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Plastic Surgery Around the World in 2015
The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons released its worldwide statistics for 2015 which are interesting for the following reasons. In 2015 the USA, Brazil, Mexico and South Korea...
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Skin Aging and Wrinkling by City and State
Skincare, maker of topical anti-aging skin care products, partners with , an analyzer of American city demographics, to produce a yearly ranking of US cities with respect to skin aging and wrinkling....
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4 Types of People Who Should Not Have Plastic Surgery
Nothing left to fill or do Those who have already had so much done that it is impossible to inject more filler or place  even larger breast implants in the current skin envelope. Those who have had so...
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Pilonidal Cyst - Pilonidal Sinus
Pilonidal cysts or abscess are located over the tailbone where the buttocks meet on the lower back. The cause is believed to be ingrown hair(s) and/or a congenital pilonidal dimple. Pilonidal is Latin...
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Non-Surgical Treatments Cannot Replace Facelift Surgery
157 patients under the age of 50 who underwent their first face lift at the New York Center for Facial Plastic and Laser Surgery between January 1, 2003, and December 31, 2013 showed that prior to that...
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Angioedema and Cosmetic Surgery
Angioedema is rapid swelling (edema) of the dermis (deep skin), subcutaneous tissue (fat), mucosa and submucosal tissues (gastrointestinal or other hollow organ lining) that was first described in...
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Tattoo Removal
PicoWay tattoo removal laser (Syneron Candela) surveyed 250 people who had one or more tattoos removed and 100 people who were thinking about removing one or more of their tattoos between 9/29/2016 and...
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Breast Implants and Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding is a vital function for infant mother bonding, transmission of antibodies to the baby to fight infection etc. All women with breast implants and no other prior breast surgery giving birth...
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Intra-Uterine Device (IUD) Birth Control and Plastic Surgery
An intrauterine device is a small contraceptive device, often 'T'-shaped, often containing either copper or levonorgestrel, which is inserted into the uterus. On its website, CNN (1/25/2017, Cohen)...
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Lentigo Maligna and Lentigo Maligna Melanoma
Lentigo maligna is a melanoma in situ that forms in sun exposed areas of skin, first described in 1892. Under the microscopic one sees a proliferation of atypical pigment cells in the superficial skin....
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Eyelid Surgery and Headaches
There are different types of headaches including migraine, tension and cluster headaches. The causes of headache are as variable as the proposed treatments. Over the last 5 to 10 years plastic surgery...
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Recent Research in Hidradenitis Suppuritiva
Antibiotic Therapy for HS Can Induce Antibiotic ResistanceA cross-sectional analysis of 239 patients with HS evaluated from 2010 to 2015 compared use of antibiotics to no antibiotics with respect to...
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Deadly Brazilian Butt Lifts
In my previous blog Brazilian Butt Lift - Buttock Augmentation Implants and Injections I discussed the history of buttock augmentation, the surgery and illegal buttock injections by untrained...
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Venous Leg Ulcers
Venous Insufficiency or back up pressure in the leg veins is a vexing problem. Patients are disturbed because of occasional discomfort as well as the cosmetic appearance of the condition, which starts...
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Global Plastic Surgery 2016
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Vitamin B3 - Niacin Prevents Skin Cancer
Nearly 5 million people are treated for skin cancer in the U.S. each year, and 1 out of 5 Americans (20% of the population) will develop a skin cancer in their lifetime. The risk of developing a skin...
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Microneedling with Dermaroller or DermaPen
Photodamage and the aging process damage the layers of the skin. Wrinkles appear due to loss of structural matrix components outside skin cells (collagen and elastin), dehydration from loss of...
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Thyroid Disease (Hypo and hyper Thyroidism) and Plastic Surgery
The function of the thyroid gland in the neck is to take iodine, found in many foods, and convert it into thyroid hormones: thyroxine (T4 with 4 iodine atoms) and triiodothyronine (T3 with 3 iodine...
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Cosmetic Surgery After Splenectomy
The spleen is located in the left upper abdomen under the rib cage.The spleen's key function is the removal of old red blood cells (RBCs), defective circulating blood cells, and circulating bacteria....
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#FatGrafting vs. #ChinImplant
According to American Society of Plastic Surgeons procedural statistics between 2000 and 2016 there was a 6% decrease in all cosmetic surgery performed but a 38% decrease in the number of chin...
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Seborrheic Keratosis/Keratoses - Warts
Seborrheic keratoses are common superficial skin tumors made up of immature superficial skin cells and sometimes referred to as warts. They usually develop after the age of 50, but they can also appear...
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Armpit Rolls and Tail of the Breast
Armpit RollsArmpit rolls are folds of skin and fat that lie at the upper front edge of the armpit. They make some women self conscious about wearing spaghetti strap tops or strapless dresses and bras....
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Coolsculpt Cryolipolysis (Freezing Fat) Can Make You Fatter
Studies freezing fat in order to remove it without surgery were first done in 2008. Since then Cryolipolysis has become the most popular noninvasive fat reduction procedure in the world. Cryolipolysis...
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Cosmetic Surgery in Patients Taking Steroids
Steroids refers to a broad group of chemicals produced by the body and drugs or medications with a spectrum of properties. All steroids have a common 4 ring chemical structure with side attachments...
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Ear Lobe Reduction Surgery
Earlobes are composed of an upper attached part and a lower unattached or free part. They can be different lengths on either side of the head.The free part elongates with age so it can be 1.5 to 2...
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