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Board Certified

Dr. Roy Kim, Plastic Surgeon in San Francisco, talks about a recent NY Times Article on non-board certified doctors putting in breast implants without general anesthesia.

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Board Certification- IT MATTERS!

by royhkim on April 13, 2010

Sorry to bring this post up again, but it’s still a good lesson- BOARD CERTIFICATION MATTERS! A “BOARD EXAM” is simply a very rigorous test, usually written and oral, that a doctor takes at the end of his or her training. This is well after medical school- just because you have a MD degree doesn’t [...]

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Pre-mixed injectable with numbing medicine, such as Juvederm XC, is probably not worth the money.

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Anesthesia, in general, is the delivery of sedating/ sleepy medications to a patient. That way, you won’t remember the operation, and you won’t “feel anything” during your procedure.

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Who’s Injecting You?

by royhkim on February 12, 2010

Every country is different. Every state in the US is different. Basically, you want to know- who’s injecting Botox/ Dysport/ Juvederm/ other stuff into you?

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