November 28, 2012 | 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 MoreSeptember 12, 2012 | 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 MoreSeptember 07, 2012 | 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 MoreAugust 27, 2012 | 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 Sanjay Gupta, Nadia Ilse, 14, said the taunting, “hurt so much,” and had turned her into a withdrawn person.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 MoreAugust 16, 2012 | 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 MoreAugust 15, 2012 | 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 MoreAugust 07, 2012 | 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 MoreJuly 30, 2012 | 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 […]
Read MoreJuly 20, 2012 | Breast Surgery
Undergoing breast augmentation can have a dramatic effect on your sexual satisfaction, quality of life and well-being, according to a recent clinical study. This study was undertaken as a joint effort by doctors in the United States and Canada, and recorded measurable variables in a controlled survey. While patients and physicians have long held that […]
Read MoreJuly 12, 2012 | Breast Surgery
Healing after breast augmentation is a process that your plastic surgeon will instruct you on to help it go smoothly. Here are some general guidelines on the healing and recovery process. For a few weeks after surgery, you will probably have soreness and swelling. You might also have numbness or a burning sensation in your […]
Read MoreJuly 05, 2012 | Breast Surgery
Breast implants are not lifetime devices, according to the FDA. However, no one knows exactly how long an implant will last. Dr. Stephen Li, who has served on three FDA panels that reviewed implant safety, told the New York Times in 2008 that manufacturers’ data suggested silicone implants should last at least ten years. According to […]
Read MoreJuly 02, 2012 | Plastic Surgeon
More than 13.5 million cosmetic procedures were performed in the U.S. just last year. Despite the cosmetic surgery industry’s rise to mainstream acceptability, the sector remains largely unregulated when it comes to preliminary psychological assessments for potential patients. Psychological health is an important factor that should be taken into consideration during the consultation process. Those […]
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