Dr. Bass takes us on a fascinating journey from the 1980’s into the 21st Century as plastic surgery is transformed by technological and social changes. Tune in to hear the origin of the episode title, Barbie Meets Star Wars. Many military and industrial technologies were being cross-purposed in the 1980’s for consumer applications. Coupled with an improved understanding of laser effects on skin, this new availability of technologies resulted in an explosion of cosmetic medical treatments.
This process was occurring in multiple medical fields during the late 1980’s and early 1990’s and represents an early example of translational research before the phrase was coined. In combination with social and artistic changes in our understanding of beauty for the individual , plastic surgery was on the pathway to the mainstream position is holds in modern 21’st century life.
Stay tuned for Part II of this story in episode 3 and check out our blog for more information: https://drbass.net/barbie-vs-star-wars-part-i-the-advent-of-laser-cosmetic-medicine-in-plastic-surgery/
About Dr. Lawrence Bass
Dr. Lawrence Bass is a board certified plastic surgeon offering a full range of plastic surgery and non-surgical aesthetic services, with two New York area locations in Manhattan on Park Avenue between E 62nd and E 63rd and on Long Island in Great Neck.
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Contents of this video:
00:00 - Is the plastic surgery industry becoming more ethnically diverse?
02:09 - What is the history behind lasers for cosmetic treatments?
03:07 - How have medical aesthetic devices changed and improved over time?
06:01 - How have laser devices in aesthetic medicine improved over time?
07:04 - What are the different uses for lasers in aesthetic medicine?
