Botox vs Xeomin: Over a year of comparison
It’s been almost two years since Merz released their Botox competitor, Xeomin in the US. I’ve been using both products (Botox for years and Xeomin since it was released) and I can honestly give my opinion on which I prefer….both of them! Between the ease of use, patient satisfaction, time of onset and length […]
An Indictment of the Health Care System
Wanna read a great article that pretty much sums up the health care system and the lack of price transparency therein?! Wait no more. Eric Michael David’s editorial in the WSJ hits the nail on the head, with a little humor to boot! To highlight the complexity and insanity of our US health care […]
Risks of a Boob Job!
Many folks think cosmetic surgery or a boob job isn’t real surgery. With a focus on “lunchtime lifts” or other minimally invasive procedures, it’s easy to forget that cosmetic plastic surgery, including a boob job, has risks just like any other surgery. Since there are inherent risks to any operation, especially one where you’re placing […]
Groupon Benefits from the Merchant’s Perspective
Many businesses use Groupon or other daily deal sites in the hopes of getting new customers in the door and in turn, hopefully many repeat customers. While this may be the most often cited reason merchants use Groupon, I’d suggest a better reason. In the past, Groupon was useful only for a steady flow […]
The Fear of Up Selling a Patient
I sometimes run specials through a daily deal site or through my own website. While my practice is busy with current non-surgical and surgical patients (we have our own in-office operating room), I still find running specials is very helpful for meeting new patients (in the case of the daily deal sites) or re-engaging former […]
Facelift: Lifting and Volumizing
Jowls got you down?! Or maybe it’s your neck. If you’re age 40 and up and you feel like your facial skin and/or neck is starting to sag, a facelift may be appropriate for you. I know what you’re thinking, “am I really considering a facelift?!” Of course a facelift isn’t for everyone but […]
82% of Cosmetic Surgery Patients Experience Sticker Shock
BuildMyBod is a startup company based in San Francisco that allows doctors to provide out-of-pocket pricing information to patients online. In exchange for submitting a ‘wishlist’ that includes procedures of interest, the patient gets a detailed accounting of the cost of services and procedures they’re considering and the doctor gets that prospective patient’s contact info […]
New Restrictions on Hydrocodone
If you’re like most plastic surgery patients, you often need pain medication after surgery such as Percocet, Vicodin or Lortab. Well, it won’t be as easy to get your pain meds anymore. Percocet, which is a combination of oxycodone and Tylenol, is a more powerful painkiller and requires a written prescription each time it […]
Wanna be a doctor? Get a marketing degree while you’re at it!
Back in the day, all it took to be a successful doctor was a medical degree and a modicum of competence. But that’s not enough anymore. That’s just a minimum requirement! Medicine, for better or worse, is becoming more sensitive to the market forces that most businesses have endured for years. With more doctors […]
Botched: Season 1 Finale
As a follow up to my previous post on the E! show, Botched, and my review of episode 7, I’m going to provide further insight into the issues in the season finale that they couldn’t touch on due to time constraints. I’ll point out potential alternative treatments and highlight some of the psychology with these […]