Plastic Surgeons Donate Skills to Domestic Violence Victims

admin @ September 7, 2009 # 3 Comments

One of the most puzzling statistics known is why women who have been mercilessly beaten by a husband or boyfriend, change their minds in almost half the cases.
Many refuse to testify against their abusers to help send the creeps to jail. (More..)
Experts say it’s because the women have low-self esteem and see no future for [...]

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Rhinoplasty and Turkish Delight

admin @ May 6, 2009 # No Comment Yet

Diced cartilage is used in nose surgery.
Making an appearance at the Aesthetic Meeting in Las Vegas was Onur Erol, M.D., Secretary General of the Turkish Society of Plastic Surgeons.
The Aesthetic Meeting is organized and held by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS.)
Plastic surgeon Dr. Erol uses a procedure in nose surgery known as [...]

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Nose Surgery to Pep You Up?

admin @ March 25, 2009 # No Comment Yet

Many plastic surgery patients ask their surgeons for nose surgery (a nose job) because they don’t like the shape, size or look of their nose.
But there can be another culprit inside a nose that otherwise looks just fine on the outside.
Often, because of a sports injury, a quirk of nature, allergy, too much cigarette smoke [...]

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Breast Augmentation, Botox Tops in 2008

admin @ March 20, 2009 # One Comment

Yearly, the professional plastic surgery societies survey their member surgeons and run other head counting programs that figure the number of plastic surgery procedures performed in a given year. (Read our previous post about 2008’s facial plastic surgery statistics.)
For 2008, about 10.2 million invasive and non-invasive procedures were performed.
Now, the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic [...]

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Cosmetic Surgery Record Holder Chats with CSI

admin @ March 6, 2009 # 3 Comments

We became acquainted with 53-year-old Cindy Jackson (who looks 25!) when we made an error and contacted her to correct it. (Read our first reply to Cindy.)
If you didn’t already know, Cindy holds the record for most cosmetic surgeries in the 2009 Guinness Book of World Records.
Among other procedures, she’s already had:

Breast augmentation
Face lift
Rhinoplasty
Liposuction
Cheek implants

CSI: [...]

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