The collaboration aims to help plastic surgeons adopt more standardized adipose tissue processing techniques through clinical education and access to specialized technologies.
Scott R. Miller, MD, FACS, examines how commodification threatens plastic surgery’s emphasis on judgment and craft—and makes the case for a low-volume, high-quality approach to patient care.
The agency has added bemotrizinol to the over-the-counter sunscreen monograph, making it the first new sunscreen active ingredient approved for use in the United States since the late 1990s.
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.