Halloween: By the (Census) Numbers

Nomaan Merchant of the Wall Street reports on Halloween.
Some treats for Halloween, courtesy of the Census Bureau:36 million 5- to 13-year-olds trick-or-treated last year when Halloween fell on a Friday. The number was up a bit from 2007, when the holiday fell on a Wednesday. The Census Bureau points out that it doesn’t count younger [...]

Plastic Surgeons vs. Cosmetic Surgeons

Most patients have now learned to ask their physicians if they are “board certified”, among other questions, but the answer may at times be misleading. A patient should also be sure that a physician is board certified in the field in which he or she practices. There are physicians who, for whatever reason start doing [...]

Welcome Dr. C. W. Simmons Jr.

C. W. Simmons Jr., MD., FACS
Board Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Member, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Dr. Simmons has extensive training and experience in cosmetic and reconstructive procedures. He received his plastic surgery training at the prestigious Baylor College of Medicine. While there, he worked with world class plastic [...]

Choosing Your Plastic Surgeon – What You Should Know

Choosing a qualified plastic surgeon to evaluate and treat you, is a very important decision. There is a lot of hype in the cosmetic surgery field. The topic is everywhere-on TV shows, in magazines, in the newspaper, and on the Internet. There’s a lot of information out there for a person to [...]

Why Pictures of Hot Women Hurt Our Self Esteem

It’s shocking that the portrayal of women in media makes women feel like junk.
But did you know images of hot women make men feel bad, too? Everyone knows that the way women are portrayed in US culture – sexy and super thin- makes most women feel a bit like yesterday’s leftovers. When we look at [...]