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Oy vey! Laser suturing techniques from Israel by Dr. Robert O. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Skin Health An Isralei group is working on a novel technique for laser welding skin incisions. Dr. Abraham Katzir from Tel Aviv is promoting his prototype which advertises itself as the f ... Read on »

The world's worst timing in magazine covers - 10 things Obama can learn from Tiger Woods by Dr. Robert O. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Skin Health Fate has a sense of humor apparently. Could you have imagined more ironic timing then the cover of last weeks Golf Digest touting the "10 tips Obama can take from Tiger".I'm s ... Read on »

"When someone is doing sex to me..." SNL nails Obama on China. Must see TV! by Dr. Robert O. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Skin Health In one of the most brutal political comedy skits ever, Saturday Night Live has found it's voice on President Obama. After bending over backwards to avoid criticism of the Pres ... Read on »

The new mammogram and self exam guidelines set off a hornet's nest of controversy by Dr. Robert O. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Skin Health The suggestions of the United States Preventive Services Task Force ( USPSTF ) regarding mammograms and breast self-exam have touched off a hornet's nest (to say the least). T ... Read on »

Oh Canada! - excellent NY Times letter response on health reform by Dr. Robert O. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Skin Health I read an extroidinarilary good comment on this article in the "Prescriptions Blog" NY Times today that I thought was worth reprinting. It was a response to another comment ... Read on »

Announcing the birth of the Birmingham Breast Blog by Dr. Robert O. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Skin Health Just a note to frequent readers. Due to requests by some of the audience to address some specific topics about breast cancer and cosmetic breast surgery, I started a "companio ... Read on »

Lady GaGa - as performed by Christopher Walken by Dr. Robert O. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Skin Health Whimsy post today! No groaning over politics and mediceine (I promise). Actor, Christopher Walken has such a terrific deadpan that I could listen to him read the phonebook an ... Read on »

Swimming with the sharks - Democrats once again sell out on malpractice reform by Dr. Robert O. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Skin Health IF anyone doubted the how much the trial lawyers own the Democratic party, please check out this little present to the ambulance chasers tucked away in the 1900+ page healthca ... Read on »

Welcome to the return of the weregild - your life on the healthcare balance sheet by Dr. Robert O. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Skin Health You may not remember it much, but most of those of us who were forced to endure studying the epic poem, Beowulf were introduced to the concept of the weregild. In the 2007 CGI ... Read on »

Fallout from NJ Democrat meddling at the FDA will hold up medical device approval. Thank you very... by Dr. Robert O. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Skin Health Thanks to the intervention of 4 New Jersey Democrats in the FDA approval process for one of their constituents, all medical devices are on the sloooooow track for approval. An ... Read on »

Behind the (1 in ) eight ball: More breast cancer patients choosing prophylactic mastectomy by Dr. Robert O. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Skin Health The AP wire is reporting that the number of women opting for surgery to remove the healthy breast after a cancer diagnosis in one breast is rising, despite a lack of evidence ... Read on »

UPDATE on teen breast augmentation death: Florida state medical board finds no fault with doctors... by Dr. Robert O. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Skin Health I just saw an update in the Miami Herald ( here ) on the events surround the anesthesia related death during breast augmentation of Florida teen Stephanie Kuleba, who underwen ... Read on »

On tort reform, President Obama DOES lie by Dr. Robert O. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Skin Health President Obama has spent the week furiously trying to put lipstick on the pig that is his healthcare reform bill. He gave a fine speech last week which was noticeably short ( ... Read on »

Buy one (implant), get one free - Stay classy Wisconsin! by Dr. Robert O. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Skin Health A really, really tacky billboard campaign in rural Wisconsin by a wannabe made me immediately think to quote the Will Ferrel character, Ron Burgundy, from the movie "Anchorman ... Read on »

Breast Reduction Amazon style - the legend of Amazonian breast mutiliation by Dr. Robert O. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Skin Health According to Greek historian, Herodotus, the Amazons were a race of female warriors living on the Thermodon River in Scythia. There were no men in the community, and any boy b ... Read on »

Pro tennis player Simona Halep's cups no longer runneth over. by Dr. Robert O. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Skin Health While we're on a run of breast reduction posts, I'd like to highlight the related story of Romanian tennis player, Simona Halep. Ms. Halep is a 17 year old tennis prospect who ... Read on »

Breast reduction surgery and quality of life - Addition by Subtraction! by Dr. Robert O. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Skin Health Breast reduction surgery presents an interesting issue when we're getting into an era where every health care cost is going to be scrutinized. As a society, is this a procedur ... Read on »

The World's Worst Plastic Surgery Logos by Dr. Robert O. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Skin Health Choosing your business logo is important, and that holds true for plastic surgery practices as well. When we worked on ours, it took literally dozens of ideas and revisions to ... Read on »

20/20 segment on the tradeoff's in healthcare reform by Dr. Robert O. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Skin Health Good story on some of what you have to give up to expand healthcare coverage. It's not all win-win when you disincentive 20% of the economy. Hat tip to my partner, Dr. Jason ... Read on »

Democracts backpedal on federal "BOTAX" to plug budget holes by Dr. Robert O. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Skin Health Well, it appears that calmer heads (or at least calmer foreheads) are prevailing.Yesterday it leaked that the Democratic caucus was considering taxing BOTOX & cosmetic surgery ... Read on »

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