Posted December 31, 2012 in Facial Surgery
Ethnic plastic surgery is hardly new. In the early part of the 20th century, European Jews opted for smaller, straighter noses and Irish Americans for flattened ears, all in the interest of looking more “American.” Today, almost the opposite is true – while people of all ethnicities choose plastic surgery, many want to reshape themselves […]
Read MorePosted December 20, 2012 in Reconstructive Surgery
Study Correlates High BMI With Increased Risk During Implant Breast Reconstruction Whether to have implants or free flap breast reconstruction is among the many decisions women face after a mastectomy. Your weight and body mass index (BMI) may have a major impact on which procedure will be safest and most successful. Obesity is known to […]
Read MorePosted December 12, 2012 in Cosmetic Surgery for Men
Even though men aren’t known for being open about their bodies, they do have their own list of bodily woes. This is why there has been an increase in guys seeking out the services of a plastic surgeon over the years. Especially for men who are entering middle age, when physical woes are more readily […]
Read MorePosted December 07, 2012 in Facial Surgery
According to British and Scottish researchers, for more than five years after their procedure, three-fourths of facelift patients continued to look younger than they did before the operation. Even though some areas of the patient’s face showed some signs of aging, a range of assessments showed long lasting results, according to Dr. Barry M. Jones […]
Read MorePosted November 28, 2012 in Body Surgery, Breast Surgery
Mommy Makeover is a term that brings about the idea of a procedure that will bring back a woman’s pre-pregnancy figure, but this is only partially true. It is a suite of procedures that will help recent mothers get back to their pre-pregnancy appearance. Because each woman’s body is different and each woman will experience […]
Read MorePosted September 12, 2012 in Cosmetic Injections
If you are interested in reducing the appearance of your age, but are unwilling to consider face lifts, consider lip augmentation. Lip augmentation is a quick, non-surgical, cosmetic procedure that uses injectables to add volume to a patient’s lips and reduce signs of aging around the mouth. Signs of aging around the lips and mouth […]
Read MorePosted September 07, 2012 in Plastic Surgeon
Bullying is a hot topic in today’s schools. More and more students and parents are turning to cosmetic procedures to alleviate the pain brought on by bullying. The story of Nadia Isle, 14, a Georgian teen who underwent chin augmentation, rhinoplasty, and ear pinning procedures to stop her harassment, has sparked a debate. Nadia’s story […]
Read MorePosted August 27, 2012 in Facial Surgery
For one Georgia teen harassment at school was so bad that by age ten she asked her mother for an operation to have her ears pinned back. In an interview with CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Nadia Ilse, 14, said the taunting, “hurt so much,” and had turned her into a withdrawn person. According to the […]
Read MorePosted August 16, 2012 in Body Surgery
Fat Doesn’t Come Back, According to Recent Study Liposuction is one of the top five most popular cosmetic procedures, and for 30 years it has been used to permanently remove excess fat from problem areas of the body. This August, in the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, a study shows that fat does not return […]
Read MorePosted August 15, 2012 in Cosmetic Surgery for Men
When you imagine a relationship, you probably think of dates, vacations, and time you’ll spend together. According to recent stories from ABC and The LA Times, more couples are deciding to have cosmetic surgery together. The stories mirror each other, profiling a couple who both elected to have cosmetic surgery. One couple with four children […]
Read MorePosted August 07, 2012 in Breast Surgery
As one of the top plastic surgery procedures, breast augmentation has evolved from the use of crude materials to the high tech saline and silicone implants that are used today. According to the info-graphic released by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), before the high tech solutions of today, women would use a […]
Read MorePosted July 30, 2012 in Facial Surgery
According to a recent study, published in an article online in the Archives of Facial and Plastic Surgery, patients looked an average of nine years younger than they did before their facial plastic surgery procedure. Plastic Surgery Photos Show Younger Looking Faces The study was done by the University of Toronto’s Division of Facial Plastic […]
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