At least 50% of all burn accidents can be prevented and the majority of burns happen at home
GARDEN CITY, NY, February 3, 2012 — The Long Island Plastic Surgical Group reminds the community that February 5-11 is National Burn Awareness Week. According to the American Burn Association, nearly half a million people in the United States received medical treatment for burns in the last year. Burn injuries are more common in the elderly population and among young children.
“Education is the best preventative measure one can take when it comes to burn injuries.” says Dr. Roger L. Simpson, partner at the Long Island Plastic Surgical Group, Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Director of the Burn Center at Nassau University Medical Center. “Be sure your household members are aware of fire evacuation plans and that young children know the dangers of heat and flame.”
Here are a few suggestions to keep you and your loved ones safe from burns:
Test smoke alarms monthly and replace the batteries twice yearly
Take caution when removing hot foods and plates from microwave
When cooking on a stove top, use back burners when young children are present, always turn pot handles towards the inside of the stove
Have fireplace flues and chimneys inspected annually
Always wait until fireplace embers have cooled before disposing
Never use space heaters on rugs or carpets
Both space heaters and candles should be far from flammable materials, such as bedding, and curtains
Check the water temperature before placing your child in the tub, a child’s skin burns more easily than an adult’s
Lower the setting on water heater thermostats to 120 degrees Fahrenheit or below to prevent hot tap water scalds
Keep cords from appliances where children cannot reach them
If you ever smell gas, or detect a gas leak, do not hesitate to call your local fire department or gas company
Dr.STITCH™, Long Island Plastic Surgical Group’s 24 hour hotline and service for emergency treatment, will be raffling off free tickets to the Nassau County Firefighters Museum, every week for the month of February. A major goal of the museum is to educate and inform the public about fire safety and prevention and to display the proud history of volunteer firefighting in Nassau County. Enter for a chance to win tickets at 877DrSTITCH.com.
About Long Island Plastic Surgical Group
For more than 60 years, Long Island Plastic Surgical Group has been dedicated to providing compassionate and comprehensive care, while pioneering and performing the most advanced reconstructive and cosmetic surgical procedures. As the largest and longest running private academic plastic surgical practice in the nation, LIPSG board-certified surgeons have over 200 years combined experience as leaders and innovators in the field. The size of the practice and diversity of expertise is reflected in its nine specialty centers: Skin Care and Age Management; Non-invasive and Surgical Facial Rejuvenation; Pediatric Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery; Facial Reanimation and Peripheral Nerve Repair; Microsurgery and Hand Reconstruction; Breast and Body Cosmetic Surgery; Burns and Complex Wound Management; Breast Reconstruction Surgery; Post-Weight Loss Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery.
About Dr.STITCH
Dr. STITCH is Long Island Plastic Surgical Group’s 24 hour hotline and service for emergency treatment, including burns, facial trauma, complex wounds and lacerations. You can call Dr. STITCH 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, and one of our plastic surgeons will meet you at the emergency room or in one of our convenient office locations. For more information about Dr.STITCH, visit 877DrSTITCH.com.
Garden City, NY, January 12, 2012 – Long Island Plastic Surgical Group, the largest and longest-running private academic plastic surgical practice in the nation, has received three #1 awards in the 2012 Best Of Long Island contest hosted by the Long Island Press. The awards are voted on by the community and will be unveiled in the January 12th issue of the newspaper.
Long Island Plastic Surgical Group was named #1 Best Plastic Surgery Group for the fifth year in a row (2008-2012) as well as #1 award for Best BOTOX® Practice, a new category in 2012 recognizing the popular injectable treatment. Furthermore, LIPSG’s comprehensive skin rejuvenation medical spa, Aesthetic Center, was named #1 Best Laser Treatment Center for the second straight year (2011-2012).
The annual ‘Best of Long Island’ contest, which has been conducted by the Long Island Press for seven years running, recognizes people and businesses in almost 300 categories with a record number of votes from Long Island residents coming in again this year.
“We are honored to have received multiple Best of Long Island awards again this year” commented Gary Blank, Executive Director of LIPSG. “These awards are especially meaningful for our practice because they reach into the community to express the views and opinions of all Long Islanders.”
LIPSG is an award-winning practice with several of its surgeons receiving the prestigious Castle Connolly Top Doctors award as well as Top Doctors recognition from US News and World Report. LIPSG surgeons have authored more than 200 publications and have been featured in the media on Discovery Health, 60 Minutes, Today Show and CNN as well as in New York Times and Forbes.
The sixteen surgeons in practice at LIPSG include: Vincent R. DiGregorio, MD, FACS, Thomas A. Davenport, MD,FACS, Roger L. Simpson, MD, MBA, FACS, Matthew S. Kilgo, MD, FACS, Bruce W. Brewer, MD, FACS, Rachel A. Ruotolo, MD, Leland M. Deane, MD, MBA, FACS, Michael Dobryansky, MD, Barry K. Douglas, MD, FACS, Tommaso Addona, MD, FACS, Laurence T. Glickman, MD, MSc, FRCS(C), FACS, Jerry W. Chang, MD, Kaveh Alizadeh, MD, MSc, FACS, Joshua D. Zuckerman, MD, Louis H. Riina, MD and Noël B. Natoli, MD.
For more information on LIPSG, visit lipsg.com (http://www.lipsg.com/). For more information on LIPSG doctors, visit Our Doctors on lipsg.com.
About Aesthetic Center
Aesthetic Center at LIPSG is a comprehensive skin rejuvenation medical spa offering only the most advanced, results-oriented treatments and products with proven results to restore healthy skin for a more youthful appearance. Unlike other skin rejuvenation facilities, Aesthetic Center is overseen by Long Island Plastic Surgical Group’s highly experienced plastic surgeons and is staffed by the highest level clinicians including physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and medical aestheticians. The Aesthetic Center is located in Garden City and Manhasset, Long Island. For more information, visit: AestheticCenter.com.
About Long Island Plastic Surgical Group
For more than 60 years, Long Island Plastic Surgical Group has been dedicated to providing compassionate and comprehensive care, while pioneering and performing the most advanced reconstructive and cosmetic surgical procedures. As the largest and longest running private academic plastic surgical practice in the nation, LIPSG board-certified surgeons have over 200 years combined experience as leaders and innovators in the field. The size of the practice and diversity of expertise is reflected in its nine specialty centers: Skin Care and Age Management; Non-invasive and Surgical Facial Rejuvenation (http://www.lipsg.com/facial-procedures/); Pediatric Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery; Facial Reanimation and Peripheral Nerve Repair; Microsurgery and Hand Reconstruction; Breast and Body Cosmetic Surgery; Burns and Complex Wound Management; Breast Reconstruction Surgery; Post-Weight Loss Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery. For more information about LIPSG, visit lipsg.com.
On November 21, 2011, Dr. Kaveh Alizadeh appeared on ABC News discussing his recent volunteer medical mission to Afghanistan with Mission: Restore, Long Island Plastic Surgical Group’s non-profit organization. In Afghanistan, Dr. Alizadeh performed life-saving reconstructive surgeries and also met with Afghanistan’s Public Health Minister on behalf of Mission: Restore to discuss the development of plastic surgery training programs for Afghani doctors. Afghanistan currently has only two self-trained plastic surgeons in a country of 29 million people.
Mission: Restore has chosen to travel to places where most doctors would not go, to conduct the type of surgeries that most doctors prefer not to perform. The Foundation is comprised of doctors who volunteer their time and expertise at home and abroad. The overarching goal is to create a sustainable infrastructure where long-term relationships are forged and permanent change is made. For more information about Mission Restore, click here.
Dr. Barry Douglas has been honored with the 2011 Patients’ Choice Award, which recognizes the difference a particular physician has made in the lives of their patients. Award recipients are those who have received near perfect scores as voted by patients for quality of care. Just 5% of physicians are chosen for this award each year. Congratulations Dr. Douglas!
On October 27th, Dr. Laurence Glickman of Long Island Plastic Surgical Group was featured in Forbes magazine online, commenting on the plastic surgery trend among men. Dr. Glickman says the pressure to stand out in a competitive job market is one reason that men turn to plastic surgeons for cosmetic enhancement. According to The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the top surgical and non-surgical procedures for males in 2010 were fat removal and Botox respectively. Click here to read more.
The nation-wide concern over the on-again, off-again economic recovery is finding a positive force in an unlikely industry. Breast augmentation is the new market indicator for Wall Street, as cosmetic plastic surgery procedures performed in 2010 were up 5% from the previous year.
The economy has found an unlikely ally on the road to recovery: cosmetic plastic surgery. In an article appearing on newsday.com titled “Cosmetic Surgery Industry Seeing Recovery,”Dr. Kaveh Alizadeh of Long Island Plastic Surgical Group (LIPSG), one of the longest running plastic surgery facilities in the U. S., says the practice saw a 30% increase in the number of procedures performed in 2010 compared with 2009. Similar statistics and studies point to a direct correlation between the volume of cosmetic enhancement procedures performed and overall market direction. With a direct connection established between breast augmentation, breast lifts, and liposuction performed in 2010, the Plastic Surgery Indicator was born.
According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), 13.1 million procedures were performed in 2010. During the worst of the Great Recession, demand for cosmetic enhancement decreased 2% from 2008-2009. As the economy slowly continues to recover in 2011, the Plastic Surgery Indicator provides irrefutable evidence for the industry’s connection to major US stock market indexes. In an article appearing on csbmoneywatch.com titled “Wall Street Ogles Breast Augmentation as New Market Indicator,” Dr. Alizadeh says rising consumer confidence is reflected in the dramatic return of cosmetic plastic surgery: “Feeling good – and looking good – is in style once again.”
As plastic surgery in Long Island and across the nation rebounds with the recovering economy, the most recent statistics from ASPS show surgical cosmetic enhancement increased 2% overall, with a total of 1.6 million procedures performed in 2010. Further validated by the most recent study from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS)—defining an even greater increase of almost 9% in procedures performed in 2010—shows the top five surgical procedures performed in 2010 are as follows:
2010 top five surgical procedures:
1) Breast augmentation: 318,123
2) Liposuction: 289,016
3) Eyelid surgery: 152,123
4) Abdominoplasty: 144,929
5) Breast Reduction: 138,152
According the same study conducted by ASAPS, minimally invasive, nonsurgical procedures accounted for nearly 83% of the total amount of cosmetic enhancement procedures performed in 2010. The top five are as follows:
1) Botulinum toxin type A (e. g. BOTOX Cosmetic): 2.4 million
2) Hyaluronic Acid: 1.3 million
3) Laser Hair Removal: 936,270
4) Laser Skin Resurfacing: 562,706
5) Chemical Peel: 493,896
Looking ahead to trends already beginning to develop in 2011, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) predicts a continued growth in the popularity of cosmetic injectables such as BOTOX Cosmetic® and Dysport, As the cosmetic enhancement industry continues to grow, LIPSG representatives say they remain committed to providing the highest standards of patient safety and education. Additionally, as the economy continues to recover, the New York plastic surgeons say they expect this latest growth in demand for cosmetic plastic surgery to continue as well.
About LIPSG
The Long Island Plastic Surgical Group (LIPSG) has more than 200 years of combined experience with a history of providing cutting-edge cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery. Established in 1948, LIPSG is the longest running plastic surgery groups in the U. S., specializing in a range of procedures at the nine Centers of Excellence the group operates, including the Long Island Breast Reconstruction Center. Dr. Kaveh Alizadeh has been the president of LIPSG since 2007. In addition to directing the Clinical Research Division of the practice’s Plastic Surgery Residency program, Dr. Alizadeh’s passion is performing volunteer plastic surgery. In 2009, he received the prestigious NECO Award for his contributions to volunteer surgery over the past decade.
On August 12th over 2,000 women came from all over Long Island to attend the “What Women Want”expo at Carlyle on the Green featuring Long Island Plastic Surgical Group. LIPSG surgeons and staff offered an inspiring event experience designed to help women re-imagine their bodies. Women were invited to try on implant sizes in a private try-on room to visualize the possibilities of a new shape. LIPSG also featured live demonstrations of CoolSculpting®, a revolutionary new FDA-cleared treatment that reduces love handles and other targeted areas by freezing and removing fat cells without surgery. Be our fan on Facebook to see the full slideshow of the event and tell us what you think!
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On July 29th,, Long Island Plastic Surgical Group partnered with Nassau County Public Safety Committee Chair and Legislator Dennis Dunne to host the First Annual Long Island Emergency Services Summit. For the first time, emergency services groups such as police officers, EMTs and firefighters were brought together with hospital executives and healthcare professionals to talk about a team approach to emergency care and improving the safety of the community. Special guests included County Executive Edward Mangano.
On August 9, 2011, Long Island Plastic Surgical Group (LIPSG) was featured in a TIME Magazine video, “Young Man’s Story Helps Kids Injured in War and Disasters.” LIPSG surgeons performed volunteer reconstructive surgery on Kenan Malkic from Bosnia, who lost his two arms and a leg after stepping on a land mine at 11 years old.
