Category: cosmetic surgery | plastic surgery

The number of cosmetic procedures continues to increase every year. The latest statistics from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) for 2012 show that over 14 million cosmetic procedures were performed. While less than one-third of them were major surgical procedures, every cosmetic procedure no matter how minor has some level of risk. While Read More…

Almost every week there are reports from somewhere in the U.S. of ‘botched’ cosmetic surgery. This does not refer to the patient who has a slightly uneven facelift, prolonged forehead numbness after a browlift, liposuction irregularities, concerns about breast lift scarring, or a dog ears after a tummy tuck. Not that these are completely trivial Read More…

  There are numerous trends in plastic surgery that are on the rise but one in particular is extremely disturbing. The increasing number of injuries and horrific outcomes from so-called ‘illegal plastic surgery’. This term is a bit offensive to real board-certified plastic surgeons because they are not at all behind these illegal activities. Rather Read More…

  The popularity of plastic surgery is evident by the near 14 million procedures done in 2011. The vast majority of these improvements did not involve invasive surgery but still accounted for well over a million procedures.  Together these numbers mean that roughly 4.5% of the American population had some cosmetic improvement done last year. Read More…

The cosmetic surgery field continues to expand both in the number of doctors performing procedures as well as in the types of procedures being performed. Conventional cosmetic procedures, such as breast augmentation, facelifts and tummy tucks, are well known and represent a few of the mainstream procedures. There are many other niche procedures, like earlobe Read More…

What makes anyone want to have cosmetic surgery? Such motivation lies in the combination of physical concerns, whether from aging or from genetics, and the hope of a relatively quick improvement. Even if the physical improvement is not permanent, and many cosmetic surgery results are not, the desire for physical change and self-image improvement can Read More…

Each year more and more Americans, as well as those around the world, undergo cosmetic surgery. While there are many considerations that go into why and how one may head to the operating room table to change their facial appearance or body shape, cost is always a significant issue.Even amongst the most ardent detractors of Read More…

The interest in cosmetic plastic surgery worldwide is reflected in the increasing numbers of people who have undergone such changes over the past decade. This is not just a U.S. phenomenon but is seen in many countries ranging from Brazil to Estonia.  People are interested in looking and feeling better in record numbers. There is Read More…