Press Releases by Industry

2010-06-05 | After recent news reports of a Chula Vista woman who died after getting liposuction in Tijuana, board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Richard Chaffoo is redoubling his efforts to educate patients about the importance of checking surgeon credentials.

2010-06-04 | Although he was named a "Leading Plastic Surgeon" in a recent issue of Forbes magazine, Dr. Michael Beckenstein isn't resting on his laurels. Instead, he's focused on the future and finding new ways to improve patient care.

2010-06-03 | The femtosecond laser has helped decrease the complications of making a LASIK flap, and now several companies are using this technology to bring added safety to cataract surgery.

2010-06-03 | Severe scars, such as those left from burns, often require surgery. More superficial scars can be minimized or removed with less-invasive treatments.

2010-05-30 | Like all surgery, liposuction brings a certain amount of risk.

2010-05-30 | To be a good liposuction candidate, you need to be in good general health, have realistic expectations, and be only minimally overweight.

2010-05-30 | The age-related condition known as presbyopia is first noticed when you must hold your book at a distance to bring words on the page into focus.

2010-05-30 | CK is short for conductive keratoplasty.

2010-05-30 | Dental implants and partials are both options for replacing missing teeth.

2010-05-30 | One of the ways people can tell if you're tired or exhausted is by the bags that develop under your eyes.

2010-05-30 | Facelifts and other facial procedures are some of the most common facial procedures performed in the Chicago and Arlington Heights, Illinois area.

2010-05-27 | Transform has more patients asking for dermal filler injections in their feet to prevent pain caused by high heels. The cosmetic surgery group has experienced a 49% increase in foot filler patients from 2009 to 2010.

2010-05-27 | Each patient must meet standard LASIK eligibility criteria to be considered a safe candidate for LASIK.

2010-05-27 | Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of the excimer laser to treat persons over 18 years of age, there really is no upper age limit for LASIK eligibility.

2010-05-27 | Some people who previously did not qualify for LASIK may find that things have changed for them. Their personal eye health may have changed, or advancements in current LASIK procedures may, now, deem them a good candidate.

2010-05-27 | KLAS report examines interventional radiology suites from five vendors.

2010-05-26 | CK, short for conductive keratoplasty, is a safer, although temporary, surgery that uses radio wave energy specifically to induce near-sighted vision.

2010-05-26 | Ultherapy is a new treatment that recently received FDA approval for facial rejuvenation.

2010-05-26 | Before wavefront, diagnosis of lower order aberrations was done using traditional eye examination technology. Diagnosis of higher order aberrations was done using manual calculations. Treatment based on these diagnostics resulted in outcomes that were good, but less accurate and less customized.

2010-05-26 | Obstructive Sleep Apnea is routinely treated with CPAP which is considered the gold standard despite dismal results in patient compliance studies. A new review in Medical Clinics show surgical alternatives have mixed results and low cure rates.