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Nine Cosmetic Treatments to Rethink – Examining the Facts

  I read an article on MSN’s Health and Fitness section on the internet today, which while covering relevant cosmetic topics, did a disservice and injustice to many of them. The article was intended to suggest that the nine procedures/treatments reviewed were either unsafe or were not effective. As such, you should rethink them. Having Read More…

Event Planning, Travel and Cosmetic Plastic Surgery

  I was seeing a postoperative patient recently and ran into a circumstance that is worth talking about. This was a patient who had some facial surgery and had a few cosmetic issues with the result that were going to require some adjustment. Only then did I find out that the urgency of getting the Read More…

Trends and Predictions in Cosmetic Plastic Surgery

Now that 2008 is in the books, it would be interesting to look at the trends and statistics in cosmetic surgery and see what has changed…or what is the same. Unfortunately, we will have to wait until the summer when the surveys and statistics for last year are available. However, the numbers from 2007 have Read More…

Combining Medical Insurance and Cosmetic Plastic Surgery

There are numerous plastic surgery procedures that are considered medically necessary, such as breast reduction, breast reconstruction and skin cancer treatments to name just a few. But cosmetic procedures such as tummy tucks, eyelid tucks, or scar revisions are not considered medically necessary even though many patients feel that the insurance company should provide coverage. the Read More…

Most Expensive Cosmetic Surgery Procedures in 2007

  In the most recent July 2008 issue of Plastic Surgery News, the top five most expensive cosmetic surgical procedures for 2007 were reported. These figures are based on the national average per plastic surgeon and represent the physician’s fee only, excluding the cost of the operating room, anesthesia, and any other related expenses. Circumferential Read More…

Concierge Plastic Surgery in Indianapolis

Cosmetic plastic surgery is both elective and very individualized. The decision to have plastic surgery is obviously very personal and every patient has their unique reasons for wanting a specific plastic surgery procedure, although most of the reasons are quite similar for most patients. Much thought should go into the before surgery aspect, including what Read More…

Plastic Surgery for Real People

  I read a recent article in People magazine this week entitled the same name as this blog. The fundamental premise of the article was that plastic surgery today is done on the ‘average person’, not necessarily the rich and famous. They go on to cite five people who had differing plastic surgery procedures and Read More…

Dr Barry Eppley Lectures at Aveda Institute Indianapolis

On Tuesday March 25, 2008, Dr Barry Eppley, board-certified plastic surgeon, presented a lecture open to the general public on the topic, ‘Trick, Trend, or Truth: The Insider’s Guide to Plastic Surgery’ at Frederic’s AVEDA Institute in Indianapolis. In this presentation, Dr Eppley reviewed ten of the most popular cosmetic plastic surgery procedures today and Read More…

Societal Trends and Perceptions about Plastic Surgery

  A recent study released by the prestigous American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery has revealed some interesting findings on the public perceptions of plastic surgery. And remember, we are talking here about cosmetic plastic surgery, not necessarily reconstructive plastic surgery where the decision to have surgery is not completely controlled by the patient. In Read More…

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