I Used an FDA Approved Product Off-label, Now I Have Been Sued
January 7, 2016Dr. Hands, a prominent dermatologist, has recently been using hyaluronic acid fillers to treat aging hands. He knows that calcium hydroxyapatite filers [...]

Skin Prescription Costs Rise Drastically
January 6, 2016Costs for prescription skin care treatments have skyrocketed since 2009, according to research published in JAMA Dermatology. After conducting a study, Miranda [...]

Redefining the Rules for #SocialMediaSuccess
January 6, 2016Is it possible to build a patient base with social media? No, really — without a practice website or other more traditional [...]

AAFPRS Highlights the Year in Facial Plastic Surgery
January 5, 2016According to the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS), it was a dynamic year for plastic surgery and facial [...]

ASPS Secures Passage of the Breast Cancer Patient Education Act
December 21, 2015The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) today praised Congress for enacting ASPS’s top legislative priority, the Breast Cancer Patient Education Act [...]

Allergan CEO Brent Saunders Talks Pfizer Merger And The Future Of Aesthetic Medicine
December 21, 2015By Inga Hansen, executive editor of MedEstheticsRecently, we had the opportunity to speak with Brent Saunders, CEO of Allergan, about the company’s [...]

FDA Proposes Tanning Bed Age Restrictions and Other Important Safety Measures
December 21, 2015On Friday, December 18th, 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced important proposed steps to protect public health by preventing the [...]

Are Weekdays Best for Body Contouring?
December 21, 2015Results of a recent study suggest that prospective body-contouring patients would be well advised to schedule their procedure on a day that [...]

New Facts About Face Transplants
December 21, 2015Though more than 30 face transplants have been performed, little is known about long-term outcomes. However, a recent study suggests that transplanted [...]

Plastic Surgery Practice to Hold Second Annual ‘Blankets for Botox’
December 16, 2015A local plastic surgery practice is working to provide area pet shelters with much-needed pet supplies throughout the month of December.Pinnacle Plastic [...]

All You Need to Know About Cosmetic Surgery Lawsuits
December 16, 2015First things first, just because you do not like the results, does not mean you can file a lawsuit. Cosmetic surgery is [...]

Oral Collagen Peptide Supplements Improve Aging Skin
December 15, 2015Researchers Jérome Asserin, PhD, et al, investigated the effect of oral supplementation with collagen peptides on skin hydration and the dermal collagen [...]
