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    • Cosmetic surgery among teens alarms lawmaker Wednesday August 30, 2006 in: Cosmetic Surgery News Tag(s):

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      Before, parents were having a problem with giving their children permission to have their ears pierced. Not long after, tattoos came about and parents had to deal with it as well. And now that times are changing and beauty is as its peak, they find themselves at the receiving end of requests for cosmetic surgery enhancements such as breast augmentation or rhinoplasty from their beloved children as birthday or graduation gifts.

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    • New policies needed in cosmetic surgery practice Wednesday August 23, 2006 in: Cosmetic Surgery News Tag(s):

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      The current situation in the cosmetic surgery practice is far from likable due to its harshness towards the consumers. The status quo calls for consumers or cosmetic surgery patients to play the role of an investigator --- prying over matters concerning plastic surgeons and their practices, their backgrounds and specialties --- and hope that they are making the right choices. If in case they fail to make the right decision, they are going to suffer the consequences through major complications and perhaps a series of corrective surgeries while the unqualified physician --- usually an uncertified surgeon --- who caused all the trouble can get away with it. Isn’t that just a lovely setup?

      Kerri O’Reilly’s terrible experience, which was chronicled in Dayton Daily, is enough to get us all alarmed with the present scenario.  O’Reilly is a picture of a regular cosmetic surgery patient who hoped that her cosmetic surgeon would aid in alleviating her dilemma. What happened was the opposite. Aside from the fact the she woke up during her breast reduction surgery and had complications, she is now facing at least two more surgeries to correct the previous operation. What happened to her surgeon? Dr. Terri Savage looks like she got away with it, leaving O’Reilly with scars that will never heal.

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    • Tucking It In Tuesday August 22, 2006 in: Body Contouring Tag(s):

      Girl's tummySome people do a thousand abdominal crunches a day, then add hundreds of daily sit-ups just to make sure. They eat right, and never touch sodas and beer. Yet excess baggage still manages to cling around their waists.

      Attaining a flat and tight tummy is a pretty tall order for both men and women. When working out, most pay closer attention to getting those gorgeous abs. Still, it is a medical fact that some people do have large fat deposits or loose abdominal skin that just won't respond to diet or exercise, no matter how well-planned or intense.
       
      It is this realization that drives some to undergo abdominoplasty. More commonly known as a “tummy tuck”, this surgical procedure involves the removal of excess skin and fat from the middle and lower abdomen so as to tighten the abdominal wall muscles.

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    • Chewing gum to increase breast size? Monday August 14, 2006 in: Cosmetic Surgery News Tag(s):

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      If you are considering breast augmentation surgery but can’t find the courage to do so because of fear that major complications might arise, then you might as well consider using chewing gums to perform a similar feat. That just sounds totally off, but this EuroWeeklyNews article doesn’t seem to think so.

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    • Mesotherapy: A good alternative to liposuction? Thursday August 10, 2006 in: Body Contouring Tag(s):

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      Some people are always looking for non-invasive ways to enhance their looks. While liposuction and tummy tuck have always been popular names in body contouring procedures, some folks are just not comfortable going under the surgeon’s knife, literally. They sure want to have something done about their excess fat, but they don’t want their surgeons to cut through their skin. They are afraid of incisions, wounds, stitches, and scars, but they are as well aching to reap the results out of the ‘painful’ process.

      This is perhaps the reason why several new methods have been sprouting all over the cosmetic surgery plane. Among these new procedures that gain popularity among clients is Mesotherapy.

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    • Cosmetic surgery for new moms Thursday August 10, 2006 in: Body Contouring Tag(s):

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      Being a new mom is tough. After pregnancy, it is not only your newborn child that needs a considerable amount of attention. Your body as well needs to be dealt with. Most new moms find it hard to bring back their pre-baby figures through diet and exercise. Aside from the fact that time you don’t have the luxury of time of to go to the gym and get some workout because of the current situation, diet and exercise do not always provide the kind of results that you are looking for. And this is where cosmetic surgery can offer some needed help.

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    • Brazilians are so into cosmetic surgery Saturday August 5, 2006 in: Cosmetic Surgery News Tag(s):

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      Following the accident that happened in Framingham concerning a young woman who died after having a liposuction surgery which was done at the basement of a condominium by a Brazilian couple, all eyes are set on the Brazilian community and their affinity to cosmetic surgery.

      Brazilians admitted that they are indeed devoted to cosmetic surgery but they don’t approve of the poor woman’s decision to have her body done at somebody’s house. They said that if ever they have surgery, they prefer to go through it in a surgeon’s office-based facility or in a hospital. They also said that they usually go back to Brazil to do it, since the cost is much cheaper there.

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    • Nip/Tuck craze Thursday August 3, 2006 in: Cosmetic Surgery News Tag(s):

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      Rosie O’Donnell has been an outspoken advocate against plastic surgery. Now that she among other celebrities such as Larry Hagman, and Catherine Deneuve are about to appear for guest roles on Nip/Tuck, an award-winning drama about plastic surgery, controversies might emerge concerning the sudden shift.

      Nip/Tuck is on its way to its fourth season and it has been enjoying a tremendous success. The plastic-surgery-related TV hit is also about to bring in Brooke Shields, Richard Chamberlain, Kathleen Turner, and Peter Dinklage as guest stars.

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    • Look five to six years younger Tuesday August 1, 2006 in: Facial Cosmetic Surgery Tag(s):

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      Studies concerning Botox have just recently been analyzed by some folks who are interested with the current trend in cosmetic surgery and they were able to come up with interesting analysis from different studies as to how effective Botox is and how satisfied clients are after a Botox treatment.

      According to Medical News Today, majority of patients that were involved in the studies report that they look an average of five to six years younger than their current age after receiving a Botox treatment for upper facial lines.

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