Scar Treatments – Preventing Scar Revisions
I’ve been following Angelina Jolie in the news over the past few weeks, ever since her May 14, 2013, bomb-shell New York Times Op […]
A Little Knowledge … Plastic Surgery’s Nemesis
A large portion of a Plastic Surgeon‘s day is spent sharing information. Whether it’s one-on-one in the office, or during a live television broadcast, […]
Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Stats for 2012
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) released the latest cosmetic plastic surgery stats today. In 2012. Americans received over 10 million nips, […]
Who is Qualified to do Plastic Surgery?
Any licensed physician can call himself or herself a Cosmetic Surgeon, so the importance of finding a properly trained and certified provider is paramount. […]
What Does FDA Approved Mean?
I’ve spent a lot of time reporting about the newly FDA approved highly cohesive, high-strength silicone gel breast implants by Sientra, but what does […]
PIP Silicone Breast Implants – Not in the US
The arrest of Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) founder, Jean-Claude Mas, in January, brought 2 years of investigations to its logical, albeit protracted, conclusion. However, […]
The Top 5 Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Procedures
Live on KRON channel 4 next Monday, March 12, 2012, at 11:00 AM, I will be discussing the top 5 (or 6) cosmetic plastic […]
Plastic Surgery Warning Signs
The headline reads… Anthem Plastic Surgeon Gets 25 Years for the Deaths of Three Patients …but Dr. Peter J. Normann, MD, was never a […]
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Dr. Mele is Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery How to Choose a Plastic Surgeon The need for appropriate Board Certification […]
You, Your Mammogram, Your Doctors, Your Life
Doctors are once again at odds with the government, but this time it has less to do with Obamacare, and everything to do with […]