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Patient Education In Plastic Surgery
With the plethora of news channels, websites, articles, chat rooms and other sources of information about plastic surgery, how are patients supposed to distinguish fact from fiction? Ultimately, undergoing any plastic surgery procedure should be a personal decision that you make...
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Brazilian Butt Lift: Enhancing Your Derriere
The buttocks - also known as gluteus maximus, posterior, derriere, booty, and some less socially acceptable terms – have been a focus of plastic surgery procedures recently. As with any other part of our body, when it comes to beauty and enhancement there are va...
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The Eyes Have It: Eyelid Rejuvenation
For women and men alike, the earliest signs of aging often appear around the eyes. Since the skin of the upper and lower eyelids is extremely thin, it also shows wrinkles and laxity earlier than other parts of your face. When you look in the mirror, you may think you look tired...
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Smarter Breast Implants: Microchip Tracking
Breast implants are medical devices that are used in plastic surgery for both cosmetic breast augmentation and for breast reconstruction. Once implanted inside a woman's body, identification of the implants may prove difficult, and currently relies on a card given to the pa...
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Breast Implant Tracking: New FDA Rule
All breast implants are considered medical devices, and currently breast implant manufacturers for the US market include Allergan, Mentor and Sientra. Whether used for cosmetic purposes such as in breast augmentation or enhancement, or in breast reconstruction, all breast implant...
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Oct
Cosmetic Surgery Lift Results: Look Younger, Maybe Not Prettier
In yet another study aimed to quantitate the outcome of plastic surgery procedures, patients were evaluated both in terms of their apparent age and attractiveness after cosmetic surgery. The findings, published in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery, included a series of patients who und...
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October: Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Current statistics show that 1 in 8 women living in the U.S. will develop breast cancer during their lifetime. This translates into a 12% risk of developing the disease. The American Cancer Society has declared October National Breast Cancer Awareness month, part of an on-going c...
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Oct
Biggest Cosmetic Concern: Excess Weight
Over 80% of Americans who responded to a recent online survey by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) stated the cosmetic condition they were most concerned about was excess weight. Of the 6300 surveyed about aesthetic services, only 6% had already undergone a cos...
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Oct
Effects of Alcohol on Facial Appearance
Alcohol is known to have potentially negative effects on one's health, including weight gain, liver damage, and brain toxicity. In a recent article in the Daily Mail, a 40 year old mother of 2 who was a habitual drinker (her alcohol intake amounted to about 5 large glasses...
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Oct
Breast Reduction for Young Athletes
Breast reduction surgery is known to offer significant benefits to women who suffer from overly large and pendulous breasts. Outcome studies show that for many women the operation provides relief from symptoms such as neck and back pain, headaches and shoulder grooving from bra s...
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