Archive for February, 2008

The red carpet at the Oscars is the biggest showcase of glamorous faces, fashions, and bodies in the world. Seen and commented on by far more people than possibly all the fashion shows in Milan, New York, and Paris combined, even with its viewership at an all-time low due to fallout from the recent writers’ […]

A Democratic assemblywoman in California announced Friday a law aimed at limiting the number of deaths from cosmetic surgery, dubbed the “Donda West law,” after the mother of rapper Kanye West, who died following plastic surgery by Dr. 90210 star Jan Adams. The law would require patients to receive physicals before undergoing elective cosmetic surgery, […]

According to an economic analysts, the cosmetic surgery market should be fairly resilient to the current economic downturn.This is in part because many cosmetic surgery patients are in a better position economically and are less subject to minor economic turndowns. It is also because the majority of cosmetic procedures, injectable non-invasive treatments, like Botox and […]

Many of us have negative feelings about our appearance, it seems that some people have a brain disorder that makes it very difficult for them to overcome these concerns.According to researchers at UCLA, the condition, known as body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), is related to a different method of processing visual imagery.This disorder goes beyond the […]

Rhinoplasty is surgery to reshape the nose by altering its size, angle, curves, or proportions. The procedure can address the nostrils and nasal tip, also. The surgery can take 1-3 hours and is usually performed on an out-patient basis with either general or local anesthesia with sedation. The surgery can be performed one of two […]

The most popular weight-loss surgery in the United States today, gastric bypass, limits the amount of food your stomach can hold and affects the body’s absorption of calories and nutrients. The Lap-Band is another option, but it reduces the size of the stomach through the placement of an inflatable band around the stomach, without altering […]

Cosmetic surgery is a growing field and involves enhancement or recontouring of the face and body, as well a wide variety of skin treatments. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) gives these surgical procedures as the top five for 2006: Breast augmentation (329,000) implants to enlarge the breasts Rhinoplasty (307,000) recontouring of the nose […]

Using Botox and fillers together has taken results to a whole new level, and now some innovative doctors are using Botox in combination with other in-office treatments such as lasers. Botox is being used with fractional resurfacing to treat wrinkling on the cheeks, which until now could only be addressed with surgery or aggressive laser […]