According to news reports over the weekend, lawmakers have dropped the elective cosmetic tax from the health care reform bill. In an interesting twist, they decided to trade one controversial tax for another; they’re replacing the elective cosmetic tax with a 10% tax on indoor tanning!
Representatives of the Indoor Tanning Association accused plastic surgeons of [...]

Considering a cosmetic surgery procedure? A recent article from CNN health offers a multitude of tips and guidelines that can help you get a safer experience. We organized them into 7 basic rules to follow.
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1. Ask about your plastic surgeon’s experience, credentials and hospital privileges.
As ASPS president Phil Haeck says, “Good surgeons expect [...]

Rather than getting something fancy and new this holiday season, why not lose something that detracts from your appearance?
I know – it sneaks up on you.  You wake up one morning, look in the mirror and realize that your peaches-and-cream-complexion morphed into something like the peach itself, complete with a fine covering of fuzzy hair.
You [...]