Archive for the ‘Cosmetic Medicine’ Category
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
While it is no secret African Americans' skin may keep its youthful appearance longer than other ethnicities, many people don't know African Americans show facial aging in the outer corner of the eyes earlier than Caucasians, according to March's Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery® (PRS), the official medical journal of the ...
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Monday, December 10th, 2007
Internationally renowned reconstructive surgeons John Reinisch, M.D., and his colleague Sheryl Lewin, M.D., have joined the Cedars Sinai Medical Group. The two plastic surgeons will provide corrective and cosmetic surgery to children and adults.
In joining the medical group, Reinisch also becomes the director of Craniofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery at ...
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Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
The plastic surgery addicts' compulsion for perfection stems from the preoccupation with a negative body image. It usually begins with a little nip or tuck, and while many walk away satisfied, plastic surgery addicts always want more.
The question is: Is it the surgeon's responsibility to say "no" to someone who ...
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Monday, October 29th, 2007
With the debut of NBC's "Bionic Woman," the notion of a bionic person is thought of as merely television fantasy. However, the bionic woman is getting closer to reality as reconstructive plastic surgeons perform quality-of-life-enhancing peripheral nerve surgeries once thought impossible. In fact, plastic surgeons are perfecting a nerve surgery ...
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Monday, October 29th, 2007
One facelift or Botox(R) injection does not fit all when it comes to looking younger. In fact, plastic surgeons analyze facial features and configurations to individualize results based on the decade of life a patient is in, say presenters at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Plastic Surgery 2007 ...
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Monday, October 29th, 2007
While the benefits of breastfeeding are unquestionable, many new mothers choose not to for fear of sagging breasts. However, breastfeeding alone has no impact on a woman's breast shape, according to a first-of-its-kind study presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Plastic Surgery 2007 conference in Baltimore.
"Many women ...
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Monday, October 29th, 2007
Whether their effectiveness is fact or fiction, non- and minimally-invasive techniques to remove fat are making headlines. But are these procedures really ready to be a part of mainstream plastic surgery? Plastic surgeons will discuss if these are cutting edge new discoveries or just "buyer beware" marketing hype this week ...
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Monday, October 29th, 2007
Most women, and large numbers of men, are interested in having cosmetic surgery, UCLA scientists report in the October issue of the Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Forty-eight percent of women surveyed said they would be interested in cosmetic surgery, liposuction or both, and another 23 percent said they would ...
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Monday, October 29th, 2007
An exhaustive review the first in almost a decade, including the latest evidence on the health effects of silicone breast implants finds no increase in the risk of cancers, connective tissue diseases, or other serious chronic diseases. The new review appears in the November Annals of Plastic Surgery, published by ...
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