Archive for April, 2009
Trends in Breast Augmentation
Last month the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) surveyed their member surgeons to get an idea about current trends in breast augmentation. Most of the answers they received are not at all surprising, with one big exception… plastic surgeons and their patients continue to choose saline-filled implants.
Read full story via EmpowHer – Women’s [...]
Botox Kits: Cosmetic Surgeons Warn Against Injection Packs Available On The Internet
Cosmetic surgeons in Britain have warned of the dangers posed by DIY Botox kits available on the internet.
An investigation by Which? Computing found a pack containing Botox powder, needles and a face map available without a prescription on eBay from the US for $95
Read full story via Sky News.
The Many Shapes, Sizes, and Surface Textures Of Breast Implants
According to experienced plastic surgery experts we recently spoke with in San Diego breast implants that are custom-shaped help provide more consistent and predictable results. Using a specific planning system, you and your surgeon can consider important dimensions like breast width, height, and lateral protrusion to establish the ideal implant size and shape to complement [...]
Growth of Plastic Surgery & Botox Grannies
A NEW trend in beauty has been seen by staff at Transform, the UK’s leading plastic surgeons and non-surgical treatments: the rise of Botox Grannies.
More and more women over 60 are having non-surgical treatments including Botox, dermal fillers and skin peels and treatments, as well as plastic surgery such as breast implants and facelifts.
Encouraged by [...]
New York Plastic Surgeon Faces Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
The family of an Irish woman, who died after she had a face lift surgery in New York, has sued the plastic surgeon who they say is responsible for the death of 42-year-old Kay Cregan. The woman underwent the surgery performed by plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Even Sachs in his Manhattan Clinic at Central Park [...]
No Botox, Surgery for Heidi Klum
While some women begin to ponder having a bit of work done to cover up the signs of actually being 35+, Heidi Klum says no way. Granted, she’s a stupidly gorgeous supermodel, but still, even though she’s turning 36 soon, the ‘Project Runway’ beauty tells Ocean Drive magazine that there’s no way she’ll be seeing [...]
Staten Island man posed as doc to give cosmetic injections, cops say
Authorities say they’ve busted a Staten Island man who posed as a doctor so he could offer cosmetic shots out of a Dongan Hills medical office.
Eduard Belfer, 42, of Pouch Terrace in Grasmere, surrendered himself to authorities today after he offered to provide an undercover investigator with a cosmetic injection last month, even though he [...]
Tune in as eMatrix makes its debut on NBC’s hit show “The Doctors”
Tune in with millions as eMatrix makes its debut on NBC’s hit show The Doctors on Thursday, April 23. The Must Know Medical Advances episode on The Doctors will debut the newly introduced eMatrix/Matrix RF™ for fractional resurfacing. Tess Mauricio, M.D., of Scripps Ranch Dermatology in San Diego, CA (www.scrippsderm.com) and clinical investigator of Matrix [...]
A Kardashian ‘Will Look Totally Different’
A Kardashian ‘Will Look Totally Different’ Pretty soon you’ll have to keep up with a new-look Kardashian. “Someone in the Kardashian family will soon have plastic surgery,” Kim told PEOPLE on Saturday night.
The undisputed star of ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ isn’t revealing who is going under the knife, “but someone in my family will [...]
Tight times cut demand for major plastic surgery
The recession is putting the squeeze on the $10 billion cosmetic surgery business.
Yet despite tight times, less invasive options like Botox injections are on the rise, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reports.
As the economy plummeted between 2007 and 2008, cosmetic surgeries nationwide fell 9 percent. Breast augmentation dropped 12 percent over the same period [...]
