BODY

Liposuction combo scores high with patients

Arlington Heights, Ill. — Patients who undergo cosmetic liposuction and/or abdominoplasty procedures experience significant improvements in self-esteem and quality of life, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reports. » More

VIDEO

Cosmetic Surgery Times Editorial Advisory Board member Joe Niamtu III, D.M.D., F.A.A.C.S., offers insight into simultaneous CO2 laser with facelift in a live video available at cosmeticsurgerytimes.com/laserfacelift. Physicians interested in providing a video of one or more of their surgeries can email Editor-in-Chief Amy Stankiewicz at [email protected].

BREAST

Women willing to wait for ‘gummy bear’ implants

New York — More than half of nearly 800 women recently surveyed say they are willing to wait for the Food and Drug Administration to approve cohesive gel — or “gummy bear” — breast implants, according to a poll taken by ImplantInfo.com. » More

FYI ...

205,000

Number of liposuction procedures performed in 2011

Source: American Society of Plastic Surgeons

FACE

Va. man receives ‘most extensive’ face transplant

Baltimore — In what is being hailed as the most extensive face transplant to date, surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center have replaced a Virginia man’s tongue, teeth, and upper and lower jaws with those of an anonymous donor and reconstructed his nose. » More

ASSOCIATION NEWS

AACS launches online CME repository

Chicago — The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery has launched an online continuing medical education (CME) repository. » More

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