http://www.aestheticplasticsurg.org/weblog The Art of Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:53:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Embedded video from <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video" mce_href="http://www.cnn.com/video">CNN Video</a> On Wednesday, November 19, CNN reported on Japanese surgeon Kotaro Yoshimura and his somewhat controversial breast augmentation method. Yoshimura has received notoriety for using stem cell assisted lipotransfer in his breast augmentation procedures. The regenerative capabilities presentin stem cells are supposed to make fat ... http://www.aestheticplasticsurg.org/weblog/2008/11/stem-cell-assisted-breast-augmentation-in-the-news-again/ On November 18, Food and Drug Administration officials will meet with a panel of outside experts to discuss possible changes in the labeling of cosmetic dermal fillers like Juvederm, Restylane, Radiesse and others that continue to flood the market.  Within the last six years, the FDA has received 930 reports ... http://www.aestheticplasticsurg.org/weblog/2008/11/demand-for-fillers-on-the-rise-fda-reviews-safety-issues/ The Silicon Valley-San Jose Business Journal recently named Reliant Technologies Inc. one of the fastest growing private companies in the area.  Reliant has become the industry leader in fractional aesthetic laser systems. The Fraxel laser system has rapidly gained popularity in the U.S. and abroad over the last three years. Their ... http://www.aestheticplasticsurg.org/weblog/2008/10/san-jose-business-journal-honors-fraxel/ Florida plastic surgeon Richard Bosshardt recently wrote on the status of modern breast cancer treatments and the efforts of the medical community to minimize adverse effects through reconstruction and informed prevention. Dr. Bosshardt writes that social recognition of the breast is an historical phenomenon and many have viewed them as symbolic ... http://www.aestheticplasticsurg.org/weblog/2008/10/implants-among-factors-not-shown-to-increase-cancer-risk/ A recent episode of the daytime talk show The Doctors, featured an in-studio Thermage procedure done by Dr. Bill Johnson of Dallas based Innovations Medspa. Thermage is a non-invasive cosmetic procedure that utilizes radio frequency technology to heat collagen fibers under the skin. Upon being heated, the collagen ... http://www.aestheticplasticsurg.org/weblog/2008/10/surgeons-feature-thermage-on-daytime-talk-show/ At the historic Chautauqua Institution last summer, Bioethics expert Art Caplan gave a lecture about living longer, looking better and why that is permissible from a moral perspective.  His talk included many interesting references to plastic surgery and anti-aging. In the first few minutes of his speech, Caplan recalls a story ... http://www.aestheticplasticsurg.org/weblog/2008/10/bioethics-professor-defends-cosmetic-surgery-anti-aging/ Last August, The Suwanee Democrat, a small time Florida news provider printed an incredible story about a woman named April Pinkard.  She's a 35-year-old wife and mother of four who has suffered from a never before documented "floating heart" condition.  The treatment for her condition may also be the first ... http://www.aestheticplasticsurg.org/weblog/2008/10/breast-implants-used-to-secure-womans-heart/ International demand has prompted San Diego company, Cytori Therapeutics Inc., to develop a device that combines human body fat with stem cells and other cells that are thought to have regenerative properties. Fat grafting is tricky business, but a New York plastic surgeon claims to have a workable technique. Dr. Sydney ... http://www.aestheticplasticsurg.org/weblog/2008/09/stem-cells-offer-new-hope-for-fat-grafting-including-breast-implants/ We think Fraxel has changed our world here in Eugene and our patients do too. Reliant Technologies, the maker of the popular Fraxel laser, has quickly become known as the standard for laser skin resurfacing. According to Inc. magazine's editor Jane Berentson, "If you want to find out which companies are going ... http://www.aestheticplasticsurg.org/weblog/2008/09/fraxel-named-157-on-the-inc-magazine-top-500/ Kathie Lee had Fraxel restore laser treatment over the summer, finally revealing her results live on the Today Show in early August, 2008. We have the Fraxel Restore in Eugene, the same laser that Kathie Lee used. Our patients have been very happy with Fraxel treatment and it continues to be ... http://www.aestheticplasticsurg.org/weblog/2008/09/today-show-host-kathie-lee-reveals-her-fraxel-results/