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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Tuesday, January 17th, 2012Breast Implant Scandal Insult to Injury in Europe
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012Although 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 [...]
Read MoreDr. Barr Discusses Cosmetic Procedures in New YouTube Series
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011If you’re considering cosmetic surgery, you likely have a lot of questions about your chosen procedure. At Palm Beach Plastic Surgery, we never forget how overwhelming it can be to decide to undergo plastic surgery. To help ease any pre-procedure anxiety, Dr. Barr recently sat down to discuss five popular procedures in a series of [...]
Read MoreASPS Launches Safety Campaign on “White Coat Deception”
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) recently launched a new safety campaign on the heels of another headline-making cosmetic surgery disaster. Dinora Rodriguez, a 40-year-old stay-at-home mom from Los Angeles, underwent corrective surgery to fix a botched breast augmentation that left her with a bad case of symmastia, or “uniboob.” “My breasts looked really [...]
Read MorePlastic Surgery in Your Golden Years: ‘The Only Time I Go to the Doctor is For Plastic Surgery’
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011Orange County resident and full-time property manager Marie Kolstad is making headlines; but it’s not her business deals that make this mother of 12 newsworthy. At 83 years old, Ms. Kolstad is just one of thousands of seniors who are undergoing cosmetic surgery to improve their looks in their golden years. Ms. Kolstad underwent a [...]
Read MoreShould Your Tax Dollars Be Spent on Buying Plastic Surgery to Help Reform Criminals?
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011Before criminals complete their sentences and rejoin society, prison systems generally try to rehabilitate these inmates to ensure that they don’t become repeat offenders. Often times, rehabilitation means job training, life skills classes, drug education, or even therapy, but there is another, more controversial approach: plastic surgery. That’s right, plastic surgery. The theory is that [...]
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