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Orlando cosmetic surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Hartog is opening the Liquid Gold LipoBank tomorrow, a "fat bank" where patients who have liposuction store removed fat for use at a later date (like when they want to smooth wrinkles or enlarge their breasts). While freezing fat might seem like a great way to keep a natural filler and plumper on hand, some surgeons are generally leery of the idea. Those Read more
There's a new form of plastic surgery on the market, and it's called SmartLipo. It is considered smart because this new form of liposuction gets rid of unwanted fat with less pain and recovery time. You don't even need to go under general anesthesia, because only the areas the doctor is working on are numbed. A laser goes just beneath the skin and melts the fat with ultrasound. Then the melted Read more
Clearly, this is a spoof. From the bloody boob job illustrations to the underage "patient" featured throughout— this little beauty kit is on a mission to correct our flawed thinking, not our flawed bodies. How did this Frankenstein approach to beauty ever become a reality for most women? Rhetorical question. Read more
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Maybe you have heard of botox treatments being used to curtail excessive armpit sweating, now a new technique is on the block. Well, not really a new technique, per se, but an old technique applied for a new purpose. Liposuction techniques have been used by German doctors on 51 patients as a treatment for extreme underarm sweating. Using just local anesthetic, sweat glands are sucked out of Read more
Sometimes health headlines sound more like science fiction than fact, and this little bit of news definitely fits that categorization. Scientists have figured out a way to move fat, mined via liposuction from undesirable body locations like the belly, booty or thighs, and transfer the fat where many ladies want more fat - their breasts!!! Harnessing stem cell technology, scientists can now Read more
I just read an article on Medical News Today that mentioned how the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) cautions that liposuction and tummy tucks are inappropriate procedures for weight loss in teens. In fact, a recent editorial in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery(R) (PRS), the official medical journal of the ASPS, discusses the lack of scientific data supporting the use of body Read more
In Hollywood, it seems like liposuction might just be a job requirement. Those brave (and desperate) souls have to do whatever it takes to look good, even if it means cutting themselves open. But now vacuuming out your fat is a thing of the past. Goodbye liposuction - Hello Ultrashape. Ultrashape, a cutting edge (or should I say non-cutting) technology allows plastic surgeons to rid your body Read more
Many celebs, including Zoe Saldana, have no qualms about getting a little work done to boost their body image. On The Conversation With Amanda de Cadenet, Zoe shared that she wouldn't mind having breast augmentation and doesn't judge other women who decide to have plastic surgery. The 33-year-old said this about plastic surgery: "As long as you're doing it for reasons that are balanced for you Read more
Help for keeping your New Year's resolutions — Stylelist Check out Cameron Diaz's cute new chop — InStyle What kinds of showers do you take? — Beautylish Mila Kunis gets pouty for Dior — Huffington Post This mom gave her grade-schooler daughter a voucher for liposuction — Refinery 29 The prettiest hair and makeup for the new year — Glo Buns and braids made easy — Real Simple Isaac Read more
Dr. Anthony Youn is one of the US's top-ranked cosmetic surgeons, and you've probably watched him on Rachael Ray or seen his memoir, In Stitches. But besides being one of the coolest doctors around, he's also an inexhaustible fount of knowledge on all things cosmetic and surgical. Here, Dr. Youn shares some big changes in the world of cosmetic surgery we might just see in 2012. Check out the Read more
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