News
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2008-08-05
With the economy teetering towards recession, medspas find themselves in an odd position. On one hand, they may see a dwindling of customers who were already pushing the limits of their budgets for treatments, yet they may see an increase in the form...
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2008-07-31
An Australian plastic surgeon claims to have developed a new procedure that makes older women look more feminine again. Dr Victoria Vitale-Lewis told wesh.com that women tended to find that fat from their cheekbones falls towards the jowls as they ag...
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2008-07-30
Medics have developed a new facial rejuvenation package for people who want to regain a youthful look without undergoing cosmetic surgery. The 'Non-Surgical Facelift' is a three-step rejuvenation package that has been devised by a team including de...
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2008-07-29
Politicians and businessmen are leading the queue for cosmetic surgery and botox, according to the Harley Medical Group. The group, which is the UK's largest provider of cosmetic surgery, revealed that there has been an increase in the number of hig...
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2008-07-28
Whether a painless, portable device that uses electrical current rather than X-ray to look for breast cancer could be an alternative to traditional mammograms is under study at the Medical College of Georgia. MCG is one of 20 centers internationally ...
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2008-07-27
We've all heard how most of the skincare products that we apply on the skin never actually penetrate through to the deep layers of the skin, which results in very little delivery of the product's active ingredients to dermis. Now, there is a hot ne...
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2008-07-25
Gabriela Sanchez always felt self-conscious about her small breasts, and at age 40 she decided to do something about it. At 41, she has no breasts at all - they had to be surgically removed after implants inserted by an allegedly bogus plastic surgeo...
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2008-07-24
More than 55 million cosmetic surgery procedures will be performed in 2015, predicts a recent study in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). Advertisement This more t...
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2008-06-22
The demand for cosmetic surgery is on the rise, with a worsening obesity epidemic feeding a desire for quick-fix weight loss.
According to the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), the use of liposuction in the U.K. increa...
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2008-06-21
Cosmetic plastic surgery, once the almost exclusive domain of the fairer sex, is becoming increasingly popular with men. In 2007, nearly 1.1 million surgical and nonsurgical cosmetic procedures were performed on males in the United States, accounting...
