Pushing Through a Weight Loss Plateau

Pushing through a weight-loss plateau It’s a familiar experience for dieters with a goal – progress stops even though you’re sticking with the program.  If you’re losing weight, seeing your waist shrink or your gut disappear is the ultimate...

Why Should a Plastic Surgeon Do My Botox ?

 No, you don’t need the best plastic surgeon to administer cosmetic injections, but according to Dr. Steve Laverson of San Diego, CA, a good plastic surgeon offers you the best value. Here’s why: The successful approach to patient care in modern medicine and in...

The Truth About Tummy Tuck Scars

Aesthetic (cosmetic) surgery describes procedures that improve personal appearance. Abdominoplasty, or “tummy tuck” reverses degenerative changes some women experience with aging and after pregnancy, such as loose sagging skin and a stretched abdominal wall. The goal...

Cosmetic Surgery: Vanity or Survival ??

Dismissed by some as “vanity,” or only for the insecure, cosmetic surgery from a teleological standpoint is much more seriously important for survival, or, more accurately, the survival of our genes. Propagation of species depends upon successful reproduction. This...

Healthcare and the Free Market

TO: The Editor, Wall Street Journal In “How to Stop Hospitals From Killing Us” (Review, Sept. 22), Dr. Marty Makary tells the “what” part of the story, but not the “why.” The reason patients choose a hospital based on parking and provider performance is opaque to...