Las Vegas Plastic Surgery By Dr. Jeffrey Roth 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 number of amazing fights, and as a physician I have been blessed with the privilege…
Las Vegas Plastic Surgery Use of Macrolane for Breast Enhancement Halted in Europe Macrolane is a gel compound made up of non-animal hyaluronic acid and is produced by the Swedish company Q-Med. It’s similar to Restylane and Juvederm found in the United States. Macrolane has been on the market in the United Kingdom since early…
Las Vegas Plastic Surgery By Dr. Jeffrey Roth A Plastic Surgeon's Perspective on Mayweather vs. Cotto 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 resident of Las Vegas I have had the opportunity to attend a number of amazing fights, and…
Las Vegas Plastic Surgery By Dr. Jeffrey Roth And then there were three: Sientra gets its portfolio of Silimed brand silicone breast implants approved by FDA. Today Sientra, silicone gel breast implants made by Silimed, joins the existing companies Allergan, who provide the Natrelle brand, and Mentor, maker of the Memory Gel brand, as the…
Las Vegas Plastic Surgery By Dr. Jeffrey Roth Recently CNN Money reported on a dangerous and little known trend developing in the world of private practice medicine. Changes in insurance coverage, increased business costs and a tumultuous economy have combined to place physicians in a very precarious financial place. In short, some doctors are unable…
Las Vegas Plastic Surgery By Dr. Jeffrey Roth Jing Qu, 55, of Flushing, N.Y., is accused of performing discount eyelift surgery at a home in Las Vegas. Qu has been formally charged with one felony count of burglary and two counts of practicing medicine without a license. The arrest occurred after a neighbor walked over…
Las Vegas Plastic Surgery By Dr. Jeffrey Roth New Jersey Governor Chris Christy signs law repealing the cosmetic tax, commonly referred to as the "Botox tax" or "Bo-Tax." In 2004 New Jersey passed the "botax" law that placed a 6% tax on cosmetic surgery procedures. It was the first luxury tax on cosmetic procedures in…
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…