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…

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 7, 2022 — (U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Iowa) Dr. Ronald Bergman and his medical practice, Bergman Cosmetic Surgery, P.C., of Des Moines, Iowa, have agreed to pay $800,000 to the United States and the…

Georgia plastic surgeon Dr. Keith Jeffords, M.D., has surrendered his DEA registration and agreed to pay $100,000 in penalties to resolve allegations that he wrote prescriptions for “powerful opioids” after the state’s medical board suspended his license in late November…

A Gwinnett County woman has been charged in a federal indictment with leading a scheme to submit dozens of fraudulent applications for COVID-19 small business relief funding. Ashlee Parker, 39, of Dacula, Ga., is charged with Conspiracy to Commit Wire…

A patient sued by a prominent plastic surgeon for posting poor reviews on RealSelf and Yelp is entitled to seek damages and attorneys’ fees, the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court has ruled. In Aristocrat Plastic Surgery v.…

According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) annual plastic surgery statistics report, $16.7 billion was spent on cosmetic procedures in the U.S. in 2020.1 Many of these procedures involve medical devices and pharmaceutical products. Physicians routinely receive substantial…