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CHICAGO -- The season's changing, and classes are starting! Why not kick off the coming fall and winter months with a strategy to help your hair maintain its healthy glow? According to "Dr. Hair" of Namaste Laboratories, the products one should consider are those that have transferable benefits from season to season. In a word: Conditioners."When we're searching for the perfect place to live, or even start a business, it's 'location, location, location,'" says Dr. Reginald Mitchell (a.k.a. Dr. Hair). "When the hair has gone through su .... More »

NewImage.com, the premier online cosmetic surgery and elective health destination for personal image enhancement, in interviews with the president of the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS), Dr. Steven Ross, and with Dr. James R. Christina, director of Scientific Affairs for the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) finds that cosmetic foot surgery is all talk and no walk in an article published recently.Over the years, the alleged popularity of cosmetic foot surgery procedures has created controversy within the .... More »

By Christine KearneyBOTOX and plastic surgery may promise to reduce wrinkles and worry lines, but some New Yorkers are turning to facial yoga to achieve a youthful appearance.At a recent class in Manhattan's wealthy Upper East Side, yoga instructor Annelise Hagen teaches several facial exercises designed to stretch and tone facial muscles.A group of women practice moves including "The Lion," showing the tongue hanging out and eyes rolled up. Hagen encourages class members to hold the position for 60 seconds, joking: "You can do this a .... More »

It's not too late for women in their 50s and 60s to consider LASIK eye surgery, says Leo Maguire, M.D., a Mayo Clinic ophthalmologist.LASIK -- short for laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis -- is a type of eye surgery to correct refractive errors or abnormalities in the eye's focusing power. It's performed most often on people who are nearsighted.In an interview in the September issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource, Dr. Maguire says there are extra considerations for women in their 50s and 60s who are considering the eye correct .... More »

A city hospital today claimed that it had successfully performed India's first non-invasive corneal transplant on two children using "blade-free" intralase laser.Dr Amar Agarwal, Joint Managing Director at Dr Agarwal's Eye Hospital, told reporters that Sanjay (7) and his sister, Sangeetha (12), hailing from Shimoga in Karnataka, were suffering from corneal dystrophy, a condition where the eye would become very sensitive towards light. The condition was caused due to consanguinity of their parents.He said the vision of children slowly .... More »

Make-up that seems barely there and a flawless complexion are the latest rage these days. The number of people heading to a dermatologist in search of a clear complexion is increasing daily. They might not have large blemishes or scars on their faces, but as a simple skin treatment, more and more are opting for laser surgery, which helps with birthmarks, age spots, or any other discolorations of the skin.In order to understand the procedure better and learn about its effects, professionals at Choi's Clinic in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu .... More »

The number of people having their teeth whitened has increased since the smoking ban came into force.The British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (BACD) said there had been a "marked increase" in demand for whitening treatments since the ban was introduced on July 1.BACD board members reported the rise, with some practices seeing the number of people opting for treatments shoot up 40%.On average, respondents noted an increase of 12%. Teeth whitening is the most popular cosmetic dentistry treatment, followed by white fillings, veneers, cr .... More »

On Sunday August 26th, The Bald Truth, the official radio program of The American Hair Loss Association held a debate between two of the most respected medical experts in the field concerning the validity of today's most controversial treatment for hair loss.Los Angeles, CA -- The Bald Truth, the official radio program of the American Hair Loss Association, shines a very bright light into the dark corners of the 3.5 billion dollar a year hair loss industry, questioning the validity of low-level laser light therapy (LLLT) for the treat .... More »

By Rochelle TorgersonQ: I'm a woman in my mid-40s, and I'm concerned about rapid hair loss. I see hair in the shower drain almost every morning. I went through some periods of this after each of my children was born, but this time it's not stopping. I've heard of female pattern baldness. Could this be what's happening to me?A: You may indeed have some female pattern thinning, but given your description of rapid and ongoing hair loss, a shedding type is more likely. Telogen effluvium, a common form of shedding hair loss, is often due t .... More »

So you are looking for alternatives to surgical breasts augmentation. Yes, you may seek for alternatives in order for you to enhance and enlarge your breasts because you are dissatisfied with your breasts size.There are plenty of reasons why women want to seek for alternatives, it maybe because they are dissatisfied with their beasts sizes, they want to have fuller breasts to fit with the pretty bras or clothes you want, you want to feel sexier and confident about yourself and so on. You like any other women out there are looking for .... More »

In addition to cosmetic applications, namely treatment of frown lines, Botox is also approved for excessive sweating, and its off-label uses have grown exponentially. Physicians currently use Botox for a wide variety of aesthetic and medical treatments -- from alleviating headaches to softening banding under the neck that comes with age -- and new uses continue to be discovered.But how necessary is it to address those minor imperfections such as little dimples in the chin that are only apparent when puckering up? Some patients start t .... More »

The Fond du Lac Reporter is looking for your stories and views on plastic surgery.While such procedures might be common in areas like Los Angeles and Miami, we want to know what area woman think about having plastic surgery done.Have you considered or undergone plastic surgery? Do you think women should age "gracefully" or should it be their right to change how they look through a cosmetic procedure?Please e-mail Amie Jo Schaenzer at ajschaenzer@fdlreporter.com or call at (920) 922-4606, ext. 289. .... More »

BY NATASHA SINGERIt was the pale green-and-pink-striped bikini that did it.When Sandra Cornier, a mother of two from Brooklyn, looked at a recent photo of herself taken at Manhattan Beach, N.Y., she didn't like what she saw. She had been nursing her son for 11 months, and now she could barely fill out the bathing suit top.She made a decision: She would have breast implant surgery, and right away, because she wanted to be cozy in her favorite bikini by the end of the summer. She did not have the cash available, but she was willing to b .... More »

By Laura DonnellyThey shun exercise, feed on junk food, and generally live couch-potato lives, but millions of men still think their bodies can be saved - with cosmetic surgery .Almost half of men take no regular exercise and eat appallingly, a survey for The Sunday Telegraph has shown. Yet a staggering one in four said they would consider surgery to improve their looks.Experts warned that a "quick fix" culture is taking hold, with men pinning their hopes on cosmetic tricks while taking no steps to secure basic levels of health.The su .... More »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cosmetic procedures billed as "vaginal rejuvenation," "designer vaginoplasty" or even "revirgination" are not medically necessary and are not guaranteed to be safe, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists cautioned on Friday.The group, which educates and accredits doctors who treat women and deliver babies, said it is deceptive to give the impression that any of these procedures are accepted or routine.In guidance published in the September issue of its journal, Obstetrics & Gynecology, the group .... More »