Good news, it looks as if the cosmetic tax provision will be removed from the Senate health reform bill. Instead, there will be a 10% tax on indoor tanning services to help pay the high costs associated with the health reform program. UV exposure and tanning beds have been shown to be directly associated with …
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Read More »Patients occasionally ask me about the durability of breast implants. They are concerned that the implants may pop or fail if they get in an accident or fall. Although anything is possible, usually a failure occurs in an implant that has been in for a long time and the shell wears out. An earlier failure …
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Read More »For patients considering traveling to Utah for plastic surgery we have made it even more affordable. Click the out of town travel guide link to find special deals on local Marriott hotels offered only to Dr. Yates patients.
Read More »A recent survey conducted by the Opinion Research Corporation revealed that respondents oppose the proposed cosmetic surgery tax by a 52%-43% margin. This number increased when the individuals polled learned that the majority of Americans that will be effected by this tax report a household income between $30,000 to $90,000. This is a tax largely …
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Read More »If you are considering cosmetic surgery, you may want to hurry as the costs are about to increase by 5%. The new health care bill unveiled by the senate last week includes a 5% tax on all cosmetic procedures and surgeries. This is an effort to help raise the funds required to extend health insurance …
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Read More »I have had more traffic than expected on my tummy tuck video that is hosted on Youtube. Trying to figure out why I typed “tummy tuck” on the Youtube search bar and sure enough my video came up number one! As a side, my blog posts are now interfaced with both Twitter and Facebook.
Read More »I added a few new before and after photos specifically facelift, blepharoplasty and breast augmentation photos to the website. Due to the popularity of my previous videos, I am going to add a full abdominoplasty video to the website this weekend. Very suprising to me, currently my mini tummy tuck video ranks #2 for the …
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Read More »I recently attended the American Society of Plastic Surgeons meeting in Seattle. I attend this meeting yearly to learn about new procedures and technology to keep up to date with my practice. It seems like every year there are several new alternatives to liposuction or adjuncts to liposuction treatment. In this post I will discuss …
Water assisted liposuction (Body-Jet). The future of liposuction? Read More »
Read More »Patient question I am xx years old and in pretty good health: exercise regularly, etc. I am 5’8? tall and weight 162 pounds. I have lived my whole life with too-large breasts and I am tired of the neck and shoulder and back pain and the headaches. I have researched a good deal and you …
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Read More »Medical tourism is a fairly hot concept right now. This involves travelling for surgery, often in an exotic location, and often at a significantly reduced price. The U.S. is not the only country whose citizens travel abroad for surgery. In some countries with socialized medicine it may take over a year to get a hip …
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