Plastic surgery can be used as a tool to reconstructed a deformity from an accident, cancer, or to enhance ones natural beauty. As in all areas of medicine, there are multiple ethical issues that continually challenge physicians on a daily basis. A new ethical dilemma facing plastic surgeons is the decision to perform plastic surgery Continue Reading >>
Woman Charged for Murder. Her Weapon was an Injection in his Penis!
This is one of the most wild plastic surgery stories I have heard. A woman in New Jersey with no medical background was injecting silicone in her “patients’” penises. After injecting the silicone into the penis, a patient suddenly died. Silicone injections can be fatal as the silicone can get into the blood stream and Continue Reading >>
Nasal Implants May Have a Higher Infection Rate After a Rhinoplasty
Commonly in revision and ethnic rhinoplasties, African Americans, Latinos, and Asians, the nose must be augmented or made bigger. In these instances, the nose is reconstructed using either: – Your bodies own natural cartilage – Implants composed of Gortex or plastic (Medpore) There are instances where implants are appropriate, but I mainly use the patient’s naturally occurring cartilage during Continue Reading >>