergic to latex…and in the worst case, the reactions can get pretty serious. Prevention, rather than treatment after the fact, is really the key to success. Latex is the milky fluid from the rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis, found […]
Every so often, a catchy concept comes along, and suddenly, that buzzword is everywhere. The buzz used to be about “laser-this” and “laser-assisted that”. Now the popular phrase for plastic surgery is “”stem cells” and in particular, “stem cell facelifts”. There was heated discussion about this procedure at the “Hot Topics” portion of the recent […]
Here’s a way to receive up to $100 back from Allergan…but only in selected practices, like ours. It’s called the Latisse Real $100 Reward Program. This is for our patients that would like to try Latisse (the popular eyelash treatment), and also use either Botox or Juvederm XC (with lidocaine). Here’s how it works: – have a Botox […]
OK blog readers, you heard it here first! Beginning October 1, 2010, and running for the entire month of October, we are having a tremendous special on our ENTIRE Obagi skin care line. Twenty percent off! Obagi cleanser, toner, exfoderm, and so on- all that good stuff, 20% off the usual retail price. Take advantage and stock […]
CNN and other national news agencies reported that today, an orthopedic surgeon was shot in the abdomen by a patient ‘s son, while briefing the son about his mother’s medical condition. The assault took place at the inpatient building of the prestigious Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. The surgeon was rushed to surgery, in urgent […]
Sheyla Hershey, the Brazilian-born Texan model/actress/singer who became known mostly for her quest for ever-larger breast implants, developed complications after her latest set of M-cup implants, which were implanted in South America after U.S. surgeons refused, became infected and began to extrude through her thinned-out skin, despite IV antibiotics. The full story is here, in the Orange County Register. […]
The biggest meeting in Plastic Surgery, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) annual meeting, “Plastic Surgery 2010” will be in Toronto, starting in about 2 weeks. And yours truly will be there, with about 5,000 other surgeons, medical personnel, exhibitors and industry representatives in the field of plastic surgery. To quote the late Ed Sullivan, it’s a […]
Last week, in the news, I noticed that the Zerona laser device, which allegedly treats fat by a non-invasive laser process, had received FDA clearance. We’ve discussed the Zerona before on our blog. I’ve been quite skeptical of the physics behind this low-power device, and how the laser can possibly get down to the depth […]
