In August, the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) released its first-ever detailed compilation of worldwide aesthetic plastic surgery statistics. According to the ISAPS, this marks the first time that “reliable” statistics on the number of surgeons and procedures worldwide have been made available. The survey showed that the countries with the top numbers of surgeons were:
1. United States
2. China
3. Brazil
4. India
5. Mexico
The same five countries had the top number of procedures, with the only difference being that Brazil was second and China third. The USA leads in both the number of plastic surgeons and procedures, having 17.5% of […]
If you see a headline telling you that a new study shows that arms are the most important aspect of feminine beauty, don’t believe it. In looking for a catchy, surprising headline, the media often misrepresents scientific finding, as is the case in this story. One headline on the story reads: “It’s not legs or breasts that make men go weak at the knees–to catch a fellow’s eye, show a bit of arm.” The article goes on to say that “long shapely arms . . . are considered more attractive than endless legs.” But before considering arm lengthening surgery (if […]
In researching her upcoming book, Dr. Debra Gimlin, a sociologist from Aberdeen University, interviewed 80 women from the United States and the United Kingdom who had undergone plastic surgery. She found that more than fifty of the women in the study used the concept of a surgical “other” to push off concerns that they were being vain in seeking plastic surgery.
The interviewees were women aged 20 to 70 who had undergone plastic surgery. Half were from each country. The women described the surgical “other” as:
Narcissistic and shallow
Obsessed with appearance
Ignorant of risks of plastic surgery
Having unreasonable expectations
Working with a shady plastic […]
News reports have been coming out for years about occasional plastic surgeons found to have defrauded the public, but more recently, there have been stories about patients defrauding their plastic surgeons.
A recent example is a woman in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, who received a BOTOX® Cosmetic treatment and cheek and lip fillers from a Dr. Shino Bay Aguilera. She refused to have any topical anesthetic for her 50 needle shots and directed the doctor as to exactly where to place the injections. She also refused to have her “Before” photo taken, on the basis that it would violate her modeling contract.
After […]
India is one of the countries to recently jump on the cosmetic surgery train, according to recent news reports. Cosmetic surgeons in Delhi have reported receiving hundreds of inquiries about many procedures, and this has been especially true since May of this year.
The new school year starts in July. Many of the people interested in improving their appearance are freshman university students – “freshers”. One young woman, who had a dimple created on her right cheek by a plastic surgeon, is quoted as saying:
I’m not nervous about starting college. I’m going with a new look and a new confidence. Personality […]
Plastic surgery has become very popular in China and this week 50 Chinese surgeons went to South Korea to learn how they could improve their services. This group was from a plastic surgery hospital in Chengdu (Sichuan province) and they were part of an economic delegation. Other delegation members were business leaders, especially from electronics and logistics, wanting to create exchanges with Korean industries.
The goal of the surgeon group was to get ideas about technology for a huge international medical complex being built in Chengdu. Its mission will be to attract high income earners in China and medical tourists from […]
On Monday, police arrested two sisters, Alejandra and Guadalupe Viveros, and charged them with practicing medicine without a license. They were running a business out of their home in Los Angeles. Guadalupe Viveros states that she is a Mexican doctor but she has no license to practice in the U.S.
Police received several complaints about these two women and are conducting further investigations which may lead to more charges. The sisters were giving people facial fillers of some kind, but the substance they were using has not yet been identified. There are many brands of facial filler and all are designed […]
You have probably heard about “lunchtime procedures”. They are short, non-invasive procedures that could be done on your lunch hour and you could return to work afterwards. In this stumbling economy, this type of procedure is reported to have increased in popularity. Since many people have been laid off, competition for the fewer available jobs is more fierce and some have been turning to lunchtime procedures to improve their appearance for job interviews.
What divides surgeries from lunchtime procedures is use of the surgical knife. When the skin is incised, as it must be for major surgeries such as a tummy […]
When you have a plastic surgery done, or any surgery, there are always some side effects. They are not the same thing as complications, although the two terms are often confused and used synonymously.
What Are Side Effects?
Side effects are part of the body’s recovery process and are temporary. They are things like:
Bruising
Swelling
Mild to moderate pain, easily controlled by an over-the-counter or prescription painkiller
Seeping of blood or fluid from an incision
Limited movement, depending on what surgery you had
Side effects are expected to happen and Dr. Rai will give you advance information about them and how to minimize them for better recovery.
Side […]
Now that calm and peace are spreading in Iraq, Iraqis are turning more to personal improvements including cosmetic surgery. The election results have been confirmed by a manual count with no fraud discovered, and a coalition government is in the making. The U.S. is hoping to start withdrawing troops in August.
The years of conflict and violence have yielded what seems to be a blessing in disguise – Iraqi surgeons have gained a great amount of experience in plastic surgery, having worked on so many people injured by bullets and explosions.
In a Baghdad Clinic
A news report on one Dr. Abbas al-Sihn […]
