Category: Plasticsurgery

Katherine Hobson
Experts say that such treatments are increasingly attractive for older workers who want to stay young-looking in a tough economy.
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JGrimes
It’s tough to put a pretty face on what the recession is doing to the cosmetic-procedures business, as the latest statistics released today by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons illustrate.
The total number of surgical and less-invasive cosmetic procedures performed in 2008 inched up 3% to 12 million from the prior year. But […]

JGrimes
Associated Press
Reconstructive surgeon Maria Siemionow heads into an operating room at the Cleveland Clinic. (Amy Sancetta, File)
For the first time in the U.S., a living patient has received a cadaver’s face.
Surgeon Maria Siemionow of the Cleveland Clinic performed the facial transplant at some point in the last two weeks. The Clinic hasn’t released […]

Jacob Goldstein
Associated Press
Reconstructive surgeon Maria Siemionow heads into an operating room at the Cleveland Clinic. (Amy Sancetta, File)
For the first time in the U.S., a living patient has received a cadaver’s face.
Surgeon Maria Siemionow of the Cleveland Clinic performed the facial transplant at some point in the last two weeks. The Clinic hasn’t […]

JGrimes
Johnson & Johnson this morning announced a billion-dollar deal to acquire breast-implant maker Mentor, in a move to supply plastic surgeons with all sorts of products for cosmetic procedures.
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Lydene
The death of Kanye West’s mom following cosmetic surgery is driving a couple bills in Sacramento, the Los Angeles Times reports.
The regulations that could come as a result include requiring outpatient surgery centers to be inspected at least once every three years; mandating a physical exam before a patient has cosmetic surgery; and […]

Healthcare Blog
When it comes to liposuction, we figure there may be a few questions floating around that some of our readers haven’t had the opportunity or the courage to ask.
Thanks to the kind folks at The HealthCare Channel, we have a “virtual office visit” with a real plastic surgeon to the stars: Peter […]

JGrimes
The FDA said today that Botox may be associated with rare side effects including hospitalization and death — and that those serious problems seem to be clustered largely in children treated for spasticity associated with cerebral palsy.
The notice, though preliminary, will surely be considered by doctors who use the drug for that purpose […]

JGrimes
The FDA said today that Botox may be associated with rare side effects including hospitalization and death — and that those serious problems seem to be clustered largely in children treated for spasticity associated with cerebral palsy.
The notice, though preliminary, will surely be considered by doctors who use the drug for that purpose […]

JGrimes
The FDA said today that Botox may be associated with rare side effects including hospitalization and death — and that those serious problems seem to be clustered largely in children treated for spasticity associated with cerebral palsy.
The notice, though preliminary, will surely be considered by doctors who use the drug for that purpose […]