The NYT reports on new trends in plastic surgery:
The safety of the sutures themselves was not questioned. But many surgeons had doubts about their endurance and how the results would appear. Dr. Fritz Barton of Dallas said at a panel: ''Plastic surgery is not different from the rest of life. There is no little procedure with a big benefit.'' There are other trends to watch, as well. One new technology uses tools that emit radio waves to tighten the skin. Statistics show that it does not work for 20 percent of patients, however, and, like other procedures, can have negative effects, too.