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Allure.com currently features a slideshow of some of the plastic surgery industry’s newfangled procedures and techniques. Beware, says Allure, because plastic surgery featured on TV shows and otherwise advertised as new and innovative may be untested or ineffective. Allure suggests the word “new” may be something to be cautious about in plastic surgery. The slideshow […]

Facelift patients who have a second facelift an average of 10 years later experience lasting results and a low complication rate from this second surgery, according to a report in this month’s issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. When performed by an experienced plastic surgeon, a secondary facelift can be safe and effective for an […]

Every year, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons releases statistics about the plastic surgery industry. Last month, it released statistics for 2012. In 2012, plastic surgery saw gains, as did the auto, retail and home sales industries. In 2012, 14.6 million cosmetic plastic surgery procedures were performed, up 5 percent from 2011. The statistics also […]

It’s true. Skinny women over 40 may have more wrinkles and deep folds on their face than heavier women of the same age. If you want to maintain your trim figure but are dissatisfied with the sagginess of your face, you may be a good candidate for a facelift. Recently, the UK’s Daily Mail ran […]

Most of us have some problem areas we wouldn’t mind changing. More than 14.7 million plastic surgery procedures and non-surgical cosmetic procedures were performed worldwide in 2011, according to the Economist, which reviewed data from the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons. More than half of the cosmetic treatments were non-surgical, including things like BOTOX® […]

For many women, sagging breasts and lost breast volume are an inevitable result of aging, pregnancy, weight loss and other life events. A breast lift restores sagging breasts to a lifted position and rounder shape. Many women want to increase breast volume at the same time as a lift. A combined breast lift and breast […]

Tummy tuck surgery may lead to lasting weight loss for some people, especially people who are overweight or obese before their tummy tuck. This hypothesis appears in a study published in this month’s issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®. Researchers believe the maintained weight loss may be due to feelings of satiety, or fullness after […]

Your age is not the sole determining factor of whether you should have a facelift. People over the age of 65 are at no greater risk of facelift complications than younger patients, provided the patients are screened for any health problems or risk factors, according to a Cleveland Clinic study that followed 216 female facelift […]

Apparently, more men are asking for male plastic surgery to look like Robert Pattinson. It’s also being said that women want Kate Middleton’s nose. That’s all according to an article in the Daily Mail. Wanting to emulate certain celebrity features is not at all uncommon; it’s also nothing new. From time to time, television shows […]

Stem-cell-rich fat has recently become quite popular in cosmetic applications. The stem cell facelift is not like facelift surgery, but instead uses fat injections to rejuvenate your face using fat from your own body removed with liposuction. The idea is that the stem cells cause new, youthful skin cells to generate. One woman’s recent story […]