A significant portion of Americans have embraced freedom of therapeutic choice as a constitutional value for most of the countrys history, Lewis Grossman, a medical historian, writes in his book Choose Your Medicine. Benjamin Rush, a Founding Father and a physician, criticized the medical establishment for being closed-minded about treatments recommended by non-physicians
With med spas and non core doctors dabbling in cosmetic injections proliferating, patients are at risk of receiving subpar treatment that can cause serious problems
Some patients benefit from weekly injections initially, tapering to monthly maintenance once levels normalize
Vitamin B12 is not a substitute for folic acid and since it might improve folic acid deficient megaloblastic anemia, indiscriminate use of vitamin B12 could mask the true diagnosis
Circumferential reduction differs from traditional liposuction in its approach and scope