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Baby Surprise JacketEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Recently finished this baby jacket for my niece who’s first baby is due this month. Also made her a baby quilt. The pattern is Elizabeth Zimmerman’s Baby Surprise Jacket. I used Baby Bee Sweet Delight Baby in Crayon Ombre. I found these buttons in my old button jar which worked nicely. I’ll be making more of these little jackets. I may even try one in the adult size. (Source: Suture for a Living)
Source: Suture for a Living - February 3, 2012 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: sweater baby knitting Source Type: blogs

A Day in My LifeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Inspired by @GregSmithMD’s post: A Day In The Life Reviewing disability cases, here are the allegations from a recent day. Each bullet represents one individual and their allegations of medical determinable impair (MDI): Hx surgery knee, reflex sympathetic dystrophy Sickle Cell Anemia Hypertension, Arthritis, and depression Buttock and elbow contusion Seizures Broken Ankles Stage II breast cancer, FM, chronic pain, asthma, sleep apnea, emergent rhinitis, urinary incontinence, migraines, eczema, adenomyosis, nephrolithiasis, RLS, HTN, GERD, lymphedema, plantar fasciitis, and mental Frozen RT ankle H...
Source: Suture for a Living - February 1, 2012 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: life disability Source Type: blogs

re-su yukata SweaterEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I undertook this challenge back in October 2011. I recently finished it. I love/hate it. The sweater is a shortened version of the re-su yukata pattern from the book Knit Kimona Too. The yarn is The Fibre Company Terra in black walnut. I like how the sleeves fit. I like how the back looks. I’m not happy with the tension of my band edge which always it to “wave.” The neck looks unsymmetrical to me. I love the button and the I-cord closure. I’ve put it aside for now. Trying to decide whether to keep it or give it to someone who wouldn’t see the flaws and would love it. (So...
Source: Suture for a Living - January 27, 2012 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: sweater lace knitting Source Type: blogs

Sitting All Day is DamagingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I take this type of information even more seriously than I used to given my new job which is very sedentary. Thanks DoctorMama for the link to this LifeHacker article: How Sitting All Day Is Damaging Your Body and How You Can Counteract It (photo credit) Related posts: Pedometers and Physical Activity (November 30, 2007) Getting Back Into Shape (November 13, 2008) Exercise Only Good if Done (March 18, 2009) Finger and Wrist Exercises (April 19, 2010) Get Up and Move (January 28, 2010) (Source: Suture for a Living)
Source: Suture for a Living - January 26, 2012 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: exercise Source Type: blogs

Introducing Clear + Brilliant, Skin Enhancement LaserEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Aging skin is a fact of life. The good news is the earlier you start taking care of your skin, the more you can prevent the signs of aging and maintain a younger look. What you do in your 20s and 30s will affect how you look in your 40s, 50s and beyond. That's why we are please to offer Clear + Brilliant™ as an additional option to your collection of skin care treatments to help you recover the (Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery?)
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - January 26, 2012 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: A Campbell Source Type: blogs

Mindful of Two Breast Implant ScandalsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This year began with a breast implant scandal. This one has brought back memories of the one early in my private practice. The current one involves the PIP-branded breast implants produced by the French company Poly Implant Prothese and rebranded by the Dutch company Rofil as Rofil M-implants breast implants. The first one involved silicone implants made by American companies including Dow Corning who no longer makes breast implants. This picture of 3 implants includes: top -- an old McGhan double lumen (silicone gel implant surrounded by a saline implant); bottom left – Dow Corning textured silicone i...
Source: Suture for a Living - January 22, 2012 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: complications breast surgery breast augmentation breast implants Source Type: blogs

WIP -- African Whole Cloth QuiltEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A friend from high school gave me some gorgeous fabric from her travels. She was cleaning out her closets and I won the lottery. This gorgeous fabric is from the African continent (the stickers fell off so I don’t know for sure which country). It measures approximately 56 in X 76 in (photo only shows part of it). I couldn’t bring myself to cut it up into smaller pieces so have decided to make a whole cloth quilt. I felt the animals and trees needed to be three dimensional, so have opted to use the trapunto method of sewing polyfil batting to the fabric and then trimming around each...
Source: Suture for a Living - January 20, 2012 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: quilt quilting WIP trapunto Source Type: blogs

Shout OutsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Gina (@geeners), Code Blog: Tales of a Nurse, is this week’s host of Grand Rounds. You can read this week’s twitter edition here. How’d we get to Volume 8 already?! I think hosting this Grand Rounds finally ties me up with GruntDoc, who has hosted 7 times. Grand Rounds is the weekly round-up of blog posts by medical bloggers.Whereas in the past the host would post nearly every link they received, it appears that we are now moving towards more curated content. I said in my previous post that I wasn’t going to institute a theme, but I was definitely more drawn to the personal-story type posts. Thanks to everyone that...
Source: Suture for a Living - January 17, 2012 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: bloggers heart Charity medical practice ethics Blogging grand rounds knitting Doctors Source Type: blogs

More Surgeon’s CapsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
These are caps I made between just before Christmas and the first part of January. The first ones went to @doctorwes after he made his request for photos of Christmas themed clothing seen at work. Here’s a photo (credit) of him and a co-worker wearing the Christmas themed caps I made and sent to him. I then decided I needed to use some of this lovely fabric from Africa given to me by an old high school friend to make @Bongi1 and @globalsurgeon surgeon’s caps. I gave bongi his choice and he chose the colorful ones. No photo of him wearing his, but received this nice tweet. @globalsurgeon...
Source: Suture for a Living - January 13, 2012 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: sewing surgeons surgeon's caps surgery Source Type: blogs

Stephen Hawking, ALS, and DisabilityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Stephen Hawking turns 70 today. He was diagnosed with ALS almost 50 years ago when he was only 21. It’s very unusual for someone with ALS to survive more than 5 years after being diagnosed. It is because of this dire prognosis that SSI gives a person who meets the listing (11.10) for ALS begins benefits without having to endure the normal waiting period (pdf file). ………individuals with disabilities must wait five-months before receiving SSDI benefits. Finally, after receiving their SSDI benefits, individuals must wait an additional 24 months before they receive Medicare coverage. (Exceptions to t...
Source: Suture for a Living - January 8, 2012 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: Stephen Hawking disability ALS physics Source Type: blogs

Handmade JournalEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I follow (loosely) the blog Sketchbook Challenge. It is a great source of inspiration (and intimidation). Several months ago I noticed the instructions (pdf file) for creating a fabric journal from Sue Bleiweiss. Here is my first attempt at creating a handmade fabric journal. It’s purple, so of course I mailed it to @purplesque. Here is the base of the journal with the fabric fused to the pelmet vilene, bound, and pressed. Here it is folded, prior to adding the paper. Paper added. I wasn’t sure how to do the closure. Will have to get more creative if I make another one. I...
Source: Suture for a Living - January 6, 2012 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: fabric journal handwork Source Type: blogs

Featured Treatment: Liquid FaceliftEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
What Is a Liquid Facelift? A Liquid Face Lift involves the use of advanced dermal fillers, such as Juvéderm® Ultra, Juvéderm® Ultra Plus, Radiesse®, Restylane®, Perlane® and Sculptra® Aesthetic, usually in combination with BOTOX® or Dysport®. Each of these facial fillers has unique attributes that can be used to rejuvenate specific areas of the face by a highly qualified plastic surgeon or (Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery?)
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - January 6, 2012 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: A Campbell Source Type: blogs

January Specials in the Skin SpaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Specials in the Skin Spa for January include: Laser Hair Reduction - Receive 25% off a single treated area or purchase one area at full price and receive second area of equal or lesser value at 50% off Leg Vein Treatment - 10% off (a savings of $35.00 - $50.00) Thermage - 10% off Thermage treatment of choice Fractional Treatment for Stretch Marks - 10% off pkg of 3 treatments using Palomar's (Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery?)
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - January 5, 2012 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: A Campbell Source Type: blogs

Shout OutsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Peggy (@tbtam), TBTAM, is this week’s host of Grand Rounds. You can read this week’s twitter edition here (photo credit). ONCE UPON TIME… Before Facebook and Twitter and Google+, and long before the word “social media” became religion, something called the Medical Blogging made its appearance on the world-wide web. In those days, there was a small, close-knit community of medical bloggers …….. ……………………….. H/T @jilltomlinson for the link to this Lost Angeles, CA blog post which gives a great viewpoint on disfigurement, identity, perception & reconstructive su...
Source: Suture for a Living - January 3, 2012 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: bloggers art photography grand rounds Source Type: blogs

Top Eleven Posts of 2011Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
According to Google Analytics these eleven posts had the most traffic during 2011: 1. Inverted Nipples (November 5, 2007) 2. Flexor Tendon Repair (July 10, 2008) 3. Skin Complications from Drug Abuse (December 9, 2007) 4. Panniculectomy vs Abdominoplasty (December 13, 2007) 5. Glomus Tumor (October 29, 2007) 6. Le Fort Fractures (January 17, 2008) 7. Scar Prevention (June 9, 2007) 8. Late Reconstruction of the Nail Bed (February 11, 2008) 9. Surgical Loupes (September 10, 2008) 10. Tennis Star Brings Breast Reduction Surgery into Press (June 4, 2009) 11. Monkee Peter Tork Ha...
Source: Suture for a Living - December 31, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: Blogging Source Type: blogs

Christmas Knitting 2011Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I didn’t do as much knitting this Christmas. A nephew actually asked for a couple of caps so I happily obliged. One uses Berroco Blackstone Tweed™ yarn and the other Berroco Vintage™ Chunky. I managed to knit two scarves. This one for a niece using the Artyarns Supermerino and the Undulating Leaves Shawl pattern which I altered to make the scarf. It measures 6 in X 60 in. This scarf I made for a sister-in-law. For it I used Berroco Boboli™ and the pattern Kernel by Bonnie Sennott. It measures 8 in X 68 in. You can really see the lace pattern in this photo taken with the ...
Source: Suture for a Living - December 30, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: family knitting Source Type: blogs

Cosmetic Surgery's Busiest Season for Facial InjectiblesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Tis the season to beautify! I too have noticed a trend over the past few years that the Holidays are increasingly a more popular time for facial injectibles, and facelifts. As suggested in the WSJ article, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203899504577126563699510178.html, plastic surgeons and dermatologists notice an uptick in cosmetic requests this time of year. Facial (Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery?)
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - December 30, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: Christine Hamori, MD Source Type: blogs

Cosmetic Surgery's Busiest Season for Facial InjectablesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Tis the season to beautify! I too have noticed a trend over the past few years that the Holidays are increasingly a more popular time for facial injectables, and facelifts. As suggested in this WSJ article, Happy New Year: The Busiest Season for Cosmetic Surgery, plastic surgeons and dermatologists notice an uptick in cosmetic requests this time of year. Facial injectables with Restylane, Perlane (Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery?)
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - December 30, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: Christine Hamori, MD Source Type: blogs

Shout OutsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Boerewors Emergency Medicine Chronicles has a great post which I think is worth your time: On alzheimer's …….....I think it is beautifully written and provides a real window into the difficulty of loving someone who has this disease. “The thing with this sentence, this arrest of dementia, is that its greatest victims aren’t those who have it. That’s not to say that the diagnosis isn’t dreadful for the recipient, but there is a peculiar and particular hammering sadness for those that love and care for an Alzheimer’s spouse or parent. It is a wearying and lonely obligation, but with the added cru...
Source: Suture for a Living - December 27, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: bloggers quilt Blogging Alzheimer's medicine Source Type: blogs

Christmas or Anytime CookingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I probably won’t get most of these made this year, but am posting them for future reference to myself. They definitely look worth trying. H/T to @drmlb for the link to this one: Savory Omelet Muffins (Kath Eats Real Food Blog). The recipe includes cottage cheese, eggs, whole wheat flour, smoked salmon, and parmesan cheese. I make 5 muffins (a work week’s supply) and sound/look yummy. ……………………………. From The Foodie Physician: Holiday Spiced Nuts She includes a second recipe in the same post for Rosemary & Honey Glazed Nuts. …………. Makes 2 ½ cups...
Source: Suture for a Living - December 24, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: friends family dogs recipes food Source Type: blogs

Backgammon QuiltEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I used a cotton tea towel printed with a backgammon board for the center of this quilt. I found the towel in the antique store when I discovered the bandana which I used for the “Say Cheese” baby quilt. I framed the game board with black strips and the red and yellow squares, then added a simple border of black fabric with white specks. The quilt is 48.5 in X 58.5 in. It is machine pieced and quilted. Here is a close up of the center. And even closer. Here’s the back. The center strip is more golden yellow than it showed up in my photo. The quilt is for sale on Etsy. (Source: Suture for a Living)
Source: Suture for a Living - December 23, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: quilt games Etsy Source Type: blogs

Panniculectomy Prior to Renal Transplantation -- an Article ReviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
There is an interesting article in the current edition of the Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Journal (December 2011). The focus of the article is a small subset of renal patients who need kidney transplants but whose abdominal panniculus excludes them due. A significant panniculus creates an infrapannicular area prone to increased moisture, skin maceration, and elevated bacterial counts, predisposing the patient to postoperative wound infections, necrosis, and dehiscence. Not good for anyone, but really not for someone on immunosuppression.The article discusses the use of abdominal panniculectomy in these patients in...
Source: Suture for a Living - December 19, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: plastic surgery article review Source Type: blogs

Dr. Hamori Profiled in 2011 Top Docs, Plastic & Cosmetic SurgeonsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dr. Christine A. Hamori, MD, FACS, has been selected to appear in the Plastic Surgery Practice's 2011 Top Docs - Plastic & Cosmetic Surgeons. Dr. Hamori is profiled in the issue with an article written by Sarah Russel titled, Doing What She Loves. The article cites Dr. Hamori's passion for educating the public about new aesthetic treatments (via conferences, media, and her plastic surgery blog), (Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery?)
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - December 19, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: A Campbell Source Type: blogs

Holly Hobbie Album QuiltEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This is the quilt that will go to one of the twin girls (see last week’s). It too uses the Holly Hobbie fabric. This time the Holly’s are featured in the center of each album block. The quilt is machine pieced and quilted. It measures 34.5 in square. Here is a close up of the center block. Here is the lovely pink fabric with the butterflies I used for backing for both quilts. (Source: Suture for a Living)
Source: Suture for a Living - December 16, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: quilt friends baby Source Type: blogs

Shout OutsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
My thanks to @jordangrumet for this tweet. It gave me the motivation I needed to sit down and write. I have lacked it lately, unsure where my blog is headed with the job transition, not wanting to lose contact with my fellow bloggers. So thanks, Jordan. ……………. Glass Hospital is the host for this week’s Grand Rounds. You can read this week’s edition here. Welcome to Grand Rounds, where writers, readers, and bloggers send in their best stuff on a weekly basis to share, cross-pollinate, and build new audiences. Tip of the hat to Grand Rounds co-creator Nick Genes, MD, PhD, an ER...
Source: Suture for a Living - December 14, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: books plastic surgery shout outs articles food Source Type: blogs

DVT Prophylaxis – Two ArticlesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
There were two articles regarding deep venous thrombosis prevention in the November 2011 issue of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal. Both are worth reading. I have supplied the full references below with links. From the second article: Between 1 and 7 percent of surgeons have personally experienced a venous thromboembolism–related patient death after high-risk plastic surgery. Plastic surgeons' self-reported practice patterns indicate a disparity between clinical understanding and clinical practice. The majority of surgeons can identify patients at high risk for postoperative venous throm...
Source: Suture for a Living - December 12, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: plastic surgery article review prevention plastic surgeons DVT Source Type: blogs

Is there a surgeon who can remove nostrils?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We have a patient in Southern... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery)
Source: Awful Plastic Surgery - December 10, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: The Staff Tags: Articles Source Type: blogs

Angelina and Lindsay – Separated At BirthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
It is a battle of the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery)
Source: Awful Plastic Surgery - December 9, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: The Staff Tags: Angelina Jolie Lindsay Lohan Separated At Birth Source Type: blogs

Holly Hobbie Trip Around the World QuiltEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I made this quilt and the one to be shown next week for twin baby girls. I didn’t want them to be just alike, but wanted them to be “connected” so I used some Holly Hobbie fabric I had left over from previous sewing/quilting in both quilts. This one is a trip around the world. It is machine pieced and quilted. It measures 34.5 in square. Here you can see the center area featuring Holly. I used this lovely pink butterfly fabric for the backing on both quilts. (Source: Suture for a Living)
Source: Suture for a Living - December 9, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: quilt friends baby Source Type: blogs

Shout OutsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nick Genes is hosting this week’s Grand Rounds at his blogborygmi tumblr. You can read this week’s edition here. Hello and welcome to this collection of medical links from across the web, written by providers, patients and analysts that work on the frontlines of modern healthcare. This is my sixth time hosting Grand Rounds (three prior times on blogborygmi’s blogspot site, twice on Medgadget.com), and my first time with Tumblr. I’ve been hearing about Tumblr for years, and after finally making the leap a few weeks back, I figured it might be a good fit for Grand Rounds today, as well. .…. …………...
Source: Suture for a Living - December 6, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: anatomy quilting Blogging grand rounds Source Type: blogs

December Specials in the Skin SpaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Specials at Christine Hamori Cosmetic Surgery + Skin Spa for December are as follows. Holiday Special: Schedule a Microdermabrasion and Illuminze peel together for $175.00 (a savings of $74.00) 10% off CoolSculpting by Zeltiq - FDA cleared, non-invasive treatment to gently reduce fat bulges and "love handles" using an advanced cooling technology that targets and eliminates fat cells 10% off (Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery?)
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - December 6, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: A Campbell Source Type: blogs

E! talk show host Giuliana Rancic chooses double mastectomy for breast cancer treatment. Why this is the right choiceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
E! talk show host Giuliana Rancic, recently diagnosed with breast cancer (and having failed an attempt to remove the cancer with a lumpectomy) has decided to proceed with bilateral mastectomies and reconstruction for her treatment. Her decision is similar to those made by actress Christina Applegate and comedian Wanda Sykes in recent years. This choice is likely the right one for a number of reasons IMO.at 37 years old and without children (she was actually undergoing fertility treatments when diagnosed with cancer), she possesses two significant independent risk factors for future breast cancer 1) personal history of canc...
Source: Plastic Surgery 101 - December 6, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: Dr. Rob Oliver Jr. Source Type: blogs

Is It Okay to Return to Work?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
When a patient asks you if it’s okay to return to work after an injury or surgery what do you base your decision on? When I was in practice I would base my on what the injury was, how the individual seemed to be healing, and what type of work they did. It was simple when I could simply write a note that said something like “T. J. can return to light duty on ____ and to full, unrestricted duty on _____.” I did not like having to fill out the short term disability forms, but with my new understanding of the legal definitions of work (heavy, medium, light, sedentary) I would find it much easier to do....
Source: Suture for a Living - December 5, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: work Source Type: blogs

NJOM shows sick patients cost more to treat...... Who knew?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In the least surprising conclusion of recent articles in the New England Journal of Medicine (N. Engl. J. Med. 2011;365:1704-12,) it was proven that older, sicker patients cost more money to take care of! from the summary in Internal Medicine News, "Eight commercial disease-management companies using nurse-based telephone care programs failed to improve quality of care, reduce hospital admissions, decrease emergency department visits, or cut health care costs in a pilot project of fee-for-service Medicare patients. Companies were required to meet preset targets for clinical quality and patient satisfaction, and ...
Source: Plastic Surgery 101 - December 5, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: Dr. Rob Oliver Jr. Source Type: blogs

Paper Airplane QuiltEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I made this quilt almost 20 years ago in 1992 as part of challenge to use the selected fabrics. I do not recall why I decided to use them to depict how a paper airplane was made, but as you can see that is what I did. The quilt is machine pieced. It is machine and hand quilted. It measures 53 in X 15 in. Here is the first panel which represents the unfolded sheet of typing paper. Follow the fabrics through the panels as the “sheet” is folded on itself. The finished paper airplane. I didn’t put a binding on this quilt. It is finished by using a black piping trim. Would anyone like t...
Source: Suture for a Living - December 2, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: old quilt Source Type: blogs

'Tis the Season! Gift Cards Make Gift Giving Easy!Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Just a reminder that our gift cards make for an extra special gift for a teen, spouse or significant other. Christine Hamori gift cards can be purchased in any dollar amount and can be matched to correspond with a particular treatment, such as a facial, acne treatment, or laser hair removal. Or, your gift recipient can choose from our extensive menu of treatments. Please call the office at 781- (Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery?)
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - November 30, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: A Campbell Source Type: blogs

Shout OutsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article from Science Daily caught my eye and I look forward to when it might be possible in humans: Cleft Lip Corrected Genetically in Mouse Model Scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College used genetic methods to successfully repair cleft lips in mice embryos specially engineered for the study of cleft lip and cleft palate. The research breakthrough may show the way to prevent or treat the conditions in humans. ...……. ………………………………. H/T to @medicallessons for this tweet “Is a Ban on Drinking Water Hours Before Surgery Necessary? (maybe not) -- ttp://nyti.ms/uTAQgl” The l...
Source: Suture for a Living - November 29, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: quilt transplantation shout outs medicine face Source Type: blogs

Additional Benefits to Reduction MammoplastyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article (full reference below) on the additional benefits an individual gains from having a reduction mammoplasty (RM) has been published online ahead of print. The authors performed a systemic review of the literature focusing on functional outcomes after RM with regard to physical and psychological symptom improvement. The authors performed a systematic review of the English literature using PUBMED for the period between 1977 to 2010. Studies were chosen that addressed the physical and psychological benefits of RM using a validated questionnaire. The authors note that nearly eighty thousand breast reductions ...
Source: Suture for a Living - November 28, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: breast reduction breast surgery article review Source Type: blogs

MonarchsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I am finally getting around to posting about the quilt I received as part of ALQS6. I received it in the mail nearly a month ago. It is lovely! It was made by Jay who blogs at Creative Crone from studio Q. She named the quilt Monarchs. Jay sent me extra fabric so that I can sew a sleeve on the back and hang it. The photos don’t do it justice. Here is a link to the quilt (Mariner’s Compass Rose) I made for ALQS6. It was mailed to Veronique in Chile. Here are the posts of the quilts made and received from the first five ALQS. Made: 1st: Laced Ribbons Quilt (went to Pennsylvani...
Source: Suture for a Living - November 25, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: ALQS quilt Source Type: blogs

Engage with GraceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As I have in the past few years at Thanksgiving, I am again joining in the Engage with Grace (#EWG) blog rally. It is a time when families get together. Please, use this time to discuss end-of-life issues with your family. Here's a summary prepared by Alexandra Drane and others involved in this issue. Once again, this Thanksgiving we are grateful to all the people who keep this mission alive day after day: to ensure that each and every one of us understands, communicates, and has honored their end of life wishes. Seems almost more fitting than usual this year, the year of making change happen. 201...
Source: Suture for a Living - November 23, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: end-of-life issues engage with grace Source Type: blogs

Chloe Sims – Before And AfterEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Chloe Sims is a star on the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery)
Source: Awful Plastic Surgery - November 23, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: The Staff Tags: Chloe Sims lip augmentation rhinoplasty The Only Way Is Essex Source Type: blogs

Shout OutsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Amy Tenderich, Diabetes Mine blog, is the host for this week’s Grand Rounds. You can read this week’s edition here. Welcome to Grand Rounds, Vol. 8, No. 9, the 2011 Thanksgiving edition of the weekly summary of the best health and medical blog posts on the web. Many thanks to the organizers at Get Better Health for inviting us to host! In a world where major economies are imploding and a climate catastrophe seems impending, there is still much to be thankful for — especially in the arena of health and medicine, where technology is empowering a revolution of sorts in hospitals, clinics and doctors’ offices, and i...
Source: Suture for a Living - November 22, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: quilt books disability shout outs Source Type: blogs

Labioplasty for Pain or Pleasure?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This week, the CBS show The Doctors featured a segment on Labial Redundancy. There are many reasons that women seek to reduce the size of the labial lips, or make other adjustments or enhancements to their vaginal area. Here is one story (click on photo below to launch video).It has been my experience with the past 300 labia minora reductions or labioplasties I have done over the past 6 years (Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery?)
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - November 22, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: Christine Hamori, MD Source Type: blogs

FiresEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A month ago during a storm with significant straight line winds we had a tree near the house loss it's top half. Upon inspection, it turned out the pine tree was infested with pine beetles. We were encouraged to burn the debris to help protect the other trees from the beetles. This past week my husband cut up the felled tree (we still need to get a tree cutter out to cut down the 2/3s of the tree still standing) and carried it to an area of the front property. Yesterday morning after a light rain, he decided it was a good time to set it afire and burn it. Note the red container under the tree to the left. ...
Source: Suture for a Living - November 21, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: Fireworks Safety prevention Source Type: blogs

GratefulEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
My new job requires that I review medical records of individuals who have filed for disability benefits. I am learning to think of these individuals as "claimants" rather than "patients." AND while some are never going to be allowed (nail bed injury), others break your heart and give you pause. So this Thanksgiving season finds me: 1. Grateful for my job 2. Grateful for my health which allows me to work 3. Grateful for the ability to learn 4. Grateful for family (those here and those represented by the empty chair at the table) 5. Grateful for my friends, all of you (meet in real life and meet only...
Source: Suture for a Living - November 20, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: Gratitude Source Type: blogs

Scrappy Houses Baby QuiltEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This baby quilt is another one using scrapes. I tried to make it appear as if there were two houses with trees. The quilt is 35 in X 37.5 in. It is machine pieced and quilted. There are many interesting thing to find: a peasant, a squirrel, a butterfly, carolers. Here you can see a wise man on a camel, a football player, bees, skiers, a zebra. Here you can find a hippo, a dog on a motorcycle, a robot. The back is pieced using leftover Winnie the Pooh fabric and white muslin. (Source: Suture for a Living)
Source: Suture for a Living - November 18, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: quilt friends scrappy baby Source Type: blogs

Shout OutsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Sharp Brains is the host for this week’s Grand Rounds. You can read this week’s myth buster’s edition here. Welcome to a new edition of Grand Rounds blog carnival, the weekly edition of what’s best in the health and medical blogosphere. This week, twenty four bloggers share data, insights, questions, reflections and more. Enjoy! On Improving Care Dr. Robert Orenstein at ACP Hospitalist: thoroughly cleaning patient’s rooms can dramatically reduce healthcare-acquired infections (HAI). …. …………………….… H/T to @SynapticSilence for the link to this NY T...
Source: Suture for a Living - November 15, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: quilt app better health shout outs Source Type: blogs

Safe Medical Waste DisposalEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
All medical offices must dispose of medical waste in a safe manner. I closed my office at the end of September, but my last medical waste pickup is the first Friday of December. My dear husband is going to open the office and wait for them. How have you told patients over the years to deal with their medical waste? Needles? Syringes? JP drains they pull out or that fall out before they get back for follow up? Last week the FDA sent out a press release announcing the launch a new website for patients and caregivers on the safe disposal of needles and other so-called “sharps” that are...
Source: Suture for a Living - November 14, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: FDA public policy safety medicine Source Type: blogs

Recent Knitting ProjectsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
These three items were completed over the summer months. The first one is a small shawl that I knitted as part of my first KAL (knit along). I used three shades of Berroco Ultra Alpaca Fine yarn. I plan on giving it as a gift to my stepmother-in-law for her upcoming birthday. I used some of the leftover yarn from the above shawl to knit this child-size hat. It uses the pattern Selbu Modern by Kate Gagnon Osborn. It will go to one of my nieces or great-nieces. Same hat, but top view. This Jester Hat by Bernat Design Studio, also child-size, was made using left over Patons Kroy Socks Jac...
Source: Suture for a Living - November 11, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: family shawl hat knitting Source Type: blogs

Shout OutsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Better Health is the host for this week’s Grand Rounds. You can read this week’s myth buster’s edition here (photo credit). As regular readers of the Better Health blog already know, I am opposed to health misinformation. In fact, I started this very blog because of my disappointment with the sheer volume of false claims, misleading stories, and pseudoscience actively promoted to patients. It was my hope that gathering together key medical blogger “voices of reason” would promote health sanity on Google. You could argue that we’re tilting at windmills, but tilt we must – and I’m proud to say that our mem...
Source: Suture for a Living - November 8, 2011 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: bloggers quilting shout outs poetry Source Type: blogs