Just back from ASAPS meeting
May 12, 2009 @ 12:49 AM — by unknown
Hi everyone,
I just returned from the ASAPS (American Society of Aetsthetic Plastic Surgeons) meeting in Las Vegas. It was a good meeting and re-affirmed my basic approaches to most things. Namely, in order to get a natural result in any cosmetic procedure, whether it is breast augmentation, browlift, facelift or tummy tuck, the plan should be based on things that work. I'm all for innovation and in fact was one of the first in Baltimore to perform laser resurfacing and other cosmetic laser procedures. On the other hand there is a lot of emphasis these days on marketing the "latest and greatest" non-invasive method to do everything. This includes fractional resurfacing, laser liposuction, and laser lipolysis. At this moment in time these modalities work more in theory than on the patient. It seems that you can expect about a 30% response rate. This translates into meaning that the biggest risk of these procedures is a financial one. So if you don't mind the possibility of throwing your money away then there is very little down side.
Oh well, that's it for now.
Dr. S
Ronald H Schuster, MD. - Board Certified Plastic Surgeon - Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery Northwest Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland: Clinical Instructor Johns Hopkins Hospital Division of Plastic Surgery - Specializing in cosmetic surgery of the face and body. Procedures include Composite Facelift, Midface Lift, Eyelid surgery (Blepharoplasty), Brow lift, Endoscopic facial surgery, Laser resurfacing, Nasal surgery (Rhinoplasty), Breast augmentation / lift (Mastopexy), Breast reduction, Liposuction, Ultrasonic Assisted Liposuction, Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty), Plastic Surgery after Weight Loss from Bariatric Surgery (Body Lift surgery), Correction of Gynecomastia. Non-surgical facial rejuvenation procedures are performed daily. These include fillers (Restylane, Perlane, Juvederm, Radiesse and Sculptra), Botox and Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) for photofacial rejuvenation. Also available is a full service aestheticians for comprehensive skin care, including Obagi, Procyte, Skin Medica, Results Rx.
Member: American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery, American Medical Association, John Staige Davis Society
Office: 10807 Falls Road Suite #101, Lutherville, Maryland, 21093
Plastic surgery serving the greater Baltimore-Washington metropolitan areas, including Owings Mills, Towson, Timonium, Baltimore City, Randallstown, Columbia, Ellicott City, Westminster, Stevenson, Pikesville, Bethesda, Potomac, Chevy Chase, Washington D.C.
Phone: 410-902-9800
I just returned from the ASAPS (American Society of Aetsthetic Plastic Surgeons) meeting in Las Vegas. It was a good meeting and re-affirmed my basic approaches to most things. Namely, in order to get a natural result in any cosmetic procedure, whether it is breast augmentation, browlift, facelift or tummy tuck, the plan should be based on things that work. I'm all for innovation and in fact was one of the first in Baltimore to perform laser resurfacing and other cosmetic laser procedures. On the other hand there is a lot of emphasis these days on marketing the "latest and greatest" non-invasive method to do everything. This includes fractional resurfacing, laser liposuction, and laser lipolysis. At this moment in time these modalities work more in theory than on the patient. It seems that you can expect about a 30% response rate. This translates into meaning that the biggest risk of these procedures is a financial one. So if you don't mind the possibility of throwing your money away then there is very little down side.
Oh well, that's it for now.
Dr. S
Ronald H Schuster, MD. - Board Certified Plastic Surgeon - Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery Northwest Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland: Clinical Instructor Johns Hopkins Hospital Division of Plastic Surgery - Specializing in cosmetic surgery of the face and body. Procedures include Composite Facelift, Midface Lift, Eyelid surgery (Blepharoplasty), Brow lift, Endoscopic facial surgery, Laser resurfacing, Nasal surgery (Rhinoplasty), Breast augmentation / lift (Mastopexy), Breast reduction, Liposuction, Ultrasonic Assisted Liposuction, Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty), Plastic Surgery after Weight Loss from Bariatric Surgery (Body Lift surgery), Correction of Gynecomastia. Non-surgical facial rejuvenation procedures are performed daily. These include fillers (Restylane, Perlane, Juvederm, Radiesse and Sculptra), Botox and Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) for photofacial rejuvenation. Also available is a full service aestheticians for comprehensive skin care, including Obagi, Procyte, Skin Medica, Results Rx.
Member: American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery, American Medical Association, John Staige Davis Society
Office: 10807 Falls Road Suite #101, Lutherville, Maryland, 21093
Plastic surgery serving the greater Baltimore-Washington metropolitan areas, including Owings Mills, Towson, Timonium, Baltimore City, Randallstown, Columbia, Ellicott City, Westminster, Stevenson, Pikesville, Bethesda, Potomac, Chevy Chase, Washington D.C.
Phone: 410-902-9800
