May 2008 Articles

• • Kanye’s Mom Inspires Legislation on Plastic Surgery Wednesday May 28, 2008 in: Cosmetic Surgery News Tag(s):

    The tragic death of Donda West, Kanye West’s mother has brought out something good in the form of new legislations on plastic surgery. The sudden death of Donda has brought attention to the regulations implemented in the cosmetic surgery field. Lawmakers are now trying to impose new rules and stricter regulations in order to make going under the knife a lot safer for the patients.

    Kanye West’s cousin, Yolanda Andersoin, and California Assemblywoman Wilmer Amina Carter submitted a bill to the California legislature. The bill requires a patient to receive physical examination prior to any cosmetic surgery procedure.
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  • Woman dies after liposuction surgery Thursday May 22, 2008 in: Cosmetic Surgery News Tag(s):

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    In Dubai, an Emirati woman died at a hospital after an allegedly botched liposuction surgery. The seven suspects who are accused of negligence have already been referred to court.

    Records show that a 61-year-old British plastic surgeon with initials A.B. allowed the 41-year-old Indian cleaner, M.K. to participate in the operation. The doctors, A.B. and H.Z., a 55-year-old Egyptian anesthesiologist, were charged with professional misconduct, negligence and malpractice when they left L.H., a 27-year-old housewife to die at a hospital.
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  • More teens getting breast implants, say doctors Thursday May 15, 2008 in: Breast Enhancement Tag(s):

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    Doctors are quite alarmed at the way the number of teens asking for breast enlargement surgery is increasing. Reports say that young women, including high school students, are getting breast implants.      
    Plastic surgeon Joe Mazza says that there is an increase of about 15 percent of young women asking for breast enlargement surgery year after year. He added that the highest number of breast enlargement patients come around porn or graduation.
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  • Plastic surgery can be a positive life-changing experience Thursday May 8, 2008 in: Cosmetic Surgery News Tag(s):

    Dr. Kenneth Dickie, a veteran plastic surgeon, believes that plastic surgery can become a positive life-changing experience. He talked before the members of the Rotary Club of Freeport and discussed about the benefits of plastic surgery in times of war, specifically, World War 1, when injured soldiers would return home with battle scars and physical defects.

    Dr. Dickie said that doctors saw many persons coming in with disfiguring wounds, especially to the face. Then came out the necessity for reconstruction and repair --- the birth of plastic surgery.
    "And this is where we saw so many of the people that may have had gunshot wounds to the face and things of that nature and this is where plastic surgery really began coming into its own," Dickie added.
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