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I enjoy what I do and I enjoy talking about it in this space, but once in a while it is fun to talk about something unrelated. Today I want to write about my musical and live performance experiences over the past several months. Most years, I will see a concert or 2. Over the past several months, I have been really lucky to have… Continue Reading

Dr. Jeffrey Copeland, a plastic surgeon in St. Louis, MO, says that breast augmentation is one of the most popular surgical procedures at his practice, a statistic reflected nationally by the latest survey from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS). The recent study reports there were 318,123 breast augmentation procedures in 2010. Dr. Copeland discusses the popularity of this procedure and the overall… Continue Reading

One of the things that Plastic surgeons do on a regular basis, and something that our professional societies, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS) require is practical, continuing education which now includes patient safety. Each year, we are required (and most of us want to) complete at least 50 hours of continuing education. This can… Continue Reading

According to the most recent data from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), breast augmentation was 2010’s most common surgical procedure. Of the more than 318,000 breast augmentation procedures performed, 38% used saline implants, and 62% used silicone implants. Dr. Jeffrey Copeland, a board-certified plastic surgeon in St. Louis, MO, discusses the difference between the two types of implants, and how he educates… Continue Reading