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Chinplants hottest thing in plastic surgery
Apparently Americans aren't happy with their chins. Chinplants are the fastest growing plastic surgery, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. And both men and women are getting the procedure. The chin and jawline are among the first...Tags: Cosmetic Procedures, Liposuction, Health and Medical Professionals, Surgery, Plastic Surgery
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Health officials alarmed over silicone injections for fuller buttocks
Some women who want rounder, fuller buttocks are turning to a dangerous cosmetic procedure: illegal injections of silicone offered by people who lack medical training and may buy their supplies in home improvement stores. The trend — which has...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Concerts, Breast Augmentation, New York City, Plastic Surgeons
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From Sun Magazine: Botox 2.0
When Sandy Rosenblatt looked in the mirror, the striking brunette could see nothing but one big flaw — her eyes, which were sunken and seemed a little dark. So at 34 she had a plastic surgeon smooth them over. While she was there, she decided to...Tags: San Antonio, Reconstruction, Brad Pitt, Technology, Otolaryngology
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South Florida surgeon's bra device designed to boost breast enhancement results
A South Florida plastic surgeon has developed a device to give women larger breasts by enhancing the results of fat transplant procedures. Dr. Roger Khouri of Key Biscayne uses a procedure known as fat grafting, in which fat is removed by liposuction...
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Amanda Vahabi: Why are some patients kept in dark about breast cancer reconstructive surgey?
Many women do not have breast reconstruction surgery after a mastectomy because either they are unaware that most insurance, including Medicaid and Medicare, covers it, or because the option is never mentioned to them by their...Tags: Cancer, Government Health Care, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Procedures and Tests, Breast Cancer
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Lifts on the rise among plastic surgery procedures
Breast augmentation may be as popular as ever, but what really has heads turning at the plastic surgeon'soffice is the surge in lifts: upper arm lifts, lower body lifts, butt lifts, breast lifts — some of these procedures have experienced growth...
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Plastic surgery increasingly is a couples activity
Los Angeles TimesWhen Margaret first met her boyfriend, she weighed 105 pounds and wore short crop tops. But after 13 years together, the 55-year-old retiree from Torrance developed a "muffin top" that she just couldn't eliminate. So she did what so many other women do...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Concerts, Eyelid Surgery, Breast Augmentation, Plastic Surgeons
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Chin implants are fastest-growing cosmetic surgery procedure
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons reported Monday that chin implantation -- a.k.a. the "chinplant" -- was the fastest-growing cosmetic plastic surgery procedure in 2011. "The chin and the jawline are among the first areas to show signs of aging,"...
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Good plastic surgery, bad plastic surgery
Special to the Los Angeles TimesLike it or not, plastic surgery is here to stay. Sure, some people will tout the virtues of self-acceptance and aging gracefully and lament that the rise of cosmetic procedures (including fillers, Botox and the like) signifies the swift decline of...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Otolaryngology, Breast Augmentation, Kathy Griffin, Plastic Surgeons
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Dr. Arthur Perry
Arthur W. Perry, MD, FACS is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, Inc. This is the single most important qualification in choosing a plastic surgeon.
Dr. Perry graduated from Rutgers College magna cum laude with high distinction in...Tags: Jimmy Fallon, Radio, Hospitals and Clinics, Concerts, University of Pennsylvania
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A material to close deep wounds and promote skin regrowth
A biological Jell-O with a structure as precise as a microchip's could someday be the surgeon's patch to seal large, deep wounds and help them regrow skin.
Using techniques borrowed from silicon chip design, researchers at Cornell University in Ithaca,...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Colleges and Universities, Skin, Television, Plastic Surgeons
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Botox gel touted as new needle-free wrinkle treatment
AnchorDENVER -- Botox is far and away the most popular cosmetic procedure in the U.S., with more than 5 million people getting the shots in 2010 alone. But a new form of the drug could get rid of the needles for good. And it has a lot of doctors, and potential...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Health and Medical Professionals, Plastic Surgeons, Food and Drug Administration, Botox (drug)
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