Pharmaceutical company Allergan Inc. – the manufacturer of Botox -  has filed a suit against the FDA, contending that marketing restrictions for Botox are actually inconsistent with the interests of patients and physicians. While Botox is commonly used, as FDA approved, to treat wrinkles on the face and forehead, a wide range of other treatment [...]

During consultations at our Bellevue office, patients often ask about breast augmentation and whether breast feeding could be disrupted in a future pregnancy.  Sometimes, they ask whether the presence of a synthetic implant poses any safety risk for the newborn. It is uncommon, but a certain number of patients do experience a disruption in the [...]

Dr. Leff is now offering permanent lip augmentation in his Bellevue, Washington office. Although Dr. Leff’s Bellevue practice is known for performing mostly body contouring procedures, permanent lip augmentation with the SurgiSil Perma Facial Implant™ will now be an option available to our patients. This single procedure can provide fuller, sexier lips in one visit.  [...]

The Beauty for Life survey conducted by the ASAPS and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons found marked differences in the way certain age groups perceived beauty in themselves and their partners.  ASAPS President Renato Saltz says the survey was intended to help surgeons “understand what patients are most concerned about at different stages of [...]

Blogs, news outlets, and even radio programs in the U.S. are making a buzz about a cosmetic surgery tax proposed to help finance health care reform. According to LA Times blog Top of the Ticket, the tax could attach a 10 percent charge to any elective procedure – your liposuction, tummy tuck, breast implants, or [...]

At our Bellevue surgery office, we think hair is pretty sexy actually, but it’s a different story when it’s anywhere other than on top of your head.  But don’t worry!  These days, it seems like the we have an endless array of options to remove unwanted body hair from the bikini line, back arms, and [...]

Last week, we brought you the first segment from the ASAPS series of videos about breast augmentation. Here’s a newer episode in the series in which a patient discusses her satisfaction with breast implants and the reaction of her peers.

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Sometimes in the pharmaceutical world, drugs make their way to the market in an unexpected manner.  It might surprise you to hear what some of the most popular drugs were intended to treat (Viagra anyone?).  In the case of the new eyelash enhancer Latisse, researchers at Allergan Inc. took note of a particular ‘complication’ associated [...]

Do you remember when collagen first received FDA approval over 20 years ago?  If so, you might recall the hope people had about looking better, but also the fear about side effects and painful injections. Now, we have a wider, safer variety of fillers to choose from that really get results. Wrinkle fillers can be [...]