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 […]
BuildMyBod Promos
For those of you who haven’t checked out BuildMyBod Promos, you’re missing out! By signing up here for BuildMyBod and BuildMyBod Promos, you can be alerted to any plastic surgery specials for non-surgical cosmetic procedures in your area being provided by real plastic surgeons. Non-surgical cosmetic procedures include BOTOX® Cosmetic for the creases in […]
Look for the words “plastic surgeon” in their ads!
When looking for a doctor to do your cosmetic surgery, it can be confusing. Sometimes you see cosmetic surgeon, sometimes you see plastic surgeon and sometimes you see “board certified” without clarification as to what they’re board certified in. The following advice is the simplest way to decode the advertisements you see…. If they state […]
Botched Hair Transplant
Here’s a story about a woman that went to what she thought was a respectable doctor for a hair transplant. After several hours and complications, she found out afterwards he is an Ob-Gyn with no formal training in hair transplantation. Don’t think that since it’s “cosmetic surgery” it’s no big deal and anyone can do […]
Buyer Beware!
It never ceases to amaze me that doctors have sworn a Hippocratic Oath to do no harm. At least not intentionally. But every now and then I see advertisements by doctors promoting cosmetic procedures for which they are not formally trained in, other than maybe, just maybe, a weekend course to learn Botox or laser […]