ShareIn the future, if you go to an emergency room and you have a problem that requires a specialist – like a brain surgeon, orthopedic surgeon or plastic surgeon – you may have difficulty finding a specialist to see you … Continue reading
ShareAccording to an article by Joe Eaton and David Donald on the Center for Public Integrity website, “from 2001 to 2011, eyelid lifts charged to Medicare more than tripled to 136,000 annually.” Physician billing data by the Center for Public … Continue reading
ShareJust recently, Earl K. Long Hospital in Baton Rouge, LA, the “charity hospital” of Baton Rouge for the under and uninsured, closed. In a very coordinated and labor intensive transition orchestrated by Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, the patients … Continue reading
ShareMoving is my most hated and most loved activity! For obvious reasons, I can’t stand it. It’s not just moving the big things but you quickly realize how many small things you have to move and it goes on and … Continue reading
ShareSo I’m looking at a weekly email that I receive which highlights new articles in the media pertaining to plastic surgery. As a plastic surgeon, it’s natural for me to want to stay up to date on the latest developments. … Continue reading
ShareWith so many stories about butt implants and Plastic Surgery Wives, it’s easy to confuse the shenanigans of “cosmetic surgeons” that aren’t actually trained plastic surgeons and miss out on the less glamorous reconstructive efforts by many board certified plastic … Continue reading
ShareI’m getting ready for the big move to San Francisco, to join Dr. Donald Brown, a plastic surgeon in practice for 30 years. So luckily I’m not starting from scratch but there are important tasks to address, such as updating … Continue reading
ShareFor those of you that don’t know, the Liberace (pronounced Lib-a-ra-chee) movie that tells the story of Liberace and his chauffeur/lover Scott Thorson is set to premiere on HBO on May 26th. The movie is based on the book published … Continue reading
ShareA recent article by the Washington Post found here, discusses a new era in price transparency at first glance. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Federal agency that pays hospitals and doctors for services rendered to patients, released the … Continue reading
ShareA not-so-recent survey (2005) about the “wealth” of consumers undergoing cosmetic procedures such as BOTOX®Cosmetic or cosmetic surgery like breast augmentation, showed that they aren’t in actuality, very wealthy. So how do patients afford plastic surgery – with plastic surgery … Continue reading
ShareI have to admit, when I heard that the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and the American College of Physicians (ACP) released a position paper in the Annals of Internal Medicine on April 16, 2013 regarding physician communication with … Continue reading
ShareA few months back I discussed the importance of finding a happy surgeon. I made the argument that a happy surgeon is much like a CEO in the operating room and to do their best job, they need to be … Continue reading
ShareAs you may have seen recently in the media, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) released additional statistical information on their annual survey of cosmetic and reconstructive procedures performed in the past year (2012 in this case). They found … Continue reading