■Scientists develop coating that can eliminate MRSA
Scientists have created a coating that works against methicillin-resistant Staphyloccus aureus. The coating contains the enzyme lysostaphin, which is harmful to bacterial cells but not to human cells. During tests, the coating killed 100% of MRSA bacteria that came in contact with it within 20 minutes, the researchers said. WebMD (8/17)
Friday, August 27, 2010
Saturday, August 14, 2010
SCOPE OF PRACTICE ISSUES CONTINUE TO PLAGUE OUR SOCIETY
■Fla. board fines doctor for allowing unlicensed staffers to perform lipo
The Florida Board of Medicine levied a $50,000 fine and temporarily suspended the license of Dr. Yves N. Jean-Baptiste, who is accused of allowing unlicensed assistants to perform liposuction on a patient. The doctor is board certified in family medicine but not in plastic surgery. The medical board, as well as plastic surgeons and dermatologists, has expressed concern about physicians performing cosmetic procedures for which they have received little training. St. Petersburg Times (Fla.) (8/9)
The Florida Board of Medicine levied a $50,000 fine and temporarily suspended the license of Dr. Yves N. Jean-Baptiste, who is accused of allowing unlicensed assistants to perform liposuction on a patient. The doctor is board certified in family medicine but not in plastic surgery. The medical board, as well as plastic surgeons and dermatologists, has expressed concern about physicians performing cosmetic procedures for which they have received little training. St. Petersburg Times (Fla.) (8/9)
BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER
■Study: Surgeries don't improve body image for most BDD patients
Some people who seek numerous cosmetic surgeries have a psychological condition called body dysmorphic disorder, according to multiple studies. Surgical and nonsurgical procedures do little to improve the mental condition of most patients, the results of one study of 200 people diagnosed with the disorder showed. The researchers advise surgeons "to be aware that psychiatric treatments for BDD such as serotonin reuptake inhibitors and cognitive behavioral therapy appear to be effective for what can be a debilitating disorder." Los Angeles Times (8/11)
Some people who seek numerous cosmetic surgeries have a psychological condition called body dysmorphic disorder, according to multiple studies. Surgical and nonsurgical procedures do little to improve the mental condition of most patients, the results of one study of 200 people diagnosed with the disorder showed. The researchers advise surgeons "to be aware that psychiatric treatments for BDD such as serotonin reuptake inhibitors and cognitive behavioral therapy appear to be effective for what can be a debilitating disorder." Los Angeles Times (8/11)
Sunday, August 1, 2010
CONSUMERS - BEWARE
■Patient death prompts manhunt for L.A.-area cosmetic filler providers
Police are searching for two sisters who are believed to have operated a cosmetic filler business in Sylmar, Calif., that is linked to the July 23 death of a 22-year-old woman who received silicone injections in her buttocks. The sisters, Guadalupe and Alejandra Viveros, were arrested in June on charges of practicing medicine without a license and later were released on bail. Police also are searching for other patients of the practice whose dermal injections reportedly hardened into solid plastic, causing infection. KTLA-TV (Los Angeles) (7/28)
Police are searching for two sisters who are believed to have operated a cosmetic filler business in Sylmar, Calif., that is linked to the July 23 death of a 22-year-old woman who received silicone injections in her buttocks. The sisters, Guadalupe and Alejandra Viveros, were arrested in June on charges of practicing medicine without a license and later were released on bail. Police also are searching for other patients of the practice whose dermal injections reportedly hardened into solid plastic, causing infection. KTLA-TV (Los Angeles) (7/28)
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