The latest news stories about plastic surgery seem to follow a do-it-on-a-budget trend, which is understandable given the economic landscape.  However, safety should always be number one priority  – another lesson in the news that seems to repeat itself.
Patients are learning to prioritize their treatments, while surgeons are offering financing and even money back guarantees, [...]

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 [...]

The so-called “Botox-tax” that was dismissed last July is now back in the healthcare reform bill.  After it was made public Wednesday, professionals from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery organized to make their opposition to the bill known.
A special bulletin sent to ASPS members urged them [...]

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 applications [...]

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, [...]