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• Can You Claim Plastic Surgery On Your Taxes?  

  • By Aly Walansky

  

  Did you get a little nip and tuck last year? 

  It may be tempting to claim these expenses on your taxes, but be wary. The IRS is pretty blunt on where they stand on this issue. According to the IRS, Publication 502, Medical and Dental Expenses, you generally cannot include medical expenses for cosmetic plastic surgery procedures such as face lifts, hair transplants, hair removal (electrolysis), and liposuction.  

• Ever Wondered What Advice Plastic Surgeons Give Their Family and Friends? Here It Is. 

  • By Mary Cunningham

  

  During a consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon, you will get an educated assessment of treatment options based on personal cosmetic goals. But have you ever wanted to know what the surgeon really thinks? Do you want to know health secrets he or she shares with family and friends? I do! 

• Surprising Reasons Why You Should Consider Going Back to Your Original Surgeon for Revision Surgery 

  

  Every surgeon has outcomes that are not ideal in certain cases explains Richard Baxter, MD, a board-certified plastic surgeon from Mountlake Terrace, Washington. It doesn’t matter how exceptional or well- trained they are. There are just certain factors beyond our control once the surgery is completed - and everybody is going to experience those from time-to-time. It doesn’t necessarily mean your surgeon did something wrong. 

• Why connect Botox with mental health? 

  • By Martha Drezin

  

  Psychologists are jumping on the Botox bandwagon. They’re not injecting it; they’re doing what shrinks do best - talking about it. If you think they should limit themselves to anxiety and depression, where there is good money, instead of analyzing your wrinkle-free forehead, I am sympathetic.