Stem cells. The new frontier. I know these topics seem far off for a cosmetic plastic surgeon. But we plastic surgeons deal a lot in fat. We do liposuction, we sculpt it, and we graft it. […]
Biofilm has really opened up the way we look at chronic difficult to treat infections. Yes, this is another blog from my favorite meeting, the TIPS Plastic Surgery meeting in San Francisco. Cultures- skin cultures, swabs, […]
quick blog. 1. I have tons of goodies coming up. Did you print out your brilliant distinctions coupon? If you are signed up, you will get rebates which you print out and bring in to me […]
Biofilm is tough. It is recalcitrant. It sets up in 24 hours, and the experts in the field say your window to treat it is gone within 3 days. NOT ALL WOUNDS NEED THIS. If you […]
Biofilm. What is it and why do you care? When I mentioned biofilm to my doctor friends, no one had heard of it. Is it some new scar treatment? Is it an environmental thing? It sounds […]
Who are the gatekeepers? There are none. As I said in my prior blog, the cosmetic surgery laser and technology industry is skipping doctors and going straight to you, the consumer. Many have gotten FDA approval […]
The gatekeepers. It used to be when a new drug or machine came to medicine, the companies would speak to the doctors. They would have meetings and symposia, come to your office, show you the science. […]
In order to understand how machines and products come to market, I found this talk at my meeting interesting. I didn’t understand the vast difference between a PMA and a 510K… And in looking at the routes, […]
Scarring is a big issue for plastic surgeons. There is no such thing as scarless surgery… yet. We do pretty scars, hairline scars. We hide them. I have had some scars where I can’t find it, even when I […]
Epidermis is the top layer of your skin. Scarring has long thought to be an issue of the dermis, the lower layer of skin, not the epidermis. Some of the experts on scarring (those plastic surgeons […]