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What is plastic surgery?
November 10, 2009 10:08 AM by Richard A. Baxter, MD

Given that I have been practicing it for nearly twenty years, I thought I knew what plastic surgery was. But lately I'm not so sure what others mean by it; stories in the news routinely lump every Botox injection in with 12-hour major makeover surgeries Read More...

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How To Keep Your Plastic Surgery Discreet
September 10, 2009 3:58 PM by Richard A. Baxter, MD

People are more open about having "a little work done" than they used to be, no doubt about it. But there are still those who feel the need to share only with friends and co-workers on their own terms and not have it broadcasted through the gossip grapevine. Read More...

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Bogus Botox? Know your injector.
August 27, 2009 5:38 PM by Richard A. Baxter, MD

Sometimes smart people make choices they come to regret. That is the case with a patient I have been treating for about the past year and a half, after she received injections of what she was told was Restylane by an esthetician at a local beauty salon. Read More...

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Be Skeptical of Procedures That Promise Pain-free, Zero-down time benefits
August 3, 2009 7:06 PM by Richard A. Baxter, MD

Let's face it, surgery is scary for most people, and "going under the knife" is a proposition most sensible folks would decline if a suitable alternative exists. Anesthesia adds to the scare factor, even more than the surgery itself for some, even though Read More...

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Is Botox the new Lipstick?
July 15, 2009 10:37 AM by Richard A. Baxter, MD

Former Estee Lauder chairman Leonard Lauder is credited with coining the phrase “lipstick effect” to describe the seeming paradoxical rise in lipstick sales during the great depression of the 1930s. This has reportedly held true for every economic downturn Read More...

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