Plastic Surgery and Unethical Marketing

admin @ May 29, 2009 # No Comment Yet

When you search for a plastic surgeon, you are usually best served by avoiding the splashy commercials that first meet the eye and shout the loudest like:

Huge billboards, featuring low, low prices for plastic surgery
Coupons for huge discounts
Awarding surgical services as a prize from a raffle or contest
Limited time offers
Any breathless message that shouts: “Hurry! [...]

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Botox Scams and Misfortunes

admin @ May 29, 2009 # 4 Comments

Some plastic surgeons have reported cases of Botox immunity.
According to a board-certified Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, Botox immunity  happens when a patient unknowingly receives a diluted injection of Botox and comes back on a regular schedule for touch-ups.
When the weakened Botox fails, the patient can develop immunity to Botox.
Solution?
If no more Botox is administered for [...]

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Cosmetic Plastic Surgery and Revisions

admin @ May 28, 2009 # One Comment

One of the leading trends in cosmetic plastic surgery is the revision plastic surgeon who specializes in repairing a first plastic surgery which may have been:

Not what the patient expected
Botched
Damaged by the patient after surgery
Uneven, like two different sized breasts
Outside the surgeon’s control, like unpredictable healing

New York facial plastic surgeon, Andrew Jacono, M.D. FACS, figures [...]

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Plastic Surgeons and the Milk of Human Kindness

admin @ May 26, 2009 # One Comment

Maybe you read our last post about 155 U.S. plastic surgeons who have agreed to donate their valuable skills to remove scars and perform facial plastic surgery on soldiers wounded in Iraq.
Actually, many plastic surgeons are full of the milk of human kindness and often donate their services and skills to people in need.
For instance, [...]

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Plastic Surgery and Your Facial Expressions

admin @ May 22, 2009 # No Comment Yet

What do you think is one of the primary things that makes people want plastic surgery?
Vanity? No, most people – celebrities notwithstanding — are not vain.
The desire to be the most beautiful or most handsome? No, most just want to look like a rested, refreshed version of themselves.
Over and over, plastic surgeons hear: “Doctor, people [...]

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