Posted March 22, 2016 in Blog
Potential plastic surgery patients hear a lot of different ideas in advertisements. One is a combination of inexpensive cosmetic procedures performed at a paradise location – the entire vacation and surgical package costing less than individual procedures in the USA. However, is it really a good idea? The vacation environment and local activities can sound […]
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Posted November 08, 2013 in Blog
A woman traveled around South Texas recently injecting people with what appears to be some kind of liquid rubber. It was done under the guise that it was collagen or Botox, local and federal authorities said. Our recommendations to patients on Injectables and Medical Credentials can be found on these website pages: The Importance of […]
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Posted February 04, 2013 in Blog
With all the choices of cosmetic medical and surgical treatments, it is important to make the right decision when considering cosmetic procedures. Unfortunately expensive and enticing marketing of cosmetic procedures is often more effective than the particular procedure. Non surgical and minimally invasive surgical procedures are advertised as being cheaper, easier, and better than more […]
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Posted December 13, 2012 in Blog
There is a disturbing video recently posted by NBC News (Backward butt implant video shows dangers of cheap plastic surgery) that shows a woman able to spin the buttock implant around and around after her surgery. We all like to save money but doing so with plastic surgery can be dangerous – even deadly. The […]
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Posted September 20, 2011 in Blog
Last week the USA Today ran an exposé of high volume cosmetic surgery clinics which generate business through slick, enticing, but often misleading advertising (see their article here: Cosmetic surgery gets cheaper, faster, scarier). As the article develops, the pattern is evident how a high incidence of unrecognized, poorly treated and often serious complications occurred […]
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Posted April 21, 2011 in Blog
Board certified plastic surgeons are seeing an increase of patients coming in who are dissatisfied from previous procedures they’ve had. Other patients arrive with complications from surgeries done by unqualified practitioners. This is reflected in a news release from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) website about a FL family physician allowing unqualified […]
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