• Legendary Stanford Chief Passes Away at Age 88

    April 5, 2016

    Lars Vistnes, MD, Professor of Surgery emeritus and former department chair at Stanford University School of Medicine, San Francisco, died at his [...]

  • Teachable Moments: More Than Half of Facial Plastic Surgeons Learn on YouTube

    April 5, 2016

    More than 60 percent of facial plastic surgeons watch online streaming media (think YouTube) to learn a new technique. What’s more, most [...]

  • SIMPLE: Staff in Focus

    April 4, 2016

    A surgeon once told me that the hardest part of working with people is working with people. One of thegreatest struggles many [...]

  • Innovating Uses for Devices in Daily Practice

    April 4, 2016

    By taking good care of patients and observing themselves in daily practice, cosmetic and plastic surgeons and dermatologists can come up with [...]

  • Plastic Surgery Patients Report Shorter Wait Times Than Other Patients

    April 4, 2016

    Plastic surgeons had some of the shortest wait times seen among 139 types of specialists, according to Vitals 7th annual wait time [...]

  • Stem Cells In Topical Skincare: Hope Or Hoax?

    April 4, 2016

    Stem cell treatments promise a youthful resurgence leaving skin looking and feeling healthier. In the midst of extreme solutions for anti-aging, stem [...]

  • Wrinkle City: New Yorkers Join National Push Toward Cosmetic Procedures, State Tops for Wrinkles

    March 29, 2016

    AmSpa note: If you are practicing aesthetic medicine in New York and missed AmSpa's most recent New York regulatory event, you can [...]

  • Scientists Link Enzyme to Aging Skin

    March 29, 2016

    Scientists at Newcastle Unviersity, UK discovered the activity of mitochondrial complex II—a key metabolic enzyme found in human skin cells—declines with age. These [...]

  • When Patient Satisfaction is Bad Medicine

    March 28, 2016

    Editor’s note: The complexities of the opioid epidemic demand a comprehensive approach response. This practice perspective provides physician insights into one course [...]

  • Abel Torres, MD, JD, FAAD, Assumes Presidency of the American Academy of Dermatology

    March 24, 2016

    Abel Torres, MD, JD, FAAD, a Cleveland-based dermatologist and lawyer, took office today as president of the American Academy of Dermatology, the [...]

  • Meet the RealSelf 100: The Top Social Influencers in Cosmetic Medicine

    March 24, 2016

    Say “hello” to the top 100 plastic surgeons, facial plastic surgeons, and dermatologists who have committed to patient education and positive patient [...]

  • Key Stakeholders Explore Assessment of Aging Physicians

    March 24, 2016

    Representatives from key physician, hospital and patient safety organizations met last week to discuss the growing trend of assessing the competence of [...]