Plastic Surgery Articles

A few weeks ago we wrote about the survey conducted on behalf of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons that projected cosmetic surgery procedures will quadruple between the years 2005 and 2015.  The analysts arrived at their projection by evaluating the detailed statistics that the Society began assembling on an annual basis beginning in 1992.  The stats show the growth of various surgical procedures and the use of non-surgical procedures as new products have been introduced. Read more

Surgery for the correction of prominent ears is a relatively common occurrence and one that is often undertaken when the patient is still a child.  Ears that stick out are observable early in childhood and are often the subject of taunts out on the schoolyard.  For both children and adults, the procedure requires general anesthetic and hours of surgery. Read more

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons recently announced the completion of a comprehensive study that suggests the number of plastic surgery procedures will quadruple in ten years – that is, the period between 2005 and 2015.  The study was undertaken using the ASPS database of annual plastic surgery procedures, both surgical and non surgical, between 1992 and 2005.  Hence the projection for the decade ending in 2015; obviously, in mid-2008 we are well on the way. Read more

The highly respected American Society of Plastic Surgeons recently undertook a research survey on the attitudes, perspectives and experiences of people who have had cosmetic plastic surgery.  The resulting data reveals a great deal about the approach of the average cosmetic surgery patient to their procedure, both prior to surgery and during recovery.  The society published their findings on their web site and there is much for the prospective aesthetic plastic surgery patient to learn there. Read more

We tend to treat aesthetic plastic surgery as a one-time, wholesale fix of some part of our body that has aged or developed bulges from the aging process.  What we often lose sight of is that often, those liposuction treatments, tummy tucks and body lifts are also treating the result of lifestyle choices.  Moreover, we don’t leave the surgeon’s office and go home with a bright shiny new and sculpted form that will be there in perpetuity.  Diet and exercise are important considerations both prior to aesthetic plastic surgery and once the surgery has been completed, both for medical and for general health reasons. Read more

To some degree, rhinoplasty surgery (nose augmentation or enhancement) is the procedure that started the consumer revolution in cosmetic plastic surgery.  For some years it was the most popular procedure among Americans – before facial lifts became a little more natural, before Botox was introduced and before breast augmentation became a mainstream choice for women. Read more

In February of 2008 the FDA signed off on their first approval of an in-home laser hair removal device.  The product was developed by SpectraGenics Inc. and is being marketed by Tria Beauty who calls their hand-held device the Personal Laser Hair Removal System.  To most in the body enhancement field, it’s known as the Tria Laser.  SpectraGenics has been in the Japanese market since 2005 with a similar product called the i-Epi. Read more

Some 40 million inpatient surgical procedures and 30 million outpatient surgeries are performed in the United States each year; of those nearly 10 million are cosmetic. According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 11.7 million cosmetic surgical and non-surgical procedures were performed last year alone. Read more

The tradition of celebrating our independence with a show of streaming fireworks was created the day the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. Even though the war was still going on, celebrations using artillery, cannon fire, bonfires, illuminations, firecrackers and rockets took place throughout the entire summer. Read more

A report published in the June issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology provides some statistics regarding the relationship between second children born with cleft palates or cleft lips and substantial weight gain by the mother between the two births.  The study was conducted utilizing medical information on over 220,000 Swedish women who had their first two pregnancies between 1992 and 2004. Read more