With an estimated half of all young adults getting sunburns at least once a year, and only 72 percent of adults reportedly wearing sunscreen when they go outdoors, skin cancer rates are still on the incline. In fact, the Skin Cancer Institute estimates that one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime. But skin cancer isn’t the … Read More
Help, My Teen Wants Plastic Surgery!
The teen years are a time of great promise and hope – as well as newfound independence. But they can also be fraught with confusion and insecurity, especially as your teen’s body changes from a child’s to an adult. While most teens take these changes in stride eventually, some may feel that these insecurities never go away – or worse, … Read More
July Is UV Safety Month
With summer in full swing and people everywhere heading outdoors to bask in the summer sunshine, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has declared July “UV Safety Month.” UV, or ultraviolet, rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation that is emitted by everything from welding torches to tanning beds to – you guessed it – the sun. In … Read More
Australian Woman Suffers Dangerous Infection After Overseas Surgery
When 48-year-old Lee Cameron decided to get an elective breast augmentation, she had a bit of sticker shock at her local Melbourne, Australia, plastic surgeon’s office when she was quoted $27,000 for the procedure. So, Cameron did what many men and women have begun doing around the globe: She booked her surgery with a foreign doctor as part of the … Read More
ASPS Encourages Americans to Get a Regular Plastic Surgeon
If you’re like most people, chances are you have a physician, a dentist and maybe an optometrist. But one specialist that many people may not have in their medical arsenal is a plastic surgeon – and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons would like to change that. The largest and foremost plastic surgery society in the world, the ASPS provides … Read More