Will removing breast implants cure Lyme Disease?
Crystal Hefner, wife of Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner, recently had her breast implants removed as reported here. The article initially suggests her symptoms of food intolerance, back/neck/shoulder pain, memory loss and fatigue was diagnosed as Lyme Disease. However, after more research, she diagnosed herself with “breast implant disease” and decided to have the implants removed. […]
Does higher price equal higher quality in healthcare?
Does higher price in healthcare equal better quality? Sometimes it does. Sometimes it doesn’t. Healthcare, as in many other cases, doesn’t have a straightforward answer in this regard. Similar questions about price and quality apply to cars, clothing or accessories and those can provide an excellent analogy to healthcare. Price, quality and […]
Negative Reviews on Yelp: The Physician Perspective
Your office provides excellent customer service. You offer every arriving patient a cup of coffee, tea or water. They never wait more than 5 minutes to see the doctor. You offer full price transparency online prior to the visit. The doctor encourages patients to email questions before a surgical procedure. The evening after the surgical procedure, […]
Why Yelp is partly to blame for the current opioid crisis!
I recently wrote about the ongoing opioid epidemic. More opioid overdoses and deaths currently than anytime in recent memory. In case you didn’t read this post, I blamed a lot of people and organizations for the recent crisis. I argued that it all started with the American Pain Society in 1996. For those of you […]
What millennials want…and it’s not skin care!
Millennials, the generation that followed Generation X and were born in the 80’s and 90’s (those in their 20’s and 30’s now) are known to be impatient and jonesing to change the world. According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, that impatience extends to skin care (and thus why it’s a topic on this […]
Is the FDA taking away your right to get a Brazilian Butt Lift?!
As you may be aware, many patients are requesting fat injections for a Brazilian Butt Lift and other treatments that reuse and recycle their own fat. Fat injections are a great way to use your own fat gathered through liposuction, which is then placed into the butt or face to plump up that area. In the […]
Before and After Photos: Behind the Scenes!
Look at the before and after photos to the left. Great looking tummy tuck result and the patient is thrilled. But why does it look particularly good? Maybe because you can’t see the requisite tummy tuck scar that goes with it? The patient’s underwear, worn in a position normal for her, is covering the scar. […]
Did the 5th Vital Sign Lead to Opioid Addiction?
For those of you not in the medical field, there are typically four vital signs the nurse or doctor takes of the patient: blood pressure, respirations, heart rate and temperature. But in 1996, the American Pain Society coined the phrase, the 5th vital sign, which is pain. The only problem is that while the first […]
How young is too young for plastic surgery?
Is 21 too young for Botox? What about breast augmentation? Who should decide? If you’re not the one getting plastic surgery, maybe it’s none of your business when someone chooses to get work done?! Rather than being a moral decision, plastic surgery and when to get it should be based on medical reasoning. Obviously […]
Mother of the Bride
Everyone always throws out terms like bridalplasty to describe various plastic surgery procedures that a bride receives before her big day…what about the mother of the bride?! The mother of the bride wants to look her best as well. Here are a few things the mother of the bride can do to shine but not […]