Friday, August 17, 2012
SCOPE OF PRACTICE
Utah plastic surgeons remind patients to check out doctors
The Utah Plastic Surgery Society is running billboards reminding patients to ensure their doctor is board-certified in plastic surgery before getting cosmetic or reconstructive procedures. Increasingly, doctors who are board-certified in other specialties, such as dentistry or OB-GYN, are offering cosmetic and reconstructive surgeries. "A lot of these doctors will go to a cosmetic boot camp, learn the procedures, come back on Monday morning, and they're doing them," plastic surgeon Grant Fairbanks said. KTVX-TV (Salt Lake City) (8/14)
The Utah Plastic Surgery Society is running billboards reminding patients to ensure their doctor is board-certified in plastic surgery before getting cosmetic or reconstructive procedures. Increasingly, doctors who are board-certified in other specialties, such as dentistry or OB-GYN, are offering cosmetic and reconstructive surgeries. "A lot of these doctors will go to a cosmetic boot camp, learn the procedures, come back on Monday morning, and they're doing them," plastic surgeon Grant Fairbanks said. KTVX-TV (Salt Lake City) (8/14)
DON'T LIKE YOUR PROFILE?
Chin implants have become more popular than ever. Studies show they're up 71% from last year, making chin implants or chin augmentation the fastest-growing trend in plastic surgery. ThePlasticSurgeryChannel.com (8/17)
Sunday, August 12, 2012
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPEMENT
Scientists print ears, grow muscle at regenerative institute
Researchers at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine have used cells taken from patients and grown in the lab to engineer body parts. They have used 3D printing to make ears, have grown urethras for children who suffered pelvic injuries and are engineering muscle to repair injuries
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
TANNING AND MELANOMA
Study: 1 in 20 Cases of Melanoma Linked to Indoor Tanning
Fully one in 20 cases of melanoma is related to use of indoor tanning beds, new research suggests. According to the study, indoor tanners have a 20% increased risk of skin cancer, and this jumps to 87% if they start using tanning beds before they turn 35.
“Sunbed use is associated with a significant increase in risk of melanoma [and] the cancerous damage associated with snubbed use is substantial and could be avoided by strict regulations,” report researchers led by Philippe Augier, director of the International Prevention Research Institute in Lyon, France. The findings appear online in the BMJ.
Researchers analyzed 27 studies published between 1981 and 2012. In all, they identified more than 11,000 cases of skin cancer. They stated that more than 3,400 of the almost 64,000 new cases of melanoma in Western Europe each year are directly attributable to tanning bed use. Tanning bed use is also estimated to cause 800 deaths from melanoma each year. Put another way: each trip to the tanning salon increases melanoma risk by about 1.8%.
The ban the tan movement continues to take flight across the globe. The number of countries with nationwide indoor tanning legislation restricting use by young people 18 years or younger increased from two countries (France and Brazil) in 2003 to 11 countries in 2011, according to a recent study in the Archives of Dermatology. The 11 countries were France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Belgium, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Brazil.
In the US, New York state, California, Vermont, and Rhode Island have banned most indoor tanning by minors. Ban the tan legislation is pending in many states. The Affordable Care Act include includes a 10% tax on indoor tanning.
Fully one in 20 cases of melanoma is related to use of indoor tanning beds, new research suggests. According to the study, indoor tanners have a 20% increased risk of skin cancer, and this jumps to 87% if they start using tanning beds before they turn 35.
“Sunbed use is associated with a significant increase in risk of melanoma [and] the cancerous damage associated with snubbed use is substantial and could be avoided by strict regulations,” report researchers led by Philippe Augier, director of the International Prevention Research Institute in Lyon, France. The findings appear online in the BMJ.
Researchers analyzed 27 studies published between 1981 and 2012. In all, they identified more than 11,000 cases of skin cancer. They stated that more than 3,400 of the almost 64,000 new cases of melanoma in Western Europe each year are directly attributable to tanning bed use. Tanning bed use is also estimated to cause 800 deaths from melanoma each year. Put another way: each trip to the tanning salon increases melanoma risk by about 1.8%.
The ban the tan movement continues to take flight across the globe. The number of countries with nationwide indoor tanning legislation restricting use by young people 18 years or younger increased from two countries (France and Brazil) in 2003 to 11 countries in 2011, according to a recent study in the Archives of Dermatology. The 11 countries were France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Belgium, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Brazil.
In the US, New York state, California, Vermont, and Rhode Island have banned most indoor tanning by minors. Ban the tan legislation is pending in many states. The Affordable Care Act include includes a 10% tax on indoor tanning.
MID EAST COSMETIC SURGERY
Demand for cosmetic surgery in Dubai increases by 100%
New figures released by the Dubai Health Authority have revealed a huge spike in the number of people having cosmetic surgery procedures in Dubai.
New figures released by the Dubai Health Authority have revealed a huge spike in the number of people having cosmetic surgery procedures in Dubai.
According to the organisation, 68,000 men and women underwent surgical and non-surgical treatments at the country's clinics last year – double 2010's total.
Some of the most popular treatments include skin peels and laser rejuvenation treatments, which are designed to leave skin looking more healthy and youthful, as well as nose reshaping operations known as rhinoplasty.
The figures revealed that the most popular non-surgical treatment in 2011 however was laser hair removal.
Top surgeons in Dubai have claimed that an increasing number of professionals in the country are choosing to undergo cosmetic procedures in order to boost their career prospects, with workers in their 40s and 50s keen to be on a par physically with younger employees.
The fact that many procedures can now be carried out with minimal downtime, or even none at all, has helped to boost the popularity of non-surgical treatments.
Friday, August 3, 2012
FEDERAL MANDATES ARE "KILLING US"
Obamacare: Its Latest Assault on Religious Freedom
With every passing day, Obamacare becomes more entrenched as the law of the land. The latest reality is a Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate that requires health plans to provide contraception, sterilization, and abortion-inducing drugs. Even an employer or organization with religious objections can be forced by the government to provide coverage for medications and procedures against which they have deeply-held convictions. This is an intentional act of discrimination against people's religious beliefs and a violation of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
The Obamacare HHS mandate is being challenged in court. One of those challenges is from a family-owned company that simply wants the right to administer its health plan in a way that is consistent with the owner's beliefs.
It's also worth noting that forcing insurance companies to provide contraception, sterilization, and abortion-inducing drugs "free of charge" means the cost is likely to be passed along to that insurer's customers, even those who morally oppose contraceptives and/or abortifacients.
Federal mandates should never infringe on personal liberties!
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