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New Delhi: People go to various lengths to get their hair back. While some turn to simple pill-popping others are even willing to go under the surgeons knife.But one must realise that all of these solutions come packaged with a number of cons in their favour. Contrary to popular belief, use of steroids makes hair loss worse. Allopathic treatments like Minoxidil and Finasteroids have many side effects ranging from lowering BP to causing impotency, prostrate cancer and malformation of foetus in women.And what's more, all these treatment .... More »

TORONTO -- Women who undergo hypnosis just before breast cancer surgery need less anesthetic and experience lower levels of pain and other side-effects following the operation, a study has found.The U.S. study also found that patients who had a hypnosis session with a psychologist an hour before surgery spent less time in the O.R. - about 11 minutes, on average - resulting in significant cost savings, mainly due to reduced operating time."Breast cancer patients are a population in need," lead author Guy Montgomery, a clinical psycholo .... More »

Patients seeking an appointment with a dermatologist to get rid of their wrinkles have a much shorter wait time than those seeking to get a potentially cancerous mole checked, according to a report in the New York Times.A new study published online by The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology reported that dermatologists in 12 cities offered a typical wait of eight days for a cosmetic patient wanting Botox, compared with a typical wait of 26 days for a patient requesting evaluation of a changing mole, a possible indicator of .... More »

PROCLAIMERS star Charlie Reid has revealed he will no longer need his trademark glasses when he undergoes laser eye surgery later this year.The singer, whose pop career with twin brother Craig has spanned 20 years, said he had decided to undergo the procedure after learning that Sir Elton John had also had laser surgery to improve his eyesight.The 45-year-old said that he had been told of Sir Elton's surgery by Little Britain comedian Matt Lucas during filming for the twins' Comic Relief single earlier this year.He said: "He told me E .... More »

Holidaymakers having laser hair removal in preparation for escaping the British weather this weekend must do their research and consider the risks, warns Which?Which? research1 shows that almost two fifths (39 per cent) of people thinking about having cosmetic treatments consider cost to be the most important factor in their decision and only 14 per cent consider the risks.But, with around 3,000 unlicensed and unregulated providers of laser hair removal in the UK2 a lot of people could damage their skin if they don't properly research .... More »

For women who are not satisfied with their breasts sizes, tend to find ways in order to enhanced it. Since larger and fuller breasts can make women feel confident about themselves.For those who desire to have larger and fuller breasts, surgical breast enhancement is one of the ways to do so; this method has been popular for 20 years now. But this type of method which is surgery still has the risks that women can have.Surgery can give lots of complications such as hardening of the breasts, loss of sensation of the nipple, infection, le .... More »

Mag-Gro, an innovative, easy-to-use massaging roller with focused magnetic field is offering men and women an affordable, all-natural solution to hair loss and graying.White Plains, NY -- Mag-Gro, an innovative, easy-to-use massaging roller with focused magnetic field is offering men AND women an affordable, all-natural solution to hair loss and graying. GetNewHairNow.com"While every hair loss product on the market today attempts to increase blood flow to the scalp, such as Rogaine, Avacore, ScalpMed, Minoxidil, vibrating hairbrushes .... More »

Women can now customize their breast enhancement in Indiana by choosing between saline breast implants and a new generation of silicone gel implants at the Valparaiso or Schererville offices of Indiana plastic surgeon Gustavo E. Galante, MD.Valparaiso, IN -- Only 10 months ago, most women considering breast enlargement in Indiana and across the United States had to choose saline implants, the only implant material widely available. But now, following U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of a new generation of silicone gel .... More »

British actress JOELY RICHARDSON is going gay for the upcoming season of hit TV plastic surgery drama NIP/TUCK - as the lover of real-life lesbian PORTIA DE ROSSI. The 101 Dalmatians star will lock lips with former Ally MCBeal regular De Rossi after discovering her character, Julia MCNamara, prefers women to men. And the two actresses will be getting romantic in pretty impressive surroundings, according to America's TV Guide magazine - producers are recreating a suite at swanky Los Angeles hotel the Chateau Marmont on the set, as the .... More »

BEIJING: Chinese censors have shut down a string of reality television shows broadcasting plastic surgery on women getting a face lift at the hands of specialized doctors across several television channels in South China. As with plastic surgery, which has won thousands of ardents in the increasing prosperous regions of South China, the television show also proved to be a superhit until the censors cut it off late last week.The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, which is the regulator to ensure quality programming, fe .... More »

DALLAS (NBC) -- A Texas man who wants to adopt an infant foster child had gastric bypass surgery in hopes of losing hundreds of pounds so a judge will let him adopt a little boy.Gary Stocklaufer says his weight, more than 500 pounds, has never stopped him from doing anything until now."Missouri courts found a way to legally kidnap a kid," Stocklaufer said.Stocklaufer is a certified foster parent and had been taking care of his cousin's son, baby Max for 3 months. But when he tried to adopt the little boy a judge in Missouri said no.He .... More »

A teenage girl has undergone facial surgery after she was attacked with a bottle in a Dorset street.The bottle was thrown at the 15-year-old at 2315 BST on Saturday at the junction of Charminster Road and Maxwell Road in Bournemouth.The girl, who is from Bournemouth, was treated for serious injuries on her lip and eyebrow at Poole Hospital and may be left with permanent scars.Detectives have asked witnesses to the attack to come forward.Det Con Debbie Krainz, of Bournemouth CID, said: "This girl has received injuries that could leave .... More »

The way a person look is very important nowadays. So if you are suffering from hair loss, you tend to be shy and you will also lose some confidence.Yes, lack of confidence may occur when you are suffering from hair loss, you tend to be shy to mingle with other people because of the way you look, but do not lose hope, do not feel this way since there are lots of products that are made available to treat such problem. Hair loss can be treated, all you have to do is find a product that can effectively treat your hair and can give your bo .... More »

A small study by researchers at Yale, the first to examine the effect of plastic surgery reality shows on decision-making by patients, suggests the shows influence the decision to undergo cosmetic procedures.To determine whether shows such as "Extreme Makeover" and "Dr. 90210" affect patient behavior, researchers polled 42 first-time patients who sought a consultation at Yale's plastic surgery clinic about how often they watched such shows, which have proliferated in recent years.Plastic surgeon John Persing and his colleagues found t .... More »

Obese individuals who undergo bariatric surgery are less likely to die from heart disease, diabetes and cancer seven to 10 years after the procedure compared with obese people who do not undergo surgery, according to two studies published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine, USA Today reports (Hellmich, USA Today, 8/25). The studies "offer the first convincing evidence that the health gains of losing weight translate into living longer," according to the Washington Post.In the first study, researchers led by Ted Adams of t .... More »