Blog: Fat as Filler
from Modern Medicine
 I'm at the AAFPRS annual meeting in Chicago and was chomping at the bit to attend a paper presentation on how much augmentation you actually get from autologous fat grafting (filling with your own fat). Why? Because using your own fat to restore, in this case, facial volume is a very attractive, safe option. But exactly how much of that fat takes is debatable, as results in the literature vary widely (from 20 percent to 90 percent). More
Schwarzenegger Vetoes Cosmetic Surgery Bill
from Los Angeles Times
A measure intended to prevent cosmetic surgery-related deaths fell victim to a rash of vetoes by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The bill was written after the death last November of Donda West, mother of rapper Kanye West. The 58-year-old woman died one day after breast reduction and liposuction surgery, and an autopsy found health problems, including high blood pressure and cardiac artery blockage. The cosmetic surgery bill, AB 2968 by Assemblywoman Wilmer Amina Carter (D-Rialto), would have required people to undergo a physical examination, give a complete medical history and get a doctor's clearance before undergoing plastic surgery. It received almost-unanimous support in the Legislature. More
Learn About the U.S. Cosmetic Surgery Products Market
from Market Watch
Demand for cosmetic surgery products in the U.S. is forecast to increase 8.1 percent per year to $2.5 billion in 2012, based on increases in cosmetic surgery procedures, which are forecast to reach 16 million over the same time period. America's obsession with a youthful appearance is longstanding, and is unlikely to subside anytime soon. This coupled with an aging population, a greater societal acceptance of cosmetic surgery, and an increasingly competitive work force will bode well for the cosmetic surgery industry. More
Makeover Culture
from Cosmetic Surgery Times
Advances in technology, communication, and science have blazed new trails in globalization, changing the face of commerce, economies, and how the world conducts business. These advances have also enabled changes to the faces of the world population – literally and figuratively. More
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Product Showcase: Smartlifting™ with Smartlipo™
 Smartlifting™ is a new application utilizing the Smartlipo laser as a tool in facial rejuvenation procedures such as rhytidectomy, forehead lifts, and neck lifts. The benefits include reduced operating time by 50%, less bleeding and bruising, and quicker post op recovery. To receive a white paper on the Smartlipo Smartlifting procedure by Dr. Richard Gentile, click here.
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Botox is Key to Success for 80-Year-Old Pianist Leon Fleisher
from Boston Herald
While performing and compiling a long list of top-tier recordings in the ’50s and ’60s, he contracted focal dystonia in his right hand. His fingers curled uncontrollably into his palm, and the hand was useless. The career was put on hold, seemingly for good. Fleisher made do for 40 years, teaching, conducting and performing left-hand-only repertory, while trying to overcome his ailment. In 2004, something did work. Botox injections into Fleisher’s hands relaxed the muscles and led to a near-complete recovery. Since then Fleisher has resumed vigorous concertizing. More
Sagging Economy Doesn't Prevent Patients from Getting Plastic Surgery
from WREX
Money is tight, but that's not stopping patients from visiting cosmetic surgeons to get some tightening of their own. Most cosmetic surgeries run in the thousands of dollars. A face lift is about $8,000 these days, but cosmetic surgery has always been based on psychological wishes. It's not something people need, so those who get surgeries are people who have that extra money to spend. More
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