Top 5 LEAST Expensive Plastic Surgery Procedures
In search of another top 5 list?! Well here’s the top 5 least expensive plastic surgery procedures. This is the beginning of a series of blog posts over the next several weeks where we highlight the “top 5” plastic surgery something or other. While many people are receiving their tax refund checks this time of […]
Why New Orleans is the best convention city in the US
I just finished exhibiting at the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery’s (ASAPS) Aesthetic Meeting. It was a great meeting with lots of traffic to our exhibit booth. One of our biggest draws was our charging station – an idea for whom our Marketing Director gets credit! This was my first time exhibiting […]
The Health Care World According to the CEO of Cleveland Clinic
Dr. Delos “Toby” Cosgrove, a retired cardiothoracic surgeon, and current CEO of Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, was recently interviewed on Bloomberg News. The interview and subsequent story was entitled, “Health Care Must Be More Efficient, Cosgrove Says”. Before I comment on his interview, I first want to say that the title doesn’t adequately describe […]
How to Improve the Dark Circles Under Your Eyes
If you’re like my wife, you either complain about the dark circles under your eyes or you know someone that complains about the dark circles under their eyes! There are several ways to treat this, some better than others. But before you can treat it, you have to understand why you have the dark circles. […]
Stretch Marks – Beware of Expensive Skin Creams
I’ve done the research for you regarding the treatment of stretch marks. Below you’ll begin to understand the cause of stretch marks, learn the pros and cons of different treatments for stretch marks and why there’s no good solution for your problem. Most people notice stretch marks with rapid weight gain, pregnancy, even aggressive […]
Price Transparency in Healthcare – The Latest Buzzword!
Unless you’re totally oblivious to all forms of media from TV, print, or internet, you’ve probably heard about the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or ObamaCare. One of the main goals of the legislation is to bring down healthcare costs by several means (cutting reimbursements, decreasing the amount insurance companies spend on salaries, etc) but one […]
Update on Doctor Who Botched Hair Transplant
You may remember a blog story I posted a few months ago regarding an example of white coat deception. A non-plastic surgeon that called himself a cosmetic surgeon did a hair transplant on a patient with horrific consequences. If you don’t remember, you can read the story here. Or view the video below that gives […]
Plastic Surgery in the Age of the Affordable Care Act
Keep a copy of this article. What you’re about to read is a forecast of the future. Hold on to these comments so as to “keep score” of what unfolds in the next decade for plastic surgery (and healthcare in general)! With so many changes in the way healthcare is paid for (volume reimbursement […]
The Anatomy of a Cosmetic Surgeon’s Website – How to Avoid White Coat Deception
An alternative title to this blog post is, “How to vet a website” or another way to say it is “how to sniff out B.S. on a website”! This guide is here to help you evaluate different aspects of a cosmetic surgeon’s website and determine what’s fact, what’s fiction and ultimately how to protect yourself […]
Plastic Surgery After the Haiti Earthquake, Part III
Part 3 of 3. If you want to start with part 1, click here. WARNING, GRAPHIC PICTURE BELOW!!!!! Over the next several days, we worked at Love-A-Child orphanage, treating various injuries. These injuries weren’t necessarily from the earthquake. One patient came in with a cut lip after a fight, another child came in with an […]