Las Vegas Plastic Surgery By Dr. Jeffrey Roth As the popularity of silicone injections and other cosmetic injection treatments continues to rise, so does a disturbing and dangerous trend in the cosmetic and plastic surgery world: reports of patient injury and sometimes death related to cosmetic procedures being performed by unlicensed, untrained individuals in unsafe,…
Las Vegas Plastic Surgery By Dr. Jeffrey Roth A Plastic Surgeon's Perspective on the Third Bout Between Pacquiao and Marquez in Las Vegas As many of my patients, friends and blog readers know, I am a huge fan of professional boxing. As a long-time Las Vegas resident I have had the opportunity to attend a…
Las Vegas Plastic Surgery By Dr. Jeffrey Roth California Outlaws Tanning Beds to Minors California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed a bill into law that will no longer allow minors to use tanning beds. Currently California law allows minors who are at least 14 years old to use a ultraviolet tanning device only if they…
Las Vegas Plastic Surgery By Dr. Jeffrey Roth The miracles of modern medicine may come with a double edged sword. On one hand the medicines that doctors prescribe cure disease, save lives and relieve pain. On the other hand, they can cause tragedy and create pain from addiction and depression. In the United States today…
Las Vegas Plastic Surgery By Dr. Jeffrey Roth Wanda Sykes Tells Ellen DeGeneres That Breast Reduction Surgery May Have Saved Her Life Celebrity comedian and actress Wanda Sykes recently underwent breast reduction surgery and the procedure may have helped her avoid a battle with breast cancer. Ms. Sykes elected to undergo breast reduction surgery because…
Las Vegas Plastic Surgery By Dr. Jeffrey Roth Paintball Ruptures Breast Implant in Britain A recent plastic surgery related story out of Great Britain documents the strange case of a paintball causing the rupture of a breast implant. Recently a 26-year-old woman was hit in the breast with a paintball at a paintball park in…
Las Vegas Plastic Surgery By Dr. Jeffrey Roth As a board certifed plastic surgeon in Las Vegas, I often receive questions from patients about transferring fat from one area of the body to the other for aesthetic purposes. While this can be very effective in certain cases, as a physican I always need to evalauate…
Las Vegas Plastic Surgery By Dr. Jeffrey Roth I was quoted in a recent Associated Press article about a tragic death of a cosmetic surgery patient in Las Vegas. The story made national and international news. As a board certified plastic surgeon with a professional practice in Las Vegas, I was asked to comment about…
And then there were three ... facial injection treatments to treat frown lines that is. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved IncobotulinumtoxinA, more commonly known as Xeomin, for use in the temporary improvement of the appearance of moderate to severe glabellar lines. Essentially, this new product from Merz Aesthetics will reduce the…
Las Vegas Plastic Surgery By Dr. Jeffrey Roth This is an update on my Las Vegas Plastic Surgery blog about an Arizona physician who performed liposuction without training as a plastic surgeon. The Arizona Republic is reporting that Dr. Peter Normann was pronounced guilty on two counts of second-degree murder two and one count of…