This week, Ortho Dermatologics notified plastic surgeons using EVOLENCE that marketing and manufacturing of the wrinkle filler would be discontinued, effective immediately. According to the official notification, the company may “talk to interested...

The other day a fellow surgeon and I were having an interesting discussion about surgery performed without consent.  Recently, I had seen several patients that had undergone procedures by other surgeons without their consent.  For instance one...

Hi Dr. Hess, I’m considering a tummy tuck and wondering if I should work out my stomach muscles beforehand, or wait until the surgery is complete.  Should I wait? J.A. Well, it depends on whether abdominal workouts are part of your normal...

Breast implants are not designed to fail.  In fact their durability is quite impressive, as the picture depicts.  They must be able to withstand years of everyday life and the occasional mammogram.  Yet they can fail.  A recent study of Mentor’s...

Are marketing restrictions for off label Botox hindering the physician’s ability to provide safe treatment?  Pharmaceutical company Allergan has argued as such, and filed a suit against the FDA to loosen the restrictions. While Botox is typically...