PIP Silicone Breast Implants – Not in the US
The arrest of Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) founder, Jean-Claude Mas, in January, brought 2 years of investigations to its logical, albeit protracted, conclusion. However, […]
The Top 5 Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Procedures
Live on KRON channel 4 next Monday, March 12, 2012, at 11:00 AM, I will be discussing the top 5 (or 6) cosmetic plastic […]
Plastic Surgery Warning Signs
The headline reads… Anthem Plastic Surgeon Gets 25 Years for the Deaths of Three Patients …but Dr. Peter J. Normann, MD, was never a […]
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Dr. Mele is Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery How to Choose a Plastic Surgeon The need for appropriate Board Certification […]
You, Your Mammogram, Your Doctors, Your Life
Doctors are once again at odds with the government, but this time it has less to do with Obamacare, and everything to do with […]
FDA Review Finds Breast Implants Safe and Effective … Again
Silicone gel filled breast implants were introduced to the US in 1962, and after 50 years of use, they remain among the most scrutinized […]
France Bans Mesotherapy & Other Liposuction “Alternatives”
Update: The French Supreme Court has issued an injunction against the decree listed below. The court found inconsistencies siting the broad range of exclusion […]
Stem Cells for Plastic Surgery – Are Stem Cell Grafts Safe & Effective?
Stem Cells seem to be everywhere today: Stem Cell Breast Augmentation, Stem Cell Facelifts, Stem Cell Facial Creams, but what is it really worth? […]
Breast Implants and Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL) – Update
Late January, 2011, the FDA released a White Paper and Advisory Statement on Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL) in women with breast implants. The […]
2010 Plastic Surgery Statistics
The 2010 Plastic Surgery Statistics are out. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons released statistics on America’s consumption of what plastic surgeons had to […]