Category: Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery

Women with breast cancer often seek immediate breast reconstruction after a mastectomy to help them regain a semblance of their body and for their psychological peace of mind. As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is re-airing its webcast on one of the most often performed breast reconstruction surgical procedures, using muscle tissue from a patient’s back.

The Physicians Coalition for Injectable Safety issued a consumer warning that fat dissolving, fat melting, injection lipolysis or other injectable treatments touted to reduce localized body fat are unproven medical treatments. These should not be mistaken as an accepted medical or cosmetic treatment of localized fat reduction.

The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery will host the World Congress on Liposuction Surgery and Advances in Cosmetic Surgery in Dubai, UAE, October 29-31, 2007. This meeting coincides with the opening of the first-ever cosmetic surgery hospital, the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital in Dubai. Famed cosmetic surgeons from around the world will convene to share their expertise in all aspects of cosmetic surgery.

An estimated 25 million Americans-mostly women-suffer from varicose veins, and 30-something Deborah Heine was one of them. As soon as the Santa Monica mother of three would wake up each morning, she’d complain, “My feet are killing me!” After her baby was born last year, she’d tried running to get back into shape but had to stop because her feet-which ached constantly-hurt even more when she exercised.

The medical landscape of cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery is evolving. The demand for more inventive, less invasive procedures for the face and all areas of the body continues to increase. To keep up with the evolution, the hottest topics, technologies, and advances will be presented at Plastic Surgery 2007. The meeting, held Oct. 26-31 at the Baltimore Convention Center, will be attended by more than 6,000 doctors, medical personnel and exhibitors in the field of plastic surgery.

The medical landscape of cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery is evolving. The demand for more inventive, less invasive procedures for the face and all areas of the body continues to increase. To keep up with the evolution, the hottest topics, technologies, and advances will be presented at Plastic Surgery 2007. The meeting, held Oct.

Physicians nationwide report promising results in treating facial bruising from injectable cosmetic treatments by using Pinoxide(TM), an active ingredient best known for treating under-eye circles. Pinoxide is a proprietary blend of bicyclic monoterpene dials (BMTd) created by AGI Dermatics and formulated in the company’s Remergent Microcirculation Therapy product.

Patients to see fast recovery, less bruising with outpatient procedure. What once was major surgery now can be accomplished in a single office visit. That is what North Texans are saying about a laser device just introduced by Dr. Ken Smart of Frisco Plastic Surgery. Dr. Smart is one of the first plastic surgeons in the Dallas/Fort Worth area to offer the new “SmartLipo” technology, and already patients are buzzing about the quick recovery.

Patients undergoing male-to-female gender reassignment have more feminine facial profiles as a result of nasal surgery, according to a report in Archives of Facial Plastic Surgey (JAMA/Archives), September/October issue. The authors write “Transsexualism is a recognized medical condition, with an estimated incidence of one in 37,000, in which the affected individuals strongly believe themselves to have been born into the body of the wrong sex.

Smaller-framed women reap significant health and quality-of-life benefits from breast reductions that involve the removal of under 500 grams of tissue per breast, according to a first-of-its-kind study from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and the New York University School of Medicine. The finding runs counter to the policies of most U.S.