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ASPS 2011 Plastic Surgery Trends

February 19th, 2012

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) has released a portion of their annual plastic surgery trends report; according to the data that they compiled, the number of cosmetic plastic surgery procedures that were performed in 2011 increased by 2 percent, to almost 1.6 million procedures. Once again, breast augmentation and nose reshaping surgery topped [...]

Case of the Month – Revision Breast Augmentation

February 1st, 2012

This patient is a 25 year old woman who previously underwent two previous breast augmentations by an outside physician. Her second procedure was complicated by an infection that required the removal of her implant. She underwent the removal of both implants for symmetry. During her recovery, she had contracture of the skin leaving a disfigured [...]

New Jersey Set to Repeal “Bo-Tax”

January 17th, 2012

In 2005, New Jersey passed a law issuing a 6% tax on all cosmetic procedures performed in the state. After a trial of 6 years, NJ has found that they were losing overall revenue as patients were leaving the state to get their surgery elsewhere. They are losing surgical revenue, nursing jobs and opportunities for [...]

Does Rhinoplasty Offer an Anti-aging Effect?

January 17th, 2012

Rhinoplasty surgery makes patients appear slightly younger, according to a new study, The Effect of Rhinoplasty on Perceived Age, which is published in the current issue of the Archives of Facial and Plastic Surgery. The rhinoplasty procedure is typically performed to correct the nasal flaws that detract from a person’s appearance. Refinements to the nose [...]

Worldwide Concern Over PIP Breast Implants

December 26th, 2011

It has recently come to light that the now defunct French company, Poly Implant Prosthesis, had been illegally changing the silicone gel injected into their “approved” PIP breast implants to an inferior, non-medical grade “industrial” silicone. It is thought that this has caused the implants to have a higher incidence of spontaneous rupture and the [...]