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Cosmetic Surgery Blogger @ December 18, 2011 # No Comment Yet
One out of four children aged between 11 and 16 in the UK are considering getting plastic surgery because of what they have been seeing on television, according to a recent survey conducted by Central YMCA.
The survey, which involved 810 children, has shown that half of girls and a third of boys are considering “extreme [...]
Cosmetic Surgery Blogger @ October 18, 2011 # No Comment Yet
In US plastic surgery, liposuction and breast augmentation are the two most commonly performed cosmetic procedures for adolescents over the past several years. But despite the treatments’ popularity, there are some physiological and psychological reasons why most teenagers should delay these treatments.
While reconstructive plastic surgery is obviously necessary for teenagers as this will improve their [...]
Cosmetic Surgery Blogger @ September 13, 2011 # No Comment Yet
While rhinoplasty, more popularly referred as “nose job,” is known as a cosmetic procedure for improving the nose, plastic surgeons also use this to treat nasal injuries caused by traumatic accidents and abnormal growth that results to breathing problems, frequent nosebleed, and asymmetrical appearance. (See below the before-and-after pic of singer Ashlee Simpson who is [...]
Cosmetic Surgery Blogger @ July 28, 2011 # No Comment Yet
If plastic surgery is performed for cosmetic reasons, most doctors would agree that younger patients are generally not a good candidate since they are not yet emotionally mature to handle the changes in their appearance and their body is still developing. However, there are some exceptions to the rule.
For example, otoplasty which is a plastic [...]
Cosmetic Surgery Blogger @ July 19, 2011 # No Comment Yet
In most cases, cosmetic plastic surgery is only performed on patients who are physically mature to make sure that the result will most likely last a lifetime. It is also important that they have enough level of emotional maturity to handle the physical changes and understand the limits of a certain procedure.
But according to LA [...]