Opinion - Cosmetic Surgery Times
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An article in the May issue of CST prompts biofilm expert to respond

July 1, 2009

Did you read the story on biofilms in the May issue of CST? The interview with Gary Monheit, M.D., of the University of Alabama, led Brian K. Pilcher, Ph.D., of BioForm Medical to clarify the association between Radiesse and biofilms.

Decide which device is right for you by weighing input from the experts and trying CST's new tool

July 1, 2009

Find the best device for you by using CST's new interactive laser tool

Readers' choices will guide an upcoming issue of CST this fall

May 1, 2009

This invitation to have readers guide what CST publishes can involve your practice's best YouTube video, audio blogs or even spectacular before and after shots.

'Presence networks' such as Twitter blend intimacy with immediacy

April 1, 2009

A Nielsen study has found that social networking has surpassed e-mail as the most popular Internet activity, and it is growing twice as fast as other Internet activities, such as search engine use. And the medical community is immersed in the activity as much as the lay public.

Word-of-mouth is taken to a virtual level with social media

April 1, 2009

Are we on the cusp of another communication evolution? We're beginning to see a shift from the (somewhat) two-dimensional Web "site" to the interactive 360 network.

The future of cosmetic surgery

September 1, 2008

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.

Green space: Reclaiming value for your physician-owned medspa

June 1, 2008

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

Together, oncologic breast and cosmetic surgeons can work to minimize screening complications in post-mastectomy patients

April 1, 2008

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.

The CEO within

January 18, 2008

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.

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