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A couple of the world’s emerging economies are showing increased spending and patronage for plastic surgery procedures, according to a recently-published survey.
China and India, two of the world’s developing countries, have over the last year shown notable increases in the number of executed plastic surgery procedures. The two nations placed 3rd and 4th in [...]

Supermodels with slender immaculate figures, celebrities with full breasts (as opposed to two months before), and men with robust abs and no love handles – all walking, life-sized perfection. Know that upon spotting these images on TV or the web, you are looking at the most common images of modern plastic surgery.
The revolutions in [...]

A plastic surgery expert revealed that the number of South African men are either getting plastic surgery, or are becoming more open to the option.
The number of male plastic surgery patients has grown to the point of equaling the number of female patients, according to Cape Town plastic surgeon Lionel Jedeikin. He added that [...]

Remember how people raised their eyebrows that time a formerly sweet and innocent teenybopper announced she wanted to get botox? Or when the teen superstar underwent a mild liposuction procedure to eliminate the remaining baby fat?
Contrary to tradition, teenagers have a faintly different slew of reasons for wanting to have a plastic surgery procedure. [...]

As the desire for aesthetic beauty poses no age requirement, there has begun a subtle yet undeniable trend of younger people seeking plastic surgery procedures. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) states that in the US, almost 210,000 cosmetic surgery operations were performed in 2009 on individuals from the ages of 13-19. No [...]

An actual surgical procedure may only take a couple of hours. But patients’ recuperation period is a different matter altogether. Given that the course of recovery differs from one patient to the other, and diverges with the kind of cosmetic procedure undergone; the best path to take is to anticipate events beforehand. To a few, [...]

Unbeknownst to most, a person’s eligibility for plastic surgery is not determined merely by physical health. Among a plastic surgeon’s many considerations when assessing a potential patient for an operation is (and must be) the person’s mental condition. Professional ethics dictate that a plastic surgeon consider the patient’s personal expectations, as well as [...]

Anesthesia is a significant part of the surgical procedure.  This integral factor for a smooth operation ensures both safety and comfort for the patient.  However, anesthesia is something that must be administered by a certified anesthesiologist, with apt training and experience to ensure the patient remains absolutely safe and comfortable.
Below are the different types of [...]

Arguably the main concern for any individual considering plastic surgery is safety. Stripped down to its bare nature, a plastic surgery procedure of any kind is a surgical operation – usually an invasive kind – that poses its own set of risks. And although these risks are normal, a patient would do [...]

Breast augmentation is identified to be one of the most popular plastic surgery procedures in the Philippines, and the world over.  Many women who have undergone this surgical procedure have attested to its many benefits, and its life-altering possibilities.
Despite the growing acceptance and patronage for Philippine breast augmentation surgery, [...]