admin @ September 29, 2009 # No Comment Yet
We may be headed for a big change in which more doctors use electronic health records.
Here’s how it works in real life.
Say you are considering a face lift, breast augmentation, liposuction, nose surgery or some other cosmetic surgery.
Step 1: Go to your initial plastic surgery consultation.
Without Electronic Records:
Fill out your medical history
List the medications [...]
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admin @ September 26, 2009 # One Comment
More electronic gizmos are coming into the plastic surgery marketplace largely because people just don’t like to be taken out of their lives for surgical recovery. Even a week is often too much!
Unfortunately, there’s usually a trade off. Quick procedures that offer no, or very short, recovery times usually have results that don’t last [...]
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admin @ September 24, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Something about fat seems to be just not good for you. Any Lap Band patient can tell you that, as his massive amounts of fat melts away, so do:
High blood pressure
Type II diabetes
High cholesterol readings
Heart disease
Conditions that go along with an existing health woe are known to plastic surgeons and other doctors as co-morbidities. The [...]
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admin @ September 11, 2009 # No Comment Yet
One of the most popular cosmetic plastic surgeries, the tummy tuck, or abdominoplasty, is actually available in several sizes.
Your current physique may be:
Normal weight, but showing serious after childbirth effects
Normal weight, but showing minor after childbirth effects
After MWL (massive weight loss), showing a lot of hanging, drooping skin
The basic abdominoplasty is best done when the [...]
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admin @ September 7, 2009 # 2 Comments
One of the most puzzling statistics known is why women who have been mercilessly beaten by a husband or boyfriend, change their minds in almost half the cases.
Many refuse to testify against their abusers to help send the creeps to jail. (More..)
Experts say it’s because the women have low-self esteem and see no future for [...]
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