In the future the cosmetic surgery will become less and a significant increase in the number of the non-surgical cosmetic methods will be observed.

It's time to reclaim physician opportunity in the retail medicine marketplace, according to one physician medspa owner.

Interest in the use of lipoinfiltration (otherwise known as fat grafting) to improve contour, size and symmetry deficiencies of the breast is increasing. Fat grafting is being used in the post-mastectomy patient, after breast conserving surgery and for primary augmentation. Despite promising results, this procedure has sparked an important debate on patient safety.

Cosmetic surgery is big business. But we who provide it have a background in medicine, which makes for challenges as we face increasingly competitive markets.

Apparently I was the only person in America who did not know who Kanye West was until news broke on November 12th. But CNN, Fox News and E! set me straight. For those of you still hiding under rocks, or returning from a trip to Antarctica, here is what the country heard. The Mother of a famous rapper had two plastic surgical procedures and she died. Ms. West's surgeon, Dr. Jan Adams, accepted an invitation to "tell his story" on Larry King, and my thoughts are limited to that decision.

While using injectable fillers to correct nasal irregularities may seem an appealing option in the filler-hyped environment of today, one surgical expert warns that more research is needed to avoid potential long-term problems.

Peaceful warrioring Enjoining 'the battle against complications' is the oculofacial surgeon's challenge Nov 14, 2007 By: Allen Putterman, MD

Despite the efforts of cosmetic oculofacial plastic surgeons to explain procedures and possible complications to their patients, unmet expectations and post-surgical problems deemed by those patients as "unacceptable" continue to pose challenges.

Your very own reality show 'Mellow makeover' surgeon stops to reflect at the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Reality Street Oct 1, 2007 By: Alan Muskett, MD

I am a "Mellow Makeover" practitioner, working in Billings, Montana, yet I feel that I, as well as my patients, have benefited from all the various media presentations of cosmetic surgery.

Only a decade ago, it was rare for a plastic surgeon to see an MWL patient. Today, however, with the obesity epidemic and the popularization of bariatric surgery, MWL has become commonplace.