Group Plastic Surgery?

admin @ October 29, 2009 # No Comment Yet

Some of the news media really raised their eyebrows – literally! Along with a few faces.
Last December, the staff of Dorian, a Swedish gay magazine, devoted a whole issue to the superficial, including  plastic and cosmetic surgery. And the question of how to research the topic came up.
So the staff did the obvious thing – [...]

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Plastic Surgeons’ Odd Requests

admin @ October 27, 2009 # No Comment Yet

Plastic surgeons must turn down odd requests for surgery including pleas to make a body part -like Angelina Jolie’s lips or Brad Pitts eyes – resemble a star.

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Plastic Surgery: Is It O.K. for Teens?

admin @ October 26, 2009 # No Comment Yet

Teenagers often watch television shows like:

Dr. 90210
Nip-Tuck
Real Housewives of Orange County

and other programs about cosmetic plastic surgery.
They see how others improve their looks and gain self-confidence by getting rid of ungainly features like a big nose, ears that stick straight out or acne scars.
If ever there existed a group of people who want to look good, [...]

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Eyelid Lift Patients: Happier!

admin @ October 9, 2009 # 2 Comments

Patients always say they have more self-confidence and zest for life after a cosmetic plastic surgery procedure. But has that attitude ever been scientifically tested?
Not until now! Cosmetic surgeons and researchers Dr. Mrinal Supriya, Neil McCluney and Dr. Muhammad Shakeel, all of Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in Aberdeen, Scotland, selected and tested 26 patients who had [...]

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Liposuction & High-Tech Gizmos

admin @ October 5, 2009 # One Comment

Plastic surgery patients looking for fat removal might find confusion instead these days.
In addition to standard liposuction machines which remove fat by suction, an array of high-tech machines are put being forth to remove unsightly flab.
Nonetheless, most board-certified plastic surgeons agree that the gold standard in surgical fat removal is still the procedure known as [...]

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