Despite tough economic times, the average cost of an American wedding is more than $29,000. Brides-to-be scour wedding websites and forums looking for inspiration, and that certain je ne sais quois to set their fête apart from the rest. But one trend that’s on the rise is pre-wedding cosmetic surgery, or “bridalplasty,” a term popularized [...]
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2012Breast Implant Scandal Insult to Injury in Europe
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012Although the plastic surgery industry has seen steady improvement in the US in the past 2 years, it has faced a difficult year in Europe, the second largest market for cosmetic surgery. Following the credit crisis that finally hit financing, the recent scandal over Poly Implant Prothèses (PIP) implants has discouraged prospective patients from going [...]
Read MoreASPS & FDA Establish Breast Implant Registry
Friday, December 9th, 2011January 26, 2012 will mark the one-year anniversary of the establishment of the national registry for breast implants. On the heels of breaking news that breast implants were linked to a rare form of lymphoma, known as Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL), the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) collaborated with the FDA to create [...]
Read MoreFake Doctor Injects Cement, Super Glue into Woman’s Buttocks
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011Although unscrupulous, self-proclaimed plastic surgeons continue to make headlines daily for serious botched operations, we seem to only be seeing an increase of these unfortunate stories in the news. The most recent profiles a 30-year-old Miami Gardens woman with aspirations of working at a local nightclub. The woman, who is not being named due to [...]
Read MoreDr. Barr Sponsors “Dirty Carnival” to Benefit LLS
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011Did you know that an estimated 957,902 people in the U.S. are living with, or are in remission from, leukemia, Hodgkin lymphoma, NHL or myeloma? The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) was established to cure these life-threatening diseases, and improve the quality of life of both patients and their families. Since its inception, LLS has [...]
Read MoreDr. Barr Discusses Cosmetic Procedures in New YouTube Series
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011If you’re considering cosmetic surgery, you likely have a lot of questions about your chosen procedure. At Palm Beach Plastic Surgery, we never forget how overwhelming it can be to decide to undergo plastic surgery. To help ease any pre-procedure anxiety, Dr. Barr recently sat down to discuss five popular procedures in a series of [...]
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