A woman who once had breast implants says breast augmentation surgery was the most dystopian thing she had ever done in life, and that her breast implants made her ill. Speaking six years after having her implants removed, she says she’s gotten her health back 100 percent. Natalie Alzate of OfflineHuman.com and “Natalie’s Outlet” has 8.24 million subscribers on YouTube and 702,000 followers on Instagram, where she shared her story on Sunday. Natalie Alzate first shared her explant experience in a moving video on June 13, 2019, where details make her decision and recovery all the more noteworthy. Here’s what…
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Newsweek is once again asking peers and providers to name this year’s “best plastic surgeons.” The magazine will conduct an online survey of plastic surgeons, their staff, and other healthcare providers between March 20 and April 15. Data collection firm Statista, Inc., will partner with the publication as it has since 2021 in this research, and for survey projects in other fields—automotive, hospitals, and workplaces. Peers, healthcare providers, and relevant administrators will be able to cast votes for the best plastic surgeons in breast augmentation, facelift, liposuction, rhinoplasty, and blepharoplasty surgery. Newsweek invites readers who “work in a plastic surgery…
A leading peer-reviewed medical journal published—and very rapidly retracted—an article with imagery and text overlays created by artificial intelligence, or AI, software. The AI-generated images and attendant text were entirely inaccurate, biologically. The article and subsequent retraction garnered widespread attention due at least in part to what the paper pretended to show and tell. The peer-reviewed article purported to show various signaling pathways of sperm stem cells, and it used a rodent with overly large genitals—along with AI-generated gibberish—to make its case. The article, published in the journal Frontiers in Cell and Development Biology, featured an AI-generated rat with giant…
UFC analyst and star Megan Anderson says rhinoplasty to treat broken nose, lip filler and Botox are only procedures done.
I came across these plastic surgery results from Turkey and as a facial plastic surgeon, it frustrates me to see these being billed as real plastic surgery results. It is duping the public… please, don’t be scammed by before-and-afters like these. Because the before and after, those patients are both not the same person. [Surgical Times reached out to and heard from the concerned clinic in September 2023. The clinic, then going by the name DrMayAesthetic and now by EsteIstanbulTR, changed its story on the source of these images, then blocked Surgical Times after it presented information it had received…
Editor’s Note: This a contentious topic on which studies are nonexistent and expert opinions are diametrically opposed. Surgeons have heated implants in microwaves, in saunas, and in hot water to no immediately obvious effect. Patients, advocates, and surgeons have likewise shared images of aged breast implants that many describe as “melted.” This article is part of our ongoing coverage of breast implants and saunas. A Houston-based board-certified plastic surgeon says saunas and hot tubs are safe for women with breast implants. Silicone, which breast implants are made of or encased in, melts at roughly 400 degrees, a temperature the surgeon…
Richard J Brown, MD, says $4,000 would hardly cover the costs of his anesthesiologist and operating room fee in performing liposuction and an abdominoplasty surgery—much less his own fee. “You get what you pay for,” Brown said. “It does not cost that little money to do those procedures.” The board-certified plastic surgeon operates in Scottsdale, Ariz. but was conducting a Q&A session on January 18, during which he fielded questions about a liposuction and tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) combo advertised at around $4,000 in Miami, Florida. Anyone in the field who is good at what they do would “never charge that…
The 40 most notable public figures in cosmetic surgery content creation this year on TikTok. Rated according to follower count, industry influence, and, very rarely, notoriety.
The 41 U.S. board-certified plastic surgeons voted by peers as among ‘America’s Best Plastic Surgeons,’ in all five surveyed surgical subspecialties, in an annual survey by Newsweek and Statista, Inc.
The 48 female plastic surgeons who placed in Newsweek magazine’s “Best Plastic Surgeons 2023” survey and rankings. Ranked based on the number of separate lists on which a surgeon appeared.
Weeks after raising more than $40,000 for the people of Turkey and Syria who were gravely affected by an earthquake on 6 February, Missouri plastic surgeon Dr. Mike Nayak is now gifting two men new noses. Dr. Nayak says Turkish surgeons have transformed modern rhinoplasty technique, and that he has always wanted to find a way to thank them. On 6 February, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck parts of Turkey and Syria. A $22,500 donation from the surgeon and his wife were the least they could do to support their fellow people, he shared. Sharing Turkey’s need and his own good…
When people follow a plastic surgeon on social media, they probably expect to see pictures of that surgeon’s own work and results. But a Nevada plastic surgeon is under investigation for using more than one other surgeon’s patient before-and-after pictures as if their own on social media. Newport Beach plastic surgeon Dr. Siamak Agha, MD, FACS, discovered that some of his patient’s before-and-after photos were being reposted on social media by a plastic surgeon a state away. “We have all heard of the saying ‘imitation is the best form of flattery’ and while I do agree with the statement, I…
In legal documents responding to the wrongful death suit filed by Felix’s family, Goals denies culpability, stating that independent contractors such as Dr. LoTempio sign an agreement that indemnifies the practice. Neither Goals nor Dr. LoTempio responded to Marie Claire’s requests for comment by press time….This piece will be updated if responses to requests for comment are received from any of the entities or individuals named.
Newsweek magazine released Wednesday, June 15, its now-annual lists of “America’s Best Plastic Surgeons.” The five lists reflect a weighted tabulation of online survey responses solicited and received in March and April of this year from “skin healthcare professionals” across the nation. Voters included plastic surgeons and their practice managers, but self-selection wasn’t permitted. According to a joint presentation by Newsweek and Statista Inc, more than 2,000 such medical professionals were invited to the survey, and 5,900 votes were cast in all for each of five surgical specialties. The votes ultimately placed 349 of the nation’s nearly 8,000 practicing plastic…
RHONJ Star Jennifer Aydin is “officially done with surgeries” and regrets a rhinoplasty by Turkish plastic surgeon Dr. Mustafa Ali Yanik, whom she said she “would never recommend…to anyone.” Aydin shared her experience in an Instagram post of her own on February 1, 2022, and in a comment response to a February 7, 2022 video post by Instagram’s “1 Source for Bravo News,” @BravoHouseWives. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 𝘑𝘌𝘕𝘕𝘐𝘍𝘌𝘙 𝘈𝘠𝘋𝘐𝘕 (@jenniferaydin) Responding further, on an Instagram post by BravoHouseWives, Aydin wrote: “Just so you guys know, I was not happy with the way that I…
Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Rady Rahban is a specialist in rhinoplasty, breast augmentation, and mommy makeovers, an expert in revision surgery, and one of America’s best plastic surgeons as voted by peers nationally in April 2021. Premiered in May 2019, his podcast, “Plastic Surgery Uncensored,” is an outlet of raw and realistic information for anyone considering plastic surgery. Between plenty of actionable advice and botch-prevention tips, you’ll hear your fair share of colorful language and understandably emphatic warnings. Within a few episodes, you’ll probably feel you know him personally. “Actually a healthy dose of fear is needed these days.…
This article is more than 3 years old. In recent years, there has been growing awareness of Breast Implant Illness (BII) following breast augmentation surgeries. While BII isn’t yet considered a diagnosable condition, tens of thousands of women with breast implants have reported a wide range of symptoms that can’t be traced back to other conditions despite numerous lab tests and evaluations—and that, more often than not, resolve upon having their implants removed. Women experiencing the symptoms of BII often opt for explant surgery (breast implant removal) to find relief. Others opt for breast implant removal due to concerns such…