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Checklist: Doctor’s Consultation Must-haves

An online article stresses the need for preparedness when visiting the plastic surgeon for your first pre-operation consultation. The visit itself is one of the initial steps to get you ready for your operation (including helping you decide whether or not to go through with it).

And, knowing that the main goal here is to

PG-13 Surgery

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 doubt Read More

Teenage Beauty and What It (Sometimes) Takes

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.

5 Myths of Breast Augmentation

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, some myths still (inevitably) persist

Some Questions to Ask your Surgeon during Consultation

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 well to take Read More

A Patient’s Guide: Types of Anesthesia

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 Read More

A Closer Look at Doctors in the Beauty Business

There are plastic surgeons and cosmetic surgeons... Is there a difference? The answer is a big "YES." According to our very own Dr. James Joaquino, those who call themselves cosmetic surgeons are those who did not undergo the complete training required for real plastic surgeons. Plastic surgeons are required to finish general surgery and have an Read More

Scarring Worries Diminished with New Kidney Surgery Procedure

A urologist from UT Southwestern Medical Center found a way that greatly minimizes the visibility of scars while retaining the quality surgery that conventional methods achieve. Dr. Patricio Gargollo, an assistant urology professor at UT Southwestern, says that incisional methods -- even the most minimally invasive -- can give a child up to three scars Read More