Archive for October, 2009

Experiments have been done in using fat from elsewhere on the body to augment the breasts. Using liposuction, the fat is taken from places where it is unwanted, such as the abdomen, love handles, upper thighs or buttocks. This way of doing breast augmentation has caused concern that the grafted fat could interfere with mammograms, […]

Just as there have been “lunchtime” cosmetic surgery procedures for some time now – such as facial fillers or BOTOX® Cosmetic treatments – now the U.K. has come up with “Tweakenders”. A company has been set up that organizes groups of women who would like to combine their Christmas shopping with a little cosmetic improvement […]

In the U.K., Moob Reductions have increased by over a thousand percent during the last five years, according to the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) recent annual conference. The medical term for over-developed male breasts is gynecomastia although this term is also used to refer to the procedure for removing the excess tissue. […]

California governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has finally been persuaded to sign into law a requirement that before having any cosmetic surgery, a person must obtain medical clearance from another licensed physician. That must be done 30 days before having the cosmetic surgery. Where did this come from? Apparently, the family of one Donda West, the deceased […]

In 2002, one Daryl Strenke was helping his ex-girlfriend’s father with work on a new campground near the Polk County/Barron County line in Wisconsin. His ex-girlfriend, Sam Verby, was in her new trailer nearby. Strenke started yelling at her to come out and talk to him. She invited him into her trailer to talk. He […]

In Pretoria, South Africa, this week, the laws have been tightened on who can perform plastic surgery. Until now, there was a loophole in the law that allowed general practitioners to perform plastic surgery that they were not qualified to offer. There had been facelifts performed, and other cosmetic procedures, that lead to disastrous consequences. […]

On October 2 there was a news report featuring one Petra Bonilla, a young woman in New York who wanted rhinoplasty. She saved up the surgery cost and had the procedure done to modify the way her nose tip hung down too much. However, when the bandages were removed she was appalled to find that […]

Coming up on December 3, 2009 is the 15th World Congress of the International Confederation for Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (IPRAS) and it will be hosted by Delhi. There will be many thousands of plastic surgeons and physicians in related fields such as burn surgery and micro-surgery, all sharing ideas, test results, and new […]