
Legendary Stanford Chief Passes Away at Age 88
April 5, 2016Lars 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, 2016More 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, 2016A 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, 2016By 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, 2016Plastic 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, 2016Stem 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, 2016AmSpa 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, 2016Scientists 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, 2016Editor’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, 2016Abel 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, 2016Say “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, 2016Representatives from key physician, hospital and patient safety organizations met last week to discuss the growing trend of assessing the competence of [...]