Teenagers and plastic surgery: Vanity cosmetic surgery or bullying defense?
The number of American teenagers undergoing plastic surgery to change their facial features or bodies is on a steep rise. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, about 219,000 cosmetic...
View ArticleLatina beauty and body concepts shun the ‘starving model’ look
While many fashion magazines today feature the ultra-thin, “starving model” look in their ads and photos, my Latina patients at Robles Plastic Surgery tell me they’d rather look like actresses with...
View ArticleThe ‘Talk’ About Breast Implants and Cancer Detection Can Save Lives
The most important talk that any plastic surgeon will ever have with a female patient about breast augmentation is communicating the connection between breast implants and cancer detection survival....
View ArticleI applaud FDA caution regarding stem-cell procedures
A recent court ruling that the Food and Drug Administration acted correctly when it denied fast-track approval of stem-cell related devices made by Cytori Therapeutics was a sound endorsement of...
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