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By LORI BORGMANWe have been nipping and tucking our faces, chests and thighs for so long, it is only logical that we now turn the scalpel to the derriere.A young woman was on one of those plastic surgery shows complaining that her perky parts weren't perky enough, her thin parts weren't thin enough and her curvy parts weren't curvy enough.Hey, who hasn't felt the pull of gravity? My knees are now where my ankles used to be.I looked at the gal on screen with great compassion and understanding. I also looked at her and thought, "Sweetie .... More »

Breast implants may decrease the ability of mammograms to reveal breast cancer, because implants can obscure the image of a tumor. Still, studies show that mammograms are an effective way to screen for breast cancer in women with breast implants.If you have breast implants, you may want to consider getting your mammograms at a facility that does a large number of these examinations annually. For women with breast implants, the mammogram procedure may be slightly different and the images more difficult to interpret. For these reasons, .... More »

By ERIN OCHOATEXAS: After gaining national attention -- and criticism -- for allowing their then 12-year-old daughter to get liposuction, a Pflugerville family has gone one step further. Their daughter recently had a gastric Lap-Band surgically implanted in her stomach.At her heaviest, she weighed 220 pounds. In early 2006, she lost about 40 pounds through liposuction and a tummy tuck, and another 20 pounds on her own.In less than a year, she regained about 35 pounds."Of course, I didn't blame her, because it's not her fault. She's a .... More »

Bangkok -- Bangkok Plastic Surgery Clinic recently started targeting a new emerging group of customers -- the male populationNowadays, more and more men are turning to cosmetic surgery for a variety of reasons. This reflects an increase in the awareness of appearance as well as health issues. Beauty was once considered to be women's matter, but times have changed, and the male population of this twenty first century is now paying way more attention to their looks and health than ever before.Health issue aside, the competitiveness in t .... More »

Shea-mu Hair Butter is an all-natural hair growth option for people who want to avoid steroids and other drugs in their quest for more robust hair growth.Circleville, OH -- August is Hair Loss Awareness Month according to the American Academy of Dermatology, and Longhairlovers.com, Inc. is bringing an all-natural alternative treatment to the table.This patent-pending formula, dubbed Shea-mu Hair Butter, makes Longhairlovers the first hair care company to combine two scientifically proven natural ingredients in one product: refined Emu .... More »

By Huraizah AhmadBandar Seri Begawan - Inspiration Alan Salon recently introduced its latest hair care technology system, La Biosthetique Paris, at its premises in The Mall, Gadong."At Inspiration Alan Salon, we try to be more innovative, and in doing so, we constantly look out for the best products available to complement our premium hair care services," said Cecilia of Inspiration Alan Salon.Meanwhile, sales and marketing manager of Unity Shoji Pte Ltd (sole distributor of La Biosthetique in Singapore) Richard Lee said, "Our range o .... More »

Women who get cosmetic breast implants are nearly three times as likely to commit suicide as other women, US researchers reported on Wednesday.The study, published in the Annals of Plastic Surgery, reinforces several others that have shown women who have breast enlargements have higher suicide risks.Loren Lipworth of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Tennessee and colleagues followed up on 3,527 Swedish women who had cosmetic breast implant surgery between 1965 and 1993.They looked at death certificates to analyse causes of .... More »

A large European study shows that an extra "boost dose" of irradiation after surgery for breast cancer improves the chance of cure.That is the conclusion of Professor Harry Bartelink, from the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital (NKI-AVL) in Amsterdam, and his colleagues in the August issue of the top oncology journal Journal of Clinical Oncology.During this randomized study, more than 5000 breast cancer patients were followed for 10 years. The research is a collaboration between the NKI-AVL and 32 other Euro .... More »

A video documenting late model Anna Nicole Smith's breast-augmentation surgery will not be released.Superior Court Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff issued a temporary restraining order which prevents the release of the 1994 videotape during a hearing on Friday.The injunction - which was granted at the request of Smith's former attorney and executor of her will, Howard K. Stern - prevents the sale, distribution or dissemination of the videotape, reports New York Daily News.In court documents, first obtained by CelebTV.com, Stern accused Texa .... More »

Reality Show Surgeon Says His Show is Not Sole Cause of Rise in Cosmetic ProceduresPlastic surgery used to be a secretive process, but thanks to the rise of reality shows on the subject, such as "Dr. 90210," which follows Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Robert Rey, people are now accustomed to seeing everyday people get all kinds of cosmetic surgery procedures.With his flashy suits and big grin, it's hard not to notice Rey. In just three years, he has become one of the most famous plastic surgeons in the United States thanks to "Dr. .... More »

Under a local anaesthetic, sweat glands are sucked out of the underarm using methods pioneered by liposuction.The majority of 51 patients involved in a trial experienced a 75% reduction in sweat, and a "huge improvement" in quality of life, the doctors said.The results of the trial have been published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.The procedure, which involves inserting a cannula under the skin and applying suction, takes 20 minute per armpit. The patient is then monitored for an hour, before they can go home." .... More »

A large European study shows that an extra "boost dose" of irradiation after surgery for breast cancer improves the chance of cure. That is the conclusion of Professor Harry Bartelink, from the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital (NKI-AVL) in Amsterdam, and his colleagues in the August issue of the top oncology journal Journal of Clinical Oncology.During this randomized study, more than 5000 breast cancer patients were followed for 10 years. The research is a collaboration between the NKI-AVL and 32 other Eur .... More »

Professional laser hair removal is a $2.7 billion dollar business, and makers of home laser devices hope to tap into the market. In December, the FDA cleared a home device from Gillette, but the device won't be available this year."We are not going to launch something until we are 100 percent satisfied with everything about the device," says Kelly Vanasse, a spokeswoman for Gillette. "We're still working on it."The concept behind laser hair removal is that light emitted from the device is absorbed by the dark pigment in the hair folli .... More »

A Colorado cosmetic surgeon recently completed his 15th trip to Vietnam with his Christian medical relief non-profit organization, Face The Challenge, and had the honor of performing his 1,000th free facial surgery on a young Cambodian woman.Denver, CO -- For many people in developing countries such as Vietnam, even things like basic medical care can be a luxury. If a child is born with a facial deformity such as a cleft lip, or a young man is injured while riding a motorcycle, they often live with their deformities and injuries for t .... More »

Breast implants, suicide studiedLOS ANGELES | Women who receive implants for breast enhancement are three times more likely to commit suicide, according to a new report that offered a sobering view of an increasingly popular surgery.Deaths related to mental disorders, including alcohol or drug dependence, also were three times higher among women who had the cosmetic procedure, researchers said. The report appeared in the August issue of the Annals of Plastic Surgery.Transplant scandalSAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. | A transplant doctor charg .... More »