cosmetic surgery

  When men in their 40s and 50s turn up in the doctor’s office pinching sagging skin on their necks and gesturing feebly toward the lower half of their faces, the plastic surgeon Scot Glasberg knows, even if they don’t, that what they really probably want is a jaw makeover. “These men say things like,…

  Relationship Between Market Trends And Cosmetic Case Volume Analyzed in Study Despite the economic downturn of the early 2000s, cosmetic surgery grew from 2000 to 2012, in large part due to an increasing volume of minimally invasive procedures, including injectables. This growth, though not without appreciable deceleration at the low point of the recession,…

Liam Palmer says his dream is to serve in the British Army. But the military won’t accept the 21-year old with gaping holes in his earlobes from ear piercings, followed by stretching the skin with plugs. “I don’t regret it. [Wearing ear plugs] was just a part of who I was,” Palmer says about his…

The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) has issued a warning to all individuals seeking less expensive cosmetic surgical procedures, particularly outside their home country, and especially in the hands of unlicensed practitioners operating without board certification. In light of two recent deaths of UK citizens who traveled to other countries to have cosmetic…

  Janet Timal, 47 (right), stands with her niece Thairine, 21. Janet has had a tummy tuck and breast augmentation and helped her niece pay for liposuction. “The ideal is to be able to put something on, to sit down and not have your belly jumping out. Here in Brazil it gets hot, and the…

  The results of plastic surgery, including umbilicoplasty, are shown before (left) and after (right)   The Valley is a hot spot for plastic surgery, Scottsdale in particular. And while the top cosmetic surgical procedure here is breast augmentation, many people are having a little tweaking done on a body part that is less than…

  A Abdominoplasty Also known as a tummy tuck, abdominoplasty is an operation that tightens the abdominal muscles, smoothens the stomach area and, in some instances, improves stretch marks. Acne Acne vulgaris is a skin condition caused by blockages in the follicles. It is characterized by red skin and breakouts of various sizes and depths…

  There are a variety of factors to consider when thinking about plastic surgery, including lifestyle, genetics and overall health. One such factor that has received a great deal of press recently is age, as many people are pondering whether teens and seniors are viable candidates for certain cosmetic procedures. Like many other things that…

  A number of plastic surgeons have adopted wearable devices, 3-D technology and robotic assistants while working with patients, but will Google Glass affect the way medical professionals communicate with patients or conduct their surgeries? At the 2014 Aesthetic Meeting in San Francisco, The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery announced a number of advancements…

  Opting for cosmetic surgery is a very important decision in some people’s lives. There are several precautions to take 48 hours prior to your procedure, such as heeding doctor’s recommendations and avoiding unhealthy risk factors, but there are ways to substantially increase your health months before your operation – steps that may be key…