According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), counterfeit Botox has made its way into the United States. Fake Botox has recently caused botulism-type illnesses in patients. Symptoms included slurred speech, double vision, difficulty swallowing, and difficulty breathing that sometimes required hospitalization. Several patients across the United States have been treated for outright

Whether you choose breast implants filled with silicone gel or saline (salt water), the specific type of outer shell for your breast implants seems to be a rarely discussed topic. Many patients do not even realize that they have a choice when it comes to breast implant outer shells.  Even some plastic surgeons do not

Capitalism has amazing eyes. These eyes have 360° vision and can focus right at home or around the world. It wasn’t a surprise that, when they caught in their peripheral vision people traveling to other countries for cheaper priced cosmetic surgical procedures, concierge companies would spring up to help facilitate the entire process. For a

Bad News: you need gynecologic abdominal surgery; Good News: you can get a “tummy tuck” at the same time Filed in the category, “two birds with one stone,” it sounds like a great (and efficient) idea to have plastic surgery on your abdomen at the same time another surgery becomes necessary in your abdomen. Is

Choosing between liposuction and CoolSculpting can seem very confusing at first. When it comes to removing unwanted fat, it is the final result that really matters. After all, fat removal is going to cost thousands of dollars not matter where you go, so it better work! Both liposuction (also referred to as liposculpture, lipo, lipoplasty,

One of the marketing tactics that I commonly see on local TV commercials, internet ads and billboards is for plastic surgeons to proudly post the phrase “FDA approved” or “FDA cleared” somewhere in their advertisement.  Usually, it is an aggressive advertisement for some type of non-surgical device or non-surgical cosmetic treatment. Technically, the FDA does