sonographic outcomes of cosmetic procedures objective the purpose of this article is to review the sonographic outcomes of common cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures taking advantage of recent developments in the field of ultrasound that opened its broad application to dermatologic practiceconclusion because cosmetic procedures have increased dramatically in frequency some procedures are being performed by unauthorized personnel and some agents are being used that are not approved by certifying institutions leading to complications thus documentation of these procedures is an important proposition evolution of cardiopulmonary involvement in friedreichs ataxia the evolution of 15 patients initially evaluated during phase one of the quebec cooperative study of friedreichs ataxia has been studied approximately three years later it is concluded that the deterioration of cardiopulmonary function in friedreichs ataxia is multifactorial the neuromyopathy or the underlying metabolic or cellular defect appears to be the main contributing factor to the deterioration of cardiopulmonary function which is exacerbated by the scoliosis and varying severity of the cardiomyopathy