
AAFPRS Highlights the Year in Facial Plastic Surgery
January 5, 2016According to the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS), it was a dynamic year for plastic surgery and facial [...]

ASPS Secures Passage of the Breast Cancer Patient Education Act
December 21, 2015The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) today praised Congress for enacting ASPS’s top legislative priority, the Breast Cancer Patient Education Act [...]

Allergan CEO Brent Saunders Talks Pfizer Merger And The Future Of Aesthetic Medicine
December 21, 2015By Inga Hansen, executive editor of MedEstheticsRecently, we had the opportunity to speak with Brent Saunders, CEO of Allergan, about the company’s [...]

FDA Proposes Tanning Bed Age Restrictions and Other Important Safety Measures
December 21, 2015On Friday, December 18th, 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced important proposed steps to protect public health by preventing the [...]

Are Weekdays Best for Body Contouring?
December 21, 2015Results of a recent study suggest that prospective body-contouring patients would be well advised to schedule their procedure on a day that [...]

New Facts About Face Transplants
December 21, 2015Though more than 30 face transplants have been performed, little is known about long-term outcomes. However, a recent study suggests that transplanted [...]

Plastic Surgery Practice to Hold Second Annual ‘Blankets for Botox’
December 16, 2015A local plastic surgery practice is working to provide area pet shelters with much-needed pet supplies throughout the month of December.Pinnacle Plastic [...]

All You Need to Know About Cosmetic Surgery Lawsuits
December 16, 2015First things first, just because you do not like the results, does not mean you can file a lawsuit. Cosmetic surgery is [...]

Oral Collagen Peptide Supplements Improve Aging Skin
December 15, 2015Researchers Jérome Asserin, PhD, et al, investigated the effect of oral supplementation with collagen peptides on skin hydration and the dermal collagen [...]

My Patient’s Law Firm Sues Over Medical Record Copy Fees. Can I Win?
December 14, 2015Dr. Doc practices in a small town. His patient filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against him simultaneously with his attorney demanding a [...]

ASDS Awards Inagural Research Grant Recipient of Innovations in Aesthetics Fellowship
December 14, 2015Abigail Waldman, MD, of Chicago, has been chosen as the inaugural research grant recipient of the Fredric S. Brandt, MD, Innovations in [...]

Top 10 Plastic Surgery Trends for 2016
December 14, 2015As the end of 2015 draws nearer, industry professionals survey the innovations and techniques that rose to popularity in the last 12 [...]