When should I go to the hospital if I think I have contracted COVID?: We are advising any patients who may have any symptoms of COVID-19 including cough, fever, and shortness of breath to contact their primary care doctors. We are also advising any patients who may exhibit warnings signs for COVID-19, to seek immediate
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As we are all unfortunately aware, the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-COV-2 coronavirus, a unique and new virus. Because it is a virus to which our body has not been exposed before, we have not developed immunity or antibodies against this virus and there are no known treatments. Physicians, scientists, laboratories and corporations are
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Plastic surgeons as a group have from the very beginning of the coronavirus outbreak taken the care and protection of their patients and staff very seriously. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and The Aesthetic Society (ASAPS) provided early support and guidance to their members in this respect. The question remained if these protocols
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The availability of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines has given us all a glimpse of light at the end of the tunnel. If the soon to be released data for the J&J vaccine is positive, then that light will be a little brighter. Unfortunately, many people remain scared of the vaccine for a variety of
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The health and safety protocols we must follow to help protect our loved ones, those around us and ourselves from the coronavirus are, as we all know, wear a mask, wash hands frequently and maintain a distance of 6 feet from other people. The 6-foot separation figure was the recommendation of the CDC from the
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