Pre-Wedding Nip Tucks on the Rise

January 17th, 2012

Despite tough economic times, the average cost of an American wedding is more than $29,000. Brides-to-be scour wedding websites and forums looking for inspiration, and that certain je ne sais quois to set their fête apart from the rest. But one trend that’s on the rise is pre-wedding cosmetic surgery, or “bridalplasty,” a term popularized [...]

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Breast Implant Scandal Insult to Injury in Europe

January 11th, 2012

Although the plastic surgery industry has seen steady improvement in the US in the past 2 years, it has faced a difficult year in Europe, the second largest market for cosmetic surgery. Following the credit crisis that finally hit financing, the recent scandal over Poly Implant Prothèses (PIP) implants has discouraged prospective patients from going [...]

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Liposuction Loopholes

December 14th, 2011

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon Dr Fredric Barr explains that any liposuction procedure which removes more than a liter of fat must be done in a regulated office. Right now there are very few laws which regulate liposuction in an office setting.

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ASPS & FDA Establish Breast Implant Registry

December 9th, 2011

January 26, 2012 will mark the one-year anniversary of the establishment of the national registry for breast implants. On the heels of breaking news that breast implants were linked to a rare form of lymphoma, known as Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL), the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) collaborated with the FDA to create [...]

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Fake Doctor Injects Cement, Super Glue into Woman’s Buttocks

November 22nd, 2011

Although unscrupulous, self-proclaimed plastic surgeons continue to make headlines daily for serious botched operations, we seem to only be seeing an increase of these unfortunate stories in the news. The most recent profiles a 30-year-old Miami Gardens woman with aspirations of working at a local nightclub. The woman, who is not being named due to [...]

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How to Correct Gynecomastia with Plastic Surgery

November 15th, 2011

From workplace pressure to dating later in life, it’s no wonder we’ve seen a marked increase of men undergoing plastic surgery procedures in 2011. But there has been another force driving men to go under the knife for decades, and its incidence is more common than you may think. Although gynecomastia typically affects newborns, adolescents [...]

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Plastic Surgery for 2: More Couples Turning Back the Clock Together

November 8th, 2011

This year, we’ve seen the beginnings of several new trends within the plastic surgery industry – men making up a greater percentage of patients, revenge plastic surgery, and seniors going under the knife to find love. The latest burgeoning trend to make headlines is couples plastic surgery. For most engaged couples, visions of growing old [...]

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