After an intensive review of known cases of a rare form of cancer in breast implant recipients, the Food and Drug Administration says women with implants may have a very small, but increased risk of developing anaplastic large cell lymphoma, or ALCL. FDA scientists reached that conclusion after examining scientific literature that focused on cases [...]
Breast augmentation is a procedure that is provided to correct breast asymmetry.Breast Augmentation is done using saline or memory gel implants that give a balanced size, shape and form to the breasts. The FDA has approved the use of both implants after studies had proved that they are safe and cause no serious complications. Innovative [...]
Twenty-eight year old LeAnn Rimes recently cut the bonds of marriage and it looks like she may have enhanced her cleavage for the next chapter of her life. Rumors abound that the singer/songwriter has upgrades herself to a C-cup with breast augmentation surgery. Recent photos of her with her new fiance in Cabo San Lucas, [...]
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Plastic surgeons looking to expand their connection to patients and provide value-added services to grow their practices are looking to the mobile app market as their next big opportunity. These mobile apps offer features that allow photo morphing to show real patient before-and-after photos and many other options. Pixineers.com has become the leading app development [...]
The researchers, led by Robert Shaw, Jr., MD, at the University of Rochester Medical Center, analyzed computed tomography scans of the facial bones in young (age 20 to 40), middle-aged (41 to 64), and older (65 and up) age groups. All scans were performed for medical reasons-not for planning plastic surgery. Detailed measurements in three-dimensional reconstructions [...]
Chicago plastic surgeon Dr. Jose Rios has announced the launch of a new website (www.breastenhancementillinois.com) dedicated solely to breast enhancement procedures. The site includes information about breast augmentation and features Dr. Rios’s innovative “rapid recovery” method, which minimizes surgical downtime. “The rapid recovery method I use is truly groundbreaking, and the Web site provides a [...]
Silicone implants have now been on the market for a little over 3 years. Dr. Lawrence Gray of Atlantic Plastic Surgery Center reports that, in that time period, he has seen better results with silicone implants than with saline breast implants. “Based on our experience, we feel that silicone implants are superior implants for more [...]
Facelifts and mini facelifts are surgical procedures that aim to give people more youthful appearances. Gravity’s pull, heredity, personal habits and sun exposure all can age a person’s face. Both a facelift and a mini facelift can treat sagging facial muscles to create a more defined and attractive appearance. Neither type of lift, however, will [...]
Corrective cosmetic surgery cases are definitely on the rise. In fact, revision plastic surgery comprises nearly half of the patients Dr. Sam Rizk, Manhattan Facial Plastic Surgeon treats in his Park Avenue practice. From windblown tight facelifts to ski slope shaped, pointy noses, Dr. Rizk has fixed them all. He believes in a natural looking [...]
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A Raleigh North Carolina Plastic Surgeon has unveiled an unusual marketing campaign with its New Year Special. The special does an excellent job of framing customers perception of injectable cosmetic treatments like Botox by giving away a year of free Botox/Dysport to patients who are having the eyelift procedure in 2011. “We hope that when [...]