New proposals would limit high-risk aesthetic procedures to qualified healthcare professionals, restrict treatments for minors, and introduce penalties for unqualified providers.
One year after opening LevityLifts in Raleigh, Dr Heather Levites reflects on building a woman-owned, surgery-capable plastic surgery practice with an all-female team — and shares what she'd tell colleagues weighing the same leap.
As patient demand for aesthetic procedures grows, financing technology is evolving to help plastic surgery practices improve access to care, streamline operations, and support patients navigating out-of-pocket treatment costs.
The tracking tools many plastic surgery practices rely on for digital advertising may be creating unintended compliance risks. As regulators increase scrutiny, standard website setups could expose patient data in ways that raise both HIPAA and FTC concerns.
The Women and Equalities Committee's report highlights patient safety failures tied to unregulated surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures, including gaps in data collection, informed consent, and clinical oversight.
The updated software includes an AI-powered module for identifying abdominal wall anatomy and a tool for automated volume calculation of masses.