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Dr. Laurie A. Casas – America’s Top Doctors Award
Dr. Laurie A. Casas – Female Cosmetic Plastic Surgeon Dr. Laurie A. Casas, board certified cosmetic plastic surgeon, received a nice award and recognition for her outstanding work in the field of cosmetic plastic surgery last week. Click here for Dr. Casas’ profile on her website. Based on a peer nomination process, Dr. Casas was […]
Breast Augmentation and Suicide, Fact or Fiction?
There is no proven association between Breast enhancement surgery and suicide, despite recent reports that women in a Swedish study who had breast augmentation surgery appeared to have a higher incidence of suicide than the general population. Many published scientific reports do not support this confusing conclusion. In fact, in 2006 in the USA over […]
What Proposed 5% Cosmetic Tax Means to the Consumer?
Have you heard of the cosmetic surgery tax which was part of the recent Senate Health Reform bill? At the 11th hour, a cosmetic surgery tax provision was slipped in the Senate Health Reform bill. The proposal asks for the consumer who undergoes an elective cosmetic procedure, to pay a 5 % tax to the […]
Your Voice is Needed: Oppose The Cosmetic Surgery Tax
ASPS has launched a hotline for our members and their patients to contact their Senators on the 5% cosmetic tax. Senators say they are not hearing from you and your patients. ASPS has spoken publicly against the addition of this tax and relayed many arguments against it to Congress and the press. We urge you […]
