Today, at the annual meeting of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, a new public service campaign was unveiled. It’s called “Do Your Homework” – and it refers to the selection of a properly trained and credentialed plastic surgeon for any elective plastic surgery.”Patients are getting injured, some are dying during procedures performed by non-board-certified […]
Here’s the story of how British plastic surgeons donated their skills and time to successfully separate a pair of conjoined twins that were joined at the head. Well done! ********* (Reuters) – Surgeons at a British hospital have successfully separated conjoined twin baby girls in a complex and extremely rare operation, the charity that funded […]
A few years ago, a new anesthesia gadget called the BIS monitor, short for bi-spectral index, made the headlines. The claim was that this new monitor would ensure that the patient was truly “asleep” and unaware of the surgery…but not getting too much medication either. It works by calculating a score from EEG (brain-wave) patterns. […]
How many times have we heard it: “if we can put a man on the moon, why can’t we cure the common cold?” Well, some smart guys from MIT may have figured it out. Meet “DRACO” – short for Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) Activated Caspase Oligomerizer. It’s an all-purpose anti-viral agent. So far, in tests in […]
Here’s an interesting study, courtesy of Medscape. I’ve edited it for brevity. According to a study published in the online journal Health Affairs, American physicians spend almost 4 times as much on administrative costs related to dealing with insurance plans, compared to physicians in Canada. According to the research, the staff time to deal with multiple health […]
Compared to other areas of our field, skin care often lags behind when it comes to good science. That’s one reason why an article in this month’s issue of ASJ (the Aesthetic Surgery Journal) is exciting: it looks at the effect of the Obagi skin care system in a good quality study. Here the study focused on […]
Just this week, the FDA has approved another competitor for Botox. This one is called Xeomin, and it’s sold by Merz Aesthetics. Just like Botox and Dysport, it temporarily reduces wrinkle lines, such as the frown lines between the eyebrows. However, Xeomin does not require refrigeration prior to reconstitution and mixing. According to the manufacturer’s press […]
A Phoenix, Arizona physician who had three patients die during liposuction surgery was found guilty of murder and manslaughter last week in Maricopa County Superior Court. He was not a trained plastic surgeon, nor a surgeon of any kind. Dr. Peter Normann had been an emergency-room physician, certified as an internist, and had never done a […]
It’s always great to see people you know coming up with innovative ideas and making them work successfully. This time, a friend from my time at MGH in Boston, plastic surgeon Geoff Gurtner, MD, has come up with a neat scar-reducing dressing that looks quite promising in early trials. Here’s the concept: we know that scars […]
Here’s the story from wbtv.com. (Edited for brevity.) *********** NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – After three people were charged with an illegal liposuction procedure in a North Myrtle Beach apartment, the doctor who treated the victim has spoken up to warn others about the threat of uncertified plastic surgeons. Dr. Ralph Cozart said he was […]
