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Salon owner sentenced for Fake Botox use
The economy is driving many consumers to look for the cheapest cosmetics injections. As the following incident demonstrated, this approach can prove extremely dangerous as well as failing to deliver the desired result. Always seek am experienced cosmetic surgeon for these kind of treatments. Fly by night operators will stoop to any level to make [...]
A Plastic Surgeon’s Answer to Solving the Health Care Crisis
You might be thinking, “What does a plastic surgeon know about solving the health care crisis?’”. Well, I happen to think I am well situated to have all ( ok… many) of the answers. It may come as no surprise that a good percentage of my patients are overweight. In discussing their lifestyles, I have [...]
Minimizing Surgical-Site Infections
// Almost half of all surgical-site infections that occur post-operatively can be prevented, according to an editorial by a Virginia Commonwealth University physician published in the Jan. 7 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. In the editorial, Richard P. Wenzel, M.D., professor and former chair of the Department of Internal Medicine in the [...]
Dallas Plastic Surgery Specialist Launches Blog
Dr. Steve Byrd, a plastic surgeon in Dallas, is already a trusted resource for local patients seeking answers to plastic surgery questions, but with the launch of a new blog on his site, he soon may be helping patients all over the world make better surgical decisions. Dr. Byrd www.drstevebyrd.com, a board-certified plastic surgeon with [...]
Senate Kills Botox Tax, Adds Tanning Tax
The Senate bill on health care reform has good news and bad for those who use artificial means to look better in the mirror. The legislation scraps a proposed 5% tax on cosmetic surgery but adds a 10% tax on indoor tanning beds that deliver UV rays. Read via Newser
Allergan battles against Botox tax
Under the Senate’s proposed health-care reform bill, a tax would be levied on popular elective cosmetic procedures like breast augmentation, liposuction and Botox injections to help defray the enormous projected costs of the overhaul. Not surprisingly, companies like Allergan Inc., a leading marketer of breast implants and the wrinkle-battlers Botox and Juvederm, has declared war [...]
Botox tax in new healthcare bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., unveiled a $848 billion health care bill on Wednesday, November 18, which includes a 5 percent tax on cosmetic surgery effective January 2010.The Senate legislation uses the IRS definition for cosmetic surgery: “Any procedure which is directed at improving the patient’s appearance and does not meaningfully promote the proper [...]
Breast Implants Help a Rare Heart Condition
In a case so rare it has no medical name — but is being described only as “a floating heart,” — a Florida woman’s heart was found to be shifting around in her body. Doctors found it stuck in her rib cage under her kidney. The treatment? Breast implants! Read full article via Cosmetic Surgery [...]
IAPAM Announces 2010 BOTOX Training Dates for Physicians
Botox Training: IAPAM Announces 2010 Training Dates for Physicians Presented by the IAPAM, the Botox & Dermal Filler Training Bootcamp and the Advanced Dermal Filler Training Program announces their dates for 2010. Through the IAPAM’s industry-leading aesthetic medicine educational programs, physicians will continue to recieve the most intensive, hands-on cosmetic injectable and Botox training available [...]
