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 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 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…