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
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
Read MoreSo You’re Thinking of Getting Plastic Surgery
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
Read MoreStudy: Plastic Surgery on US Seniors Rises by 480%
Statistics published by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery reveal that the estimated number of plastic surgery procedures done on US senior citizens aged 65 years and older has risen by 559,000 in just over ten years.
According to the numbers, the total number of operations on citizens of the said age demographic rose
Read MoreAmerican Experts Reveal 2011 Plastic Surgery Predictions
Members of a top group of board-certified American surgeons recently gave a number of forecasts on the performance of the US’ plastic surgery industry this 2011. The predictions, coming from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, tackled subjects including patient behavior, procedure popularity, and technological advancements. Most significant among the given influential factors were the Read More
The FDA Discusses Breast Implant Safety
Breast enlargement has been common enough that many women participate in it. Roughly 300,000 seek breast enlargement annually in the states alone, which only increases up to 10 million if the whole world is considered. As replacement for saline implants, the FDA approved Allergan and Mentor silicone implants back in 2006 for both cosmetic and Read More
Surgeons Raise Voices Against Provider Register Scheme
UK medical professionals criticized a recently announced register scheme that limits access to injectable cosmetic fillers only to doctors who meet the minimum set of standards established by authorities.
The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (BAAPS) argued against the scheme’s directive of the mandatory registration of health providers before administering treatments like Botox and
Read MoreExpert: More South African Men Going Under the Knife
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
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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