Dr. Ramona Bates is a plastic surgeon in Little Rock, Arkansas, who writes regularly at Suture for a Living.
In my office mail this morning I found my medical school classmate, Janet Cathey, looking back at me from the front of the last issue of the Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society. Her photo was linked to an article entitled “When Healers Need Healing: Physicians’ Experiences on the Receiving End of Medicine.” I knew […]
I have long been skeptical of Lipodissolve claims. Patients would ask about the injections that dissolve the fat without surgery. How it worked? How safe is it? Do you do it? Do you know anyone who does? The FDA has finally issued a warning On April 7, 2010, FDA announced it had sent warning letters […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
In the March 3, 2010 issue of JAMA, there is a poem by Sarah Wells called “Hymn of Skin.” While I enjoyed the whole poem, my favorite part is: Plastic surgeon of the heavens, how I delight in a furrowed brow, crow’s feet, age spots— wrinkle me up a dozen times to show I lived […]