Reconstructive Vs. Cosmetic Surgery
On July 15th, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Wynne S. Carvill tentatively ruled that Kaiser Permanente cannot systematically classify removal of excess skin following […]
Melanoma Rates Going Up Bay Area
My surgical oncology professor, Dr. James E. Goodnight, of the University of California, Davis Medical Center, used to say,”Melanoma is the tumor that gives […]
Air Bags and Facial Trauma
The recent headlines about the Massive Takata Airbag Recall, got me thinking about how many fewer Facial Fractures I see in the ER. It […]
Are You a Good Candidate for Plastic Surgery?
I read a funny editorial this morning. The title, Immediately Everything Was Wrong, and the author, Conan O’Brien, caught my eye. It was written […]
Counterfeit Botox is Back Bay Area
Botulinum Toxin remains the number one non-surgical cosmetic treatment year after year. In 2014, 3,588,218 neuromodulating wrinkle treatments were reported by the American Society […]
Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Cosmetic Surgery Outcomes
Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a socially isolating belief that one’s body is unusually defective. It effects 1-2% of the population, and is equally […]
U.S. Plastic Surgery Statistics – 2014
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) has released its 2014 Cosmetic Plastic Surgery statistics. The United State’s premier professional society dedicated to […]
Bionic Hands – One Step Closer
Thirty-five-year-old Marcus Kemeter let doctors amputate his hand and replace it with a bionic hand. It’s not because he is a touched Star Wars […]
When is Plastic Surgery not Plastic Surgery
My wife sent me an article this week about a woman who tragically lost her life in the pursuit of larger buttocks. The article […]
Woman Gets Life for Buttocks Injections
In March, 2012, 37-year-old Karima Gordon died eight days after receiving Buttocks Injections. This week, Karima’s injector, 54-year-old Tracey Lynn Garner was sentenced to […]