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The cosmetic surgery wave seems to have flooded most of the world, including China with its 1.3 billion people. Competition for jobs is motivating more Chinese people to have cosmetic procedures done, most often eye and nose surgeries. About one million such people have procedures done each year and the cosmetic surgery industry is estimated […]

A news report this week concerns a Korean woman aged 48 who for twenty years has been having cosmetic surgery procedures. She moved to Japan so she could have more but eventually surgeons drew the line and would not give her more. At that point she returned to Korea where her family didn’t recognize her, […]

As the field of cosmetic surgery has grown in popularity, it has correspondingly expanded in numbers of options. For rejuvenating the face there is an array of facelift types. There are also many injectable fillers which give quick but temporary rejuvenation and must be repeated periodically for long-lasting results. Then there is BOTOX, a very […]

Wind and cold are harsh for the skin and we’re facing several months of it coming up. If you already have some skin dryness, or even if you don’t, it will help keep your skin in better shape if you take some winter precautions. The following tips are basic and easy to implement, and will […]

In many people’s mind, good cheek bones are “to die for”. They are a staple of contemporary beauty standards and although beauty ideals change over the years, good cheekbones are also a useful friend in fighting off the appearance of aging. Strong cheekbones help to maintain the “Y” shape, or triangular shape, that is thought […]

Gynecomastia is enlarged male breasts, where the extra tissue is glandular rather than just excess fat. A number of general causes have been identified, but in any individual case, the specific cause cannot always be determined. In two groups of people the cause is typically clear: In newborn babies it is caused by the mother’s […]

One of the complications that sometimes happens after breast augmentation is capsular contraction. Any time the body detects a foreign object it builds a membrane of connective tissue (collagen and elastin) around it as a kind of protection. It is a way of connecting the natural body tissue to the implant. In the case of […]

At the upcoming annual meeting of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) in Chicago, a group of surgeons are planning a presentation about using fat injections (also called fat grafts) for breast augmentation. They were chosen earlier as a task force to study fat injections for this use. Fat injections have been used for […]

A fashionable woman loves fashionable shoes and will wear high heels all day every day. Now a new health problem is emerging called StilettoTarsal. From putting so much relative weight on the balls of their feet for years, some women now have chronic inflammation. To get this treated, they are seeking dermal fillers in their […]

Botox has become immensely popular worldwide and it seems that its popularity might be going too far. The U.K.’s largest cosmetic surgery provider is the Harley Medical Group with 23 clinics scattered throughout the U.K. and Ireland. Recently they have announced that their cosmetic surgeons are trying to reduce Botox use by recommending smaller doses […]