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After death, Maryland to limit where cosmetic surgeries are performed
Maryland is moving to toughen regulations on the fast-growing medspa industry — a move designed to narrow a "loophole" and prevent deaths such as one last year following a liposuction treatment at a Timonium facility. Regulations being discussed...
Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Botox (drug), Health and Medical Professionals, Plastic Surgery Centers
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Health officials consider increasing plastic surgery center oversight
Maryland health officials may ask state lawmakers for permission to oversee plastic surgery centers, a move inspired in part by the death of a Lochearn woman after liposuction.
The state health department had already been considering whether to ask...Tags: Abortion, Justice System, Plastic Surgery Centers, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Pharmaceuticals
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Bill to increase oversight of cosmetic surgery centers making late push in Assembly
A bill to give health regulators more oversight of facilities like the now-closed Monarch Medspa in Timonium is making a late surge in the General Assembly after weeks of discussions among state and industry officials. The House of Delegates...
Tags: Howard County, Insurance, Justice System, Health and Medical Professionals, Plastic Surgery Centers
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Closing deadly loopholes
In July, authorities discovered that a radiology technician who had worked in Maryland and several other states had been injecting himself with narcotics-filled syringes, refilling them with saline and leaving them behind for use on patients. More than 1,...
Tags: Justice System, Health and Medical Professionals, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, Cosmetic Procedures
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Hopkins clinic where Levy worked had limited state oversight
Dr. Nikita Levy and the Johns Hopkins clinic where he worked have no records of complaints against them, according to state health officials. But just who is responsible for oversight of the East Baltimore Medical Center where he is alleged to have...
Tags: Timonium, Hospitals and Clinics, Cosmetic Procedures, General Practitioners, Personal Service
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Cosmetic surgery for the canine set
Ace, a youthful Labrador, bounds across his lawn, fielding tennis balls and hurrying them back to his owner. His tail wags. His coat is thick and shiny. He barks with enthusiasm. To the naked eye, Ace is a strapping example of dogdom. Who would guess...
Tags: Brow Lift, Skin Cancer, Botox (drug), Rhinoplasty, American Kennel Club
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Cosmetic surgery on the rise
Cosmetic surgery is on the rise, led by people getting chemical peels, laser hair removal and other minimally-invasive procedures, according to a report released Tuesday by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Plastic surgery procedures increased 5...
Tags: Laser Hair Removal, Chemical Peel, Facelift, Cosmetic Procedures, Hair Removal
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Pa., Del. health officials join Monarch Medspa probe
Pennsylvania and Delaware health officials have joined a probe into Monarch Medspa after a deadly cluster of infections was discovered last month at its Timonium facility, Maryland health officials said Tuesday.
The cosmetic surgery chain has three...Tags: Timonium, Cosmetic Procedures
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Thursday
WEATHER The National Weather Service is calling for Thursday to be mostly sunny, with a high near 77 and northeast winds 5 to 7 miles per hour. Thursday night is expected to be partly cloudy, with a low around 61.TRAFFIC Check our traffic updates for...
Tags: Timonium, Cosmetic Procedures
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Timonium cosmetic surgery center shut down amid investigation into infections, one death
A 59-year-old Lochearn woman died Monday of a rare infection after liposuction surgery, and two other patients have also contracted infections, prompting health officials Wednesday to shut down the Timonium cosmetic surgery center where each was treated....Tags: Northwest Hospital, Botox (drug), Health and Medical Professionals, Baltimore County, Heart Failure
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From Sun Magazine: Budging the bulge with CoolSculpting
It's a common refrain in Gia D'Anna's office: Extra inches that childbirth or time left around the middle are resisting diet and exercise. D'Anna is the office manager for a Lutherville plastic surgeon, and, as a mother, she sympathizes with the...
Tags: Ellicott City, Rhinoplasty, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Diabetes, Tummy Tuck
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Slimming down the cool way
For men and women attempting to lose those last few pounds, surgery may not be an option. Earlier this year, Dr. Eric Chang of Columbia Aesthetic Plastic Surgery began offering “CoolSculpting,” which he describes as a safe, noninvasive...
Tags: Plastic Surgeons, Health and Medical Professionals, Cosmetic Procedures, Plastic Surgery, Surgery
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