France Bans Mesotherapy & Other Liposuction “Alternatives”
Update: The French Supreme Court has issued an injunction against the decree listed below. The court found inconsistencies siting the broad range of exclusion […]
Stem Cells for Plastic Surgery – Are Stem Cell Grafts Safe & Effective?
Stem Cells seem to be everywhere today: Stem Cell Breast Augmentation, Stem Cell Facelifts, Stem Cell Facial Creams, but what is it really worth? […]
Breast Implants and Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL) – Update
Late January, 2011, the FDA released a White Paper and Advisory Statement on Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL) in women with breast implants. The […]
2010 Plastic Surgery Statistics
The 2010 Plastic Surgery Statistics are out. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons released statistics on America’s consumption of what plastic surgeons had to […]
Tumescent Liposuction
Liposuction remains one of the most frequently performed cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in the San Francisco Bay Area, California and the US in general. […]
Mammogram Recommendations – When to Start Routine Screening
Remember when the revised US Preventative Service Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations for breast cancer screening were released in November 2009? Like the recent FDA […]
Breast Implants and Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL) – Rare but Important
Yesterday, the FDA released a White Paper and Advisory Statement on Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL) in women with breast implants. It is important […]
Patient Safety – AB 583 – A Great Bill for You
Every now and then, a State Bill comes along that just makes sense. AB 583 is such a bill. It has no hidden agenda, […]
One Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
I was recently asked to contribute to A Board Certified Plastic Surgeon Resource, an online resource helping patients find Board Certified Plastic Surgeons. My […]
International Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) in San Francisco
The International Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) started its 40th anniversary meeting this weekend in San Francisco. While the majority of the meeting […]