Archive for the ‘Cosmetic Medicine’ Category

Moves To Protect Canadians From Unqualified ‘Cosmetic Surgeons’

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

At the moment in Canada a General Practitioner can advertise himself/herself as a cosmetic surgeon, even though he/she is not a certified surgeon - two new rules changes have been approved by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) which stop this. The new rule ...

Plastic Surgeons Launch Skin Healing Gel

Monday, April 7th, 2008

New 'Miracle' Skin Healing Cream Now Available to the PublicThe wait is finally over as five of the UK's leading plastic surgeons launch HEAL: a revolutionary new healing gel originally created to soothe and reduce inflammation of the skin following surgery (thereby shortening recovery times), but which has also proven ...

Surgeon And Laser Pioneer Warns Cosmetic Deregulation Is A Danger For Patients, UK

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Consultant Plastic Surgeon and international laser expert David Gault spoke out against the Department of Health's proposal to deregulate laser and Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) devices for 'cosmetic' treatments. Mr Gault who helped develop the first hair-removing laser over 18 years ago and acts as an expert witness in ...

Teenager Dies During Breast Surgery

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

A teenager from South Florida, USA, died last Saturday during an operation to correct asymmetrical breasts and an inverted areola.Two hours into what was supposed to be a routine operation at a plastic surgery facility in Boca Raton, 18-year old Stephanie Kuleba was rushed to Delray Medical Center.According to a ...

Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Procedures For Ethnic Patients Up 13 Percent In 2007

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Almost a quarter (2,626,700) of cosmetic plastic surgery procedures were performed on ethnic patients in 2007, up 13 percent from last year, including Hispanics, African Americans and Asian Americans, according to statistics released today by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). Since 2007, cosmetic plastic surgery procedures increased in ...

Plastic Surgery Focuses On Face, Chest In 2007

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Plastic surgery procedures of the face and chest were popular among both women and men in 2007, increasing at similar rates for similar procedures, according to statistics released today by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). Facelifts increased 14 percent for women and 16 percent for men from 2007. ...

Plastic Surgery Procedures Maintain Steady Growth In 2007

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Despite domestic concerns like inflation and a looming home lending crisis, average Americans continue to spend money on plastic surgery. According to the latest procedural statistics report from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), almost 12 million cosmetic plastic surgery procedures were performed in 2007 - a 7 percent ...

Trauma Patients Likely To Experience Moderately Severe Pain One Year After Injuries

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Most patients have moderately severe pain resulting from their injuries one year after sustaining major trauma, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. "Pain is a natural accompaniment of acute injury to tissues and is expected in the ...

Younger Age, Involvement On Neck Or Arms Associated With Abnormal Scarring After Burn Injury

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Sex, age, burn site, number of surgical procedures and the type of skin graft are associated with abnormal scarring following burns, according to a report in the March/April 2008 issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The survival rate of patients with burns ...

Iraq War Has Led To Surgical Advances

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Through hard experience, U.S. military doctors and civilian surgeons in Iraq have made meaningful strides in managing devastating injuries suffered by soldiers and Iraqi victims. The gains are highlighted in special articles in the March issue of The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part ...