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June 15, 2012

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Book reveals world of unsafe injections
The book "Shot Girls" by Vanity Wonder describes the popularity of illegal injections of substances such as liquid silicone, tire rubber and glue as buttocks enhancements. These black-market operations carry heavy risks, says plastic surgeon Malcolm Roth, president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. He says plastic surgeons see the "horror stories" that result. ABC News (6/14)

Look for value in fat-reducing procedures, plastic surgeon warns
Obsessed with weight loss, many Americans fall for unproven techniques, writes plastic surgeon John Di Saia. Diet and exercise are important, he writes, and "there are fat reduction technologies that actually work in the right hands." His advice: Find a surgeon who performs different types of operations to "get an opinion of value." The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, Calif.)/In Your Face blog (6/14)

"Prospective breast augmentation patients see the SculptMyDream simulations on my website, and the first thing they ask when they come in is whether they can be photographed for their own VECTRA 3D simulations. This has created excitement, and a substantially improved mechanism for me to communicate potential outcomes with my patients."

Mitchell Brown, M.D., M.Ed., F.R.C.S.C., Toronto, ON

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Practice Management

Report sheds light on medical director income
A Medical Group Management Association report said doctors who take on medical director duties can earn an additional $9,000 to $19,000 a year working two or fewer hours per week. Those in hospital units out-earn their group practice peers, but they all face dealing with policy development, patient complaints and physician discipline. Medscape (free registration) (6/9)

Los Angeles Workshop with Dr. Stephen Mulholland
Attend a workshop on June 30, and learn about the latest technologies for minimally invasive body sculpting, cellulite reduction and fat grafting. Workshop includes live demonstrations of non-invasive body shaping technologies and an image-guided facial autologous fat grafting procedure. Register HERE.

Health Quality & Advocacy

Reconstruction benefits women after genetic mutilation, study finds
Surgery to repair damaged clitorises can reduce pain and restore the ability to experience sexual pleasure for women who are victims of genital mutilation, a new French study has found. "It also allows mutilated women to recover their identity," said one of the authors of the report in The Lancet. National Public Radio/Shots blog (6/13), HealthDay News (6/12)

Research & Technology

Pentagon supports work on cell-delivery technique
The startup SpherIngenics has received a Defense Department grant to develop protective capsules that can deliver cell-based therapies more safely and effectively. The company includes Atlanta plastic surgeon Joseph Williams. Nanowerk (6/14)

Self-injury among children may happen as early as age 7
Researchers interviewed 665 children in the Denver area and central New Jersey and found that nearly 8% of the third-graders said they had purposefully injured themselves by cutting, poking or burning their skin. They also reported that about two-thirds of these children said they had done it more than once. The findings appear in the journal Pediatrics. The Examiner (Washington, D.C.)/The Associated Press (6/11)

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