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Dr. Andrew Frankel’s Re-Designed Website Now Live Beverly Hills, CA (PRWEB) February 25, 2013 Facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon and rhinoplasty specialist Dr. Andrew Frankel of Beverly Hills, California, is excited to unveil his newly redesigned website dedicated to rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty, http://www.rhinoplastyrevisions.com. The overall look and feel of the new site is a dramatic improvement over the old site. It’s also an excellent resource for patients...

Dr. Z. Paul Lorenc a Prominent Facial Cosmetic Plastic Surgeon in the New York market, has joined the Exclusive Haute MD Network. New York, NY (PRWEB) February 25, 2013 Dr. Z. Paul Lorenc has been welcomed as the newest member of the Haute MD Network. An exclusive invitation-only group, the doctors representing the network are at the pinnacles of their industries. Dr. Lorenc was handpicked for his exceptional talents in cosmetic surgery. Haute Living Magazine will feature Dr. Lorenc as...

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Uroplasty, Inc. (NASDAQ:UPI), a medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets innovative proprietary products for the treatment of voiding dysfunctions, today announced there will be several presentations on the office-based Urgent PC Neuromodulation System at professional society meetings in February and March 2013. Society for Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU), February 27 -March 2,...

Clinical trial to determine if chest closure device leads to better bone healing following cardiac surgery KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Patients undergoing open heart procedures such as coronary artery bypass or valve surgery may be eligible to enroll in a clinical trial available in the Kansas City area only at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute. The SternaLock® Blu clinical trial will compare patients whose sternum (breastbone) is closed with...

An International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons study indicated that the U.S. is still the plastic surgery capital of the world. Dr. Simon Ourian of Epione Beverly Hills expects to see other countries challenge this ranking in the years to come. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 24, 2013 According to a February 5, 2013 USA Today report, a study conducted by International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons lists the United States as the number one country for plastic surgery in...

NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Men and women from a variety of age groups are now opting for cosmetic surgery, says Dr. Scott Zevon, a leading New York plastic surgeon. While the popularity of cosmetic procedures means the stigma once associated with them is largely gone, post-procedure changes in appearance can still lead to uncomfortable conversations. When discussing plastic surgery, Dr. Zevon advises, take the lead only if you're the one who's had a procedure done. "By...

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Beverly Hills Physicians understands that patients are individuals, not simply plastic surgery before and after pictures or numbers on a statistical ledger. Nevertheless, new statistics from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons are making news. Breast augmentation remains the most commonly obtained plastic surgery in the U.S., but the actual number of women obtaining the surgery dropped somewhat from 2011. A similar dynamic also seemed...

Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Scarred faces. Saggy skin. These are just a couple of reasons men and women around the world opt to go under the knife for plastic surgery. A report from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), a specialty organization made up of more than 7,000 physician members in the U.S., recently found that 14.6 million cosmetic plastic surgeries had been performed in 2012. In particular, the study stated that there was a five percent...

TORONTO, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, physicians providing minimally invasive vertebral compression fracture (MIVCF) treatments will be very sensitive in their case volume to any future declines in procedure reimbursement. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130103/MM36768LOGO) Millennium Research Group has produced a Perception Pulse study, Vertebral...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Social media is leading consumers to have a more self-critical eye, according to a new survey by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS). The annual poll of 752 of the organization's board-certified facial plastic surgeons found that there was a 31% increase in requests for surgery as a result of social media photo sharing. The study shows that a growing number of procedures are cosmetic versus...