June 1, 2009
By:Joseph Niamtu, III, D.D.S.
One cosmetic surgeon contents that though new lasers tend to get a large amount of hype, their results are not that different from the "old-school" CO2 lasers.
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April 1, 2009
By:Andrew Wexler, M.D., M.A., F.A.C.S.
Dr. Wexler poses the question as to whether plastic surgeons are feeding the medically hungry, or simply providing a second dessert to those who have already eaten.
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April 1, 2008
By:Christopher B. Zachary, M.D., F.R.C.P.
Although special interest group Public Citizen petitioned the FDA for a black box warning label for Botox, patient reaction was barely perceptible — why?
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January 18, 2008
By:Patrick G. McMenamin, MD
There were myriad factors in my decision nineteen years ago to pursue further training in cosmetic surgery after a decade in head and neck surgical oncology and reconstruction. I can't believe the pathway is entirely foreign to readers of this magazine since so many of us have come to cosmetic surgery from other surgical specialties. But in my deliberations, one of the aspects I was most reluctant to part with, and was most apprehensive about missing, was simply 'doctoring' my patients.
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September 1, 2007
By:Darrick E. Antell, MD, FACS
In other cultures and times, people enhanced their physical appeal through body piercings, scarification, lip rings and earrings. In our culture today, what is "ideal beauty"?
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May 1, 2007
By:Daniel J. Aronson, MD
A veteran Ob-Gyn, who also performs cosmetic procedures, shares his view on the emerging role of the Ob-Gyn in the aesthetic field.
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January 26, 2007
By:Dr. Crabtree
Winter mornings are beautiful in Vietnam. I am here working on a public health project in support of the region's militaries.
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