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Silicone Injection and Health Risks
There have been several reports of patients who have undergone silicone injections to enhance various areas of their bodies. One recent story describes how large volumes of silicone have been injected illegally into faces, lips, cheekbones, chins, breasts and buttocks in order to...
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The Patient – Plastic Surgeon Partnership
Open communication and constant dialogue are extremely important in the patient physician relationship. When considering any plastic surgery procedure, from an extensive combination of full body contouring to minimally invasive surgery to non-surgical rejuvenation, patients shou...
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Oct
Anti-aging Skin Care – More Than Skin Deep
Healthy skin comes from a myriad set of factors. Some things, such as our genetic blueprint, are inherited and at this juncture there isn't much that can be done to change that. This is an area of active research, however, and will most likely represent the way of the futur...
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Breast Reduction – Options for Minimal Scarring
Breast reduction surgery, also known as reduction mammaplasty, is an operation designed to remove excess tissue and skin from the breasts and to reposition the nipples, creating smaller, perkier and more shapely breasts. Often patients complain of symptoms secondary to the weight...
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Why You Should Choose a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
If you're considering plastic surgery, one of the most important decisions is choosing your plastic surgeon. With all the media, marketing and internet information about cosmetic surgery, it is not always easy to identify which surgeons are qualified to perform which proced...
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Teenagers and Tanning: Risk of Melanoma
Teenage girls who frequented tanning salons in the 1990's account for a sharp rise in melanoma patients in their 20’s and 30’s currently being diagnosed with melanoma. Pre-prom tanning sessions are responsible in many instances for an increase in cases of melano...
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FDA: Silicone Breast Implants Are Safe
The chief scientist for the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Devices, Dr. William Maisel, stated yesterday that silicone gel filled breast implants were indeed safe: “Women should feel assured that the F.D.A. continues to believe that currently marketed silic...
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Plastic Surgery for Men – Facts and Figures
Men are increasingly undergoing plastic surgery procedures, and New York City men are no exception. According to the 2010 statistics released by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), men in the U.S. underwent over 750,ooo cosmetic procedures, accounting for...
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How to Achieve the Best Results from your Plastic Surgery
Once you've decided to go ahead with a plastic surgery procedure, whether liposuction, breast augmentation, tummy tuck, or a combination of surgeries, you should make sure your body and mind are at their best. Surgery of any kind, including aesthetic plastic surgery, is to...
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Silicone Breast Implants – Safety Update
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an updated white paper on June 23rd, 2011 on the safety of silicone gel-filled breast implants, used in both breast augmentation and breast reconstruction. The FDA stated that “silicone gel-filled breast implants have a reasonab...
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