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

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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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Plastic Surgery and Baby Boomers

admin @ October 3, 2009 # One Comment

Everybody between the ages of 45 and 63 belongs to the one of the largest U.S. population groups ever – the “Baby Boomers”.
Demographers say that group travels through the entire population like a gopher through a garden snake. In other words, there are a lot of them!
For instance, the current U.S. problems with social security [...]

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Plastic Surgery and Younger People

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There was a time when plastic surgery was mostly reserved for people who wanted to lose the signs of aging, including:

Wrinkles
Sagging face and body parts
Deep folds and lines
Damaged skin

But if you look at the most recent statistics compiled by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), you’ll see that younger people are coming on strong.
In [...]

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Plastic Surgery Procedures According to U.S. Region

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If you just had, say, gynecomastia surgery, in what part of the nation are you most likely to dwell?
Give up? Somewhere in New England!
We know this because the American Society of Plastic Surgeons divides the U.S. into 5 Regions and then crunched the numbers of how many patients have had which procedures in each area.
Region [...]

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Plastic Surgery Study: Who Has What in Your Region

admin @ June 16, 2009 # One Comment

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) studied the most common plastic surgery procedures by regions of the nation.
To see what cosmetic rejuvenation procedures people are springing for in your state, scroll down the lists.
Scientists are not sure why (are bad roads or higher taxes causing people to tear their hair out?) but 48% of [...]

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