Archive for March, 2012
Breast Augmentation, Facelift, and Liposuction among Top 5 Procedures of 2011
According to a report from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), the top five cosmetic surgery procedures in 2011 were: Breast augmentation Rhinoplasty Liposuction Eyelid surgery Facelift Facelifts had the greatest increase with a five percent rise from 2010. According to the information from the ASPS 2011 Plastic Surgery Statistics Report, significantly more people […]
Plastic Surgery, Patient Savvy, and Social Media
More people are learning about plastic surgery procedures online, according to a study from the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. The study had several findings, including: 42 percent of patients learned most of the information they knew about plastic surgery from social media, an increase from only 29 percent of patients in […]
Can Sleeping on Your Back provide Facial Rejuvenation Effects?
Apparently, a plastic surgeon recently claimed in the Belling Herald that the way you sleep can affect how old you look. Although lifestyle adjustments like these may prevent wrinkles, plastic surgery procedures like a facelift are typically more effective. The idea behind the sleep claim is that, if you sleep on your side or stomach, […]
Facelift Shown to Erase Seven Years of Aging
A recent study has found that a facelift combined with other cosmetic procedures provides a rejuvenated facial appearance making you appear seven or more years younger. The study was published last month in Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery. The 60 people included in the study were divided into three groups based on the cosmetic procedures […]