ASPS annual statistics: plastic surgery in 2012
By Dr. David Reath--Knoxville, Tenn.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Each year, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons releases statistics about the number and variety of plastic surgery procedures that were performed in the previous year. This is a bit of a “state of the field” for plastic surgery...
BOTOX: What’s all the hype about?
By Dr. Jaffer Khan--Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Everywhere you turn, it seems as though someone is getting BOTOX. In fact, it is by far the most popular minimally-invasive cosmetic procedure. BOTOX stops muscle movement and thus cause a relaxation and disappearance of the skin creases.
The vampire facelift: Not really a facelift and no vampires involved
By Dr. Richard Baxter--Mountlake Terrace, WA
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
With popular interest in vampires seeming to survive beyond a natural lifespan, it was probably inevitable that someone would find a way to capitalize on the term in plastic surgery. But the “vampire facelift” isn’t really a facelift, and the only connection to vampires is the fact that it involves use of a product made from your own blood.
