Here’s a interesting commentary by Florida Medical Association President, Dr. James Dolan, regarding the constitutionality of the proposed Healthcare reform proposal that requires the mandatory purchase of health insurance. I have quoted the relevant sections, below.**** Interestingly, the one proposal that has united critics on the left and the right is the so-called “individual mandate,” […]
There’s a good review article on the risk of blood clotting problems known as “VTE’s” and their relationship to abdominoplasty surgery in this months issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. VTE is the abbreviation for venous thrombo-embolism, and it includes such problems as deep vein thrombosis of the leg and pulmonary embolism.Although this topic may sound […]
Wow, that was fast. One prediction – market consolidation – is already coming true. CnnMoney.com reports that Merz Pharma Group (“Merz”), a privately-held company based in Frankfurt, Germany, is going forward with a buy-out of BioForm Medical, in a $253 million stock deal. BioForm Medical is the maker of RADIESSE dermal filler. Merz has several […]
Remember the old Johnny Carson sketch, “The Great Karnak”? Well, these predictions may prove to be about as accurate, but here goes… 1. Botox vs. Dysport. So far, this corporate shoot-out has been pretty low-key. But I expect the marketing and tug-of-war between the two corporate behemoths to increase significantly in 2010, as people (both […]
A lip lift is a procedure that pulls the red area of the lip, known as the “vermilion”, upward. Recently, I have been seeing some websites that advertise this procedure, to help the mouth area look more youthful. First – some background. There are two main families of lip lifts. The first type of lip lift can […]
Television show “20/20” does an investigation on the do-it-yourself cosmetic injection craze and discount medspa.com in particular, and talks to some self-injectors who unfortunately had bad outcomes, who created difficult problems for themselves. Problems that are hard for any surgeon to fix…. (Link to video here) Watching the video, it’s shocking and quite scary to […]
Finnair, Finland’s biggest airline, has an offbeat new idea for frequent flyers: Exchange your air miles for plastic surgery! According to the airline’s website, the cosmetic procedures are performed at the Nordstroem Hospital in Helsinki. All the usual procedures can be obtained with air miles – but it takes one heckuva lot of points! Earning […]
This story from WFAA-TV in Dallas / Fort-Worth….Undercover officers raided the home of a Mansfield (Texas) woman who they say was selling “do-it-yourself” wrinkle treatments. Police confiscated boxes, computers and more at the home of Laurie D’Alleva. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott charged the woman with illegally offering prescription drugs — including botulinum toxin (Botox) […]
Robert Satcher Jr, MD, PhD, made history last Tuesday when he lifted off in the space shuttle Atlantis, headed to the International Space Station. Dr. Satcher will be the first orthopaedic surgeon to orbit the earth and is one of only 23 US physicians who have become astronauts. Dr. Satcher is serving as the flight crew medical […]
As part of the 2000 page Senate proposal for health care reform released today, Senate Democrats are proposing a 5% tax on cosmetic surgery. More details can be read in the New York Times report (here). The way this proposal is worded, non-surgical cosmetic procedures such as Botox, Restylane and Juvederm, laser treatments and pretty […]
