Archive for August, 2009
S.A. doctor performs “awake” breast augmentation
Women have a new way to get a shapelier figure without going under anesthesia. A San Antonio doctor is performing breast augmentation while the patient is awake.
The cost savings can be significant, since there’s no anesthesiologist and no hospital bills to pay. The “awake” breast surgery costs about $4000 as opposed to an average $6000 [...]
salon owner injected customers with fake Botox
This is a great news item to use in discusiions with patients and friends. The trend of scale injectable cosmetics down to the salon level has had a tremendous impact on the cosmetic surgery industry. This article illustrates the dangers consumers face when they seek these services and procedures outside the realm of a medical [...]
Artful facial fixes
Plastic surgeons and dermatologists have reported a rise in nonsurgical cosmetic procedures, from a relatively mild chemical peel or microdermabrasion to the more invasive Botox and fillers. “It’s huge — it’s grown 25 percent in this down economy,” said Dr. Peter Kay, a board-certified plastic surgeon at Perfection Plastic Surgery who has noticed patients choosing [...]
Doctors question safety as Nurses hold Botox ‘parties’
DOCTORS’ groups claim nurses are putting patients at risk by illegally performing cosmetic procedures such as Botox, wrinkle filler and fat-dissolving injections without supervision.
They say nurses should administer the anti-ageing medication only after patients have been assessed by a doctor.
Read full story via www.smh.com.au
FDA: Allergan Aczone ads were misleading – Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday released a letter to Allergan Inc. saying that the company’s marketing and advertising efforts for Aczone, an acne treatment, are misleading.
The letter, addressed to Allergan Chief Executive David E.I. Pyott, states Aczone’s effectiveness is overstated and that risk factors associated with the drug are omitted from a [...]
Potential “Botox Tax” Faces Resistance
A potential tax on cosmetic medical procedures, nicknamed the Botox Tax, is meeting resistance from physicians who provide these services.
The Botox tax, which was discussed by the Senate Finance Committee as a 10% excise tax on cosmetic surgery deemed unnecessary for medical purposes, is being considered for a version of the U.S. House of Representatives’ [...]
NY plastic surgery group fakes it with bogus Botox
Medical staff at an upstate New York plastic surgery practice have admitted to giving unsuspecting patients a cheaper Botox substitute not approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
Five doctors, a nurse and an administrator from Albany-based Plastic Surgery Group, LLP pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court and face up to a year in prison and [...]
New Eyelash Drug Latisse
If you don’t like to wear mascara becauser it makes your eyelashes stick together and leaves black smudges under your eyes, and false eyelashes hold no appeal for you, perhaps you should use the new drug Latisse, approved by the Food and Drug Administration for those with dull or thinning eyelashes. The drug, made by [...]
Hilary Duff Speaks Out About Plastic Surgery
Since growing out of her Disney diva days, actress and pop singer Hilary Duff has been at the center of many a plastic surgery conundrum but the young woman has set the record straight. Rumours abound about the 21 year old actress already having breast augmentation surgery but these rumors seem unfounded given the actresses [...]
Gordon Ramsay Fesses Up to BOTOX
Chef Gordon Ramsay, famous — or infamous — for the reality TV cooking competition Hell’s Kitchen, has ‘fessed up. He admits to having had Botox injections…on his chin.
Read full story via The Plastic Surgery Channel.
