
Learn More: Sense-detecting Robo-Skin
December 2, 2015A new electronic skin—a rubbery plastic-and-graphene film mimicking the structure of human skin—can detect texture, temperature, pressure and sound, reported Hyunhyub Ko, [...]

Novel Advances in Acne Therapy
December 2, 2015New agents targeting the different factors that contribute to the pathogenesis of the disease appear to be very effective and result in [...]

China’s Plastic Surgery Industry Set to Become World’s 3rd Largest
December 2, 2015China's cosmetic surgery industry will be valued at 400 billion yuan ($62.6 billion) by the end of this year and is expected [...]

Bariatric Surgery Improves Psoriasis
November 24, 2015At the 2015 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) annual meeting, results of a single-center retrospective study were presented in which researchers Monica [...]

AMA Calls for Ban on Direct to Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs and Medical Devices
November 24, 2015Physicians at the Interim Meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted new policy aimed at driving solutions to make prescription drugs [...]

Data Shows Acne Patients Don’t Understand Risks Associated with Antibiotic Treatment
November 24, 2015Widespread and inappropriate use of antibiotics continues to be a problems in the US leading to antibiotic resistance issues. While most people [...]

ASDSA Announces Patient Safety Hero Award Winners
November 24, 2015The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Association (ASDSA) honored Lawrence J. Green, MD, and David J. Watts, MD, with its Patient Safety [...]

Female-to-Male Gender Confirmation Surgeries
November 24, 2015For patients with severe gender dysphoria, or gender incongruence, surgery has been a mainstay of treatment for decades. Recently, Medicare lifted a [...]

Couples Plastic Surgery By The Decade
November 24, 2015Couples plastic surgery has never been more “in”. It used to be reserved for a more senior age group, with his and [...]

Surgeons at NYU Langone Medical Center Perform the Most Extensive Face Transplant to Date
November 24, 2015The surgery—the first of its kind performed in New York State—began the morning of August 14, 2015 and concluded 26 hours later [...]

Secrets to Successful Fat Transfer
November 24, 2015Chicago-based facial plastic surgeon Steven Dayan, M.D., says he hasn’t seen any of the reported problems with autologous fat use among his [...]
Pfizer to Buy Allergan for Record $160 billion
November 23, 2015Pfizer (PFE) announced Monday it will buy Allergan (AGN) for $363.63 a share, or about $160 billion in the biggest deal ever [...]
