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December 2006 Articles
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Getting silicone implants is way too expensive
Thursday December 28, 2006 in: Breast Enhancement
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The Food and Drug Administration has lifted the ban against silicone implants last month. Women now have a choice if they decide to get breast augmentation. They can now either opt for saline or silicone implants. However, choosing silicone implants places women in a quite unfavourable position.
SignOn San Diego says that the FDA along with the manufacturers of silicone implants require women to undergo a special Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) every couple of years over a woman’s lifetime to check for leaks and ruptures. The sad thing is, having a series of MRIs would mean that women need to spend at least $10,000 for the first 10 years after getting the implants. -
Cosmetic surgery – a couple’s thing
Wednesday December 27, 2006 in: Cosmetic Surgery News
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There something going on in cosmetic surgery that is slowly becoming a trend. Just as men have considerably opened up to getting cosmetic surgery makeover to maintain or enhance their looks, it appears that getting cosmetic surgery has become a couple’s thing. Yes, wives have successfully dragged their husbands to plastic surgery centers to undergo operations together.
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Eyelid surgery improves facial appearance
Tuesday December 26, 2006 in: Facial Cosmetic Surgery
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Women are more concerned on the larger areas of the face such as the cheeks, the nose, and the forehead. Since it is quite logical to believe that since these areas are very much visible, focusing on them when getting makeovers is crucial for a younger look.
There is truth to claim that but some experts think differently. Even the small areas of the face, when dealt with accordingly, can give that needed lift in the person’s over facial appearance.
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What patients need to know before getting cosmetic surgery abroad
Friday December 22, 2006 in: Cosmetic Surgery News
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It is common knowledge that cosmetic surgery is really expensive and if there are ways to save money while getting the procedures we need, we would all be glad to take them. And medical tourism seems to be one of those tempting alternatives to getting an affordable cosmetic surgery makeover. However, there are things to consider before buying that plane ticket to head off somewhere else. And these things are incorporated within the guidelines set by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons for patients who are seeking cosmetic procedures abroad.
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UK Women want bigger breasts
Thursday December 21, 2006 in: Breast Enhancement
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Women have always been complaining about their breasts more than they complain about any other part of their body. And rightly so, bigger breasts have always been a turn on for men. It is therefore not surprising at all to find out that when Cosmetic Surgery Answers, UK’s first cosmetic surgery blog, conducted a survey among women on what particular part of their anatomy they want done, breasts came out triumphant.
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Botox served in malls
Wednesday December 20, 2006 in: Facial Cosmetic Surgery
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Cosmetic surgery services have already been distributed to people in ways experts would not have expected possible, and most probably, wouldn’t approve of. There is now what we call medical spas that deliver cosmetic surgery services to people from all walks of life in places that many people would normally go to in order to shop, eat, and relax. Yes, a place everyone loves, the mall.
Lansing State Journal has this to say:
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Women favor injectables over surgical options
Wednesday December 13, 2006 in: Facial Cosmetic Surgery
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Another manifestation that minimally invasive cosmetic surgery procedures are getting ahead of the pack is the recent survey conducted by Harris Interactive for the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) released last week. The survey asked nearly 800 women ages 35 to 69 about what cosmetic surgery treatment they would like to have on their faces. Nearly two-thirds (63 percent) of the respondents agreed that they would much rather have a facial injectable than a surgical one. -
Liposuction fat turns into biodiesel fuel
Tuesday December 12, 2006 in: Cosmetic Surgery News
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If you’re wondering where those gallons of liposuctioned fat go after a liposuction surgery, then wonder no more because United Press International has revealed that a certain Norwegian businessman wants to use suctioned fat to develop an alternative fuel source.
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Cosmetic surgery conquers Morocco
Monday December 11, 2006 in: Cosmetic Surgery News
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Cosmetic surgery continues to win the hearts of people all over the world. Next stop is the Kingdom of Morocco, the only African nation that is not currently a member of the African Union. Morocco’s infatuation with beauty has tremendously helped the cosmetic surgery to progress in ways that specialists would never have expected to take place
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Cosmetic silicone injections are lethal weapons
Wednesday December 6, 2006 in: Breast Enhancement
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It is sad to note that risks and complications in cosmetic surgery and cosmetic treatments take place because patients brought those very things to themselves. Aside from the fact that some people don’t choose their surgeons carefully and opt for a much cheaper alternative such as going to unlicensed physicians for a specific operation, they also go as far as participating in underground cosmetic surgery where illicit drugs and substances are distributed. -
Medical tourists seek cosmetic surgery in Thailand
Tuesday December 5, 2006 in: Cosmetic Surgery News
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Technorati Tags: cosmetic surgery, medical tourism
It looks like people around the globe are rushing to Thailand to get cosmetic surgery despite possible risks and complications brought about by getting surgeries abroad. Thailand boasts of its low cost surgical procedures and world-class medical facilities --- something that medical tourists have always wanted.
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Liposuction cures excessive sweating
Monday December 4, 2006 in: Body Contouring
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Technorati Tags: liposuction, hyperhidrosis, excessive sweating
Who would ever thought liposuction, a popular procedure intended to suck excess fat out of the body can also be used to cure hyperhidrosis?
Hyperhidrosis is a medical condition characterized by abnormally increased perspiration (usually of the palms, feet, and underarms), in excess of that required for regulation of body temperature. Sufferers of this condition feel at a loss of control because excessive sweating takes place regardless of temperature and emotional state. -
Cosmetic surgeons vexed at cosmetic surgery scheme
Friday December 1, 2006 in: Cosmetic Surgery News
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Cosmetic surgeons are pissed of at the way cosmetic surgery has been promoted in Melbourne, Australia. According to The Age, there’s new promotional scheme that treats cosmetic surgery procedures as “generally simple day procedures” and includes advertisement for fast flexible finance from loans company Mediplan.
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Getting silicone implants is way too expensive
Thursday December 28, 2006 in: Breast Enhancement
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