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Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons Among First Responders To Fort Hood Shootings
Before news of the November 12, Fort Hood shootings reached the public, oral and maxillofacial surgeons Major Mark E. Ranschaert, DMD and Major Joseph Dylan Bowles, DDS were in Fort Hood's Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center emergency room working to save the lives of the shooter's victims...

New York Plastic Surgeon Eases Common Fear Of Rhinoplasty Surgery By Eliminating Traditional Packing And Painful Removal
Dr. Oleh Slupchynskyj, Director of The Aesthetic Institute of New York and New Jersey, has revolutionized the rhinoplasty procedure by eliminating traditional packing and subsequent painful removal. The pain associated with the post-operative removal of nasal packing is a well-known and commonly cited fear among rhinoplasty candidates...

Nationwide Survey Shows Americans Oppose A Cosmetic Tax
A majority of Americans oppose the inclusion of a five percent tax on cosmetic medical procedures, according to a survey released today. Survey respondents oppose the cosmetic tax by a 52% - 43% margin...

American Association Of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Nineteen Other Surgical Groups Call For Changes To Senate Health Legislation
The American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) joined nineteen other surgical organizations, led by the American College of Surgeons, to send a letter to the U.S. Senate today reiterating they are prepared to oppose the Senate's health care reform bill due to its threat to patients' access to specialty care and its potential to harm quality care...

New Technique For Injectable Facial Fillers Improves Comfort, Recovery
Less pain during injections for wrinkle-fighting facial fillers. Less swelling afterward. Less time in the office waiting for anesthesia to take effect. These and other benefits of a new injection technique that UT Southwestern Medical Center plastic surgeons are helping pioneer are outlined in the October issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery...

In New Jersey, Cosmetic Surgery Tax Reaped Funds Far Below Projections
Bloomberg: "A tax on breast enhancements and other cosmetic care, similar to one proposed in the U.S. Senate's health-overhaul legislation, doesn't generate even a third of the $30 million a year originally projected for it in New Jersey, the only state with such a levy...

Advanced BioMedical Technologies Inc. Begins Phase II Animal Test On PA Miniscrews And Plates
Advanced BioMedical Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: ABMT) announced that the Company's subsidiary, Shenzhen Changhua Biomedical Engineering Co., Ltd. ("ABT-CHANGHUA"), has signed a cooperative agreement with The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University ("GDPU Hospital") in Guangzhou...

Dermatologists Now Offer Non Invasive Skin Tightening
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Dermatology is offering a new non-surgical, needle-free skin-tightening procedure that doctors say smoothes wrinkles, firms up baggy or loose skin and improves body contours...

How Young Is TOO Young For Cosmetic Surgery? UK
A national survey carried out by Girl Guiding UK, today revealed that 24% of girls aged 16-21 would consider having cosmetic surgery. The researchers found the turning point was around the age of 10 when it came to worrying about appearances. Between the ages of 7 to 11-year-olds, 2% were not happy with their appearance but this increased to 11% in 11 to 16-year-olds...

Cedars-Sinai's Bariatric Surgery Program Recognized For High Quality Of Care By American College Of Surgeons
The Cedars-Sinai Center for Weight Loss has received re-accreditation as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence from the American College of Surgeons. This is a nationally-recognized acknowledgement of the high quality of care provided at Cedars-Sinai to patients who have bariatric surgery - such as lap-band, gastric sleeve or gastric bypass...

Plastic Surgeons Respond To Proposed Cosmetic Surgery Tax
Late yesterday, democratic leaders in the Senate unveiled their proposal for overhauling the health care system, which included a new 5% tax on elective cosmetic procedures. Senate Democrats argue that the tax, which was a surprise addition to the sweeping 2,074-page bill, will generate $5.8 billion over the next 10 years to be put towards the bill's estimated $849 billion price tag...

Articles

Plastic Surgery: Do The Risks Matter Or Are The Benefits More Important?

Cosmetic or aesthetic surgery, as the name suggests, is performed for aesthetic reasons. Although certain medical conditions might suggest the need for reconstructive plastic surgery, aesthetic plastic...

Plastic Surgery: Questions You Should Ask Before Going Under The Knife

Plastic surgery today has undergone a wide acceptance by society. Its popularity is most likely due to popular television shows and celebrity surgeries having removed the stigma to the point where it is...

Want to have a cosmetic surgery? Avail a personal loan

Since time immemorial people have been looking for means that would help them look younger and beautiful. Earlier we used to apply natural substances on our faces, so that our skin doesn't lose its glow....

Plastic Surgeon or Cosmetic Surgeon: What's the Difference?

With the increasing popularity of cosmetic or aesthetic surgery, patients often encounter different terms such as "plastic surgeon", "aesthetic plastic surgeon", "cosmetic plastic surgeon", "plastic and...

Should You Consider Cosmetic Surgery? It Is Your Body!

We are fortunate to live in a society of modern plastic and cosmetic surgery where men and women are free to make changes and feel better about themselves. The increase in the number of procedures performed...

Cosmetic Surgery - Are You Covered By Health Insurance?

Cosmetic surgery, in its true sense, is an elective procedure that is performed to reshape or enhance body parts a patient may find unflattering. Since cosmetic surgery has an intrinsic aesthetic intent,...