Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For patients who undergo plastic surgery on the nose (rhinoplasty), GORE-TEX implants are a safe and inexpensive alternative to using tissue grafts taken from another part of the patient's body, according to the results of a 17-year review of more than 500 patients.
Make me Heal (Free subscription) | 15/07/2008
Jordan is a famous voluptuous English model who has had multiple plastic surgery procedures, most notoriously to make her breasts a size 30G and more recently, a breast reduction to make them more manageable for her non-modeling career (read about Jordan’s Plastic Surgery). While Jordan is looking to move away from plastic surgery, one British [...]
Toronto Cosmetic Clinic Blog (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
According to statistics compiled by the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, the average age of a person who has undergone a cosmetic surgical procedure is 42 years old. This is for either invasive procedures, like liposuction and blepharoplasty, or non-invasive procedures, like laser hair removal and microdermabrasion. Apparently, within the last few years, this age has [...]
Articles Database (Free subscription) | 01/07/2008
Body contouring is a term that refers to any number of plastic surgery procedures that are performed to make a dramatic improvement in the body’s contour as a whole. Body contouring is often used for patients who have successfully lost considerable weight and have excess skin in target areas. According to Regnault and Daniel, [...]
http://www.thothbook.net (Free subscription) | 29/06/2008
There are many reasons for a protruding abdomen…weight gain and pregnancy result in weak abdominal muscles, a condition that causes distress to thousands of people. Once you have weak muscles in the tummy area, no amount of dieting or exercise can correct the problem because the skin and muscles have been stretched. abdominoplasty pics photos before [...]
http://www.thothbook.net (Free subscription) | 29/06/2008
When you are unhappy with your nose, it becomes a source of aggravation and self-consiousness for years. The appearance of your nose dramatically effects the look of your face. Surgery to reshape the nose, called Rhinoplasty, is a comon plastic surgery procedure. Rhinoplasty can be done to reduce, enlarge or reshape your nose to improve [...]
Make me Heal (Free subscription) | 24/06/2008
Jamie Lee Curtis has been openly against plastic surgery (See Make Me Heal’s story on Jamie Lee Curtis’ Plastic Surgery). But now it seems the 49 year old star might have a new reason for hating it. After undergoing eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) when she was 35, the True Lies actress became hooked on pain pills. [...]
Articles Database (Free subscription) | 17/06/2008
Blepharoplasty or eyelid rejuvenation surgery is an operation designed to correct drooping skin around the eyes as well as bulges that may appear with age or due to heredity. Drooping skin is often most evident in the upper eyelids, where it can hide the normal skin crease above the eyelashes and even impair vision. “Bulging” [...]
Articles Database (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
Rhinoplasty is one of the safest and generally most satisfying plastic surgeries in the market today. The results can be dramatic and long-lasting. Yet, in order to get to those perfected results, you have to wait through several weeks or a few months before all the swelling subsides. It can be even a year until [...]
Article Archive (Free subscription) | 02/06/2008
Otoplasty or ear pinning is one of the few cosmetic procedures that are more successful when performed at a young age than as an adult. This fairly simple procedure can result in great psychological benefits early on.
Article Archive (Free subscription) | 02/06/2008
Rhinoplasty surgery techniques for men is no different than that for women. An aesthetic difference can be brought about only by an experienced certified surgeon, who can make the nose look suitable for a male bone structure and complement their face.
Article Archive (Free subscription) | 02/06/2008
There might not be any body part that faces as much ridicule as a pair of "Dumbo" ears. Fortunately, Otoplasty, or ear pinning, can be performed at an early age, preventing potential bullying.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 27/05/2008
Lawmakers in the state senate and assembly of California are pushing for tighter rules to govern plastic surgery after a 58-year-old woman died following breast reduction and other procedures last year.Donda West died in November 2007 in a Los Angeles hospital, a day after having breast reduction, a tummy tuck and liposuction at an outpatient centre.
JournalHome.com Free Blog Host (Free subscription) | 26/05/2008
According to statistics released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), the year 2007 showed that the most common plastic surgery procedures, for both men and women, were those of the face and chest. Nationwide facial procedures like the Phoenix facelift increased 14% for women and 16 percent for men from 2006. Similarly, chest procedures like (more)
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 21/05/2008
A review of previous studies published in the May/June issue of Archivesof Facial Plastic Surgery reports that over the last 10years, it has become more common to use objective andvalidated measures for assessing the outcomes of facial plasticsurgery.The literature review, conducted by John S. Rhee, M.D., M.P.H. andBrian T.McMullin, M.D.
