Palm Beach Plastic Surgery Blog

Pre-Wedding Nip Tucks on the Rise

Palm Beach Plastic Surgery — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:20:04 +0000

Despite tough economic times, the average cost of an American wedding is more than $29,000. Brides-to-be scour wedding websites and forums looking for inspiration, and that certain je ne sais quois to set their fête apart from the rest. But one trend that’s on the rise is pre-wedding cosmetic surgery, or “bridalplasty,” a term popularized

Breast Implant Scandal Insult to Injury in Europe

Palm Beach Plastic Surgery — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:11:29 +0000

Although the plastic surgery industry has seen steady improvement in the US in the past 2 years, it has faced a difficult year in Europe, the second largest market for cosmetic surgery. Following the credit crisis that finally hit financing, the recent scandal over Poly Implant Prothèses (PIP) implants has discouraged prospective patients from going

Liposuction Loopholes

Palm Beach Plastic Surgery — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:18:00 +0000

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon Dr Fredric Barr explains that any liposuction procedure which removes more than a liter of fat must be done in a regulated office. Right now there are very few laws which regulate liposuction in an office setting.

ASPS & FDA Establish Breast Implant Registry

Palm Beach Plastic Surgery — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:08:11 +0000

January 26, 2012 will mark the one-year anniversary of the establishment of the national registry for breast implants. On the heels of breaking news that breast implants were linked to a rare form of lymphoma, known as Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL), the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) collaborated with the FDA to create

Fake Doctor Injects Cement, Super Glue into Woman’s Buttocks

Palm Beach Plastic Surgery — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:00:01 +0000

Although unscrupulous, self-proclaimed plastic surgeons continue to make headlines daily for serious botched operations, we seem to only be seeing an increase of these unfortunate stories in the news. The most recent profiles a 30-year-old Miami Gardens woman with aspirations of working at a local nightclub. The woman, who is not being named due to