Late last year, a pair of U.K. researchers published a study in the Psychological Bulletin, a publication of the American Psychological Association, on the growing trend of perfectionism in Western culture. Through thirty years of experience in practice, we believe we see the same trend in our New York plastic surgery patients. In honest discussions … »

We were dismayed to read last month that a Manhattan cosmetic surgery practice denied gynecomastia surgery to patients with HIV. In the ensuing legal case, a New York judge ruled that by automatically rejecting infected patients, the practice violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. According to an article posted on NBCNews.com, U.S. District Court Judge … »