Contested beauty: Has plastic surgery gone too far?
Fri, 2010-11-26 17:54 We are all of two minds on the subject of natural beauty, whether we admit it or not. Consider the recently announced beauty pageant to be held in Hungary, in which the...
View ArticleA few comments on communication
Thu, 2010-11-11 18:05 In any relationship, communication is a cornerstone to success. This is true for the doctor patient relationship, and even more so with plastic surgery. One reason for this is the...
View ArticleHow much plastic surgery is too much?
Tue, 2011-01-11 12:02 Melissa Rivers to her mom Joan Rivers: Enough plastic surgery! No more! Victoria Beckham is in the news for having had her breast implants removed, Heidi Montag has tearful...
View ArticleNo more post-op nausea? “Emend” to that
Sat, 2011-02-05 11:44 Many people are more worried about nausea after anesthesia than they are about the surgery itself, especially if they have suffered from it in the past. Though they may be highly...
View Articlesucceeding with simplicity
Fri, 2011-04-29 09:04 In his iconic book Good to Great, bestselling author Jim Collins relates the story of the fox and the hedgehog, based on a classic Greek parable: “The fox knows many things, but...
View ArticleWhat makes an expert plastic surgeon? More than a weekend course
Fri, 2011-07-08 14:40 It goes without saying that we expect our doctor to have expertise in their particular specialty. That’s the whole point of accredited residency training and board...
View ArticleThe special problem of specialization in plastic surgery
Tue, 2012-10-02 11:25It’s a classic scenario: Soon after I am introduced to someone and they learn that I am a plastic surgeon, I am asked what I do most or what I specialize in. Breast augmentation?...
View ArticleArt versus science in plastic surgery
Sat, 2013-02-16 13:00I have always felt that my formal training in art, coupled with a belief in the scientific method, gives me a unique aptitude in plastic surgery. However a recent debate has...
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