The number of men and women receiving cosmetic treatments is leveling off as the interest among both groups remain high. That is what the latest report from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) shows. According to their numbers, there were 12.5 million cosmetic procedures performed in 2009 – a one percent decrease from the [...]
Individuals who wish to achieve a slender, better-contoured abdomen may not be able to do so with regular exercise and a healthy diet. In today’s world, men and women who wish to shrink their waistline often opt to undergo a cosmetic plastic surgery procedure. Two of the most common body altering surgeries include liposuction and [...]
Many individuals rule out elective plastic surgery based on assumptions about the exorbitant costs. These presuppositions are often gleaned from sensational headlines about celebrity makeovers that cost more than the annual salary of most Americans. But many patients who take the initiative to schedule a consult with a plastic surgeon are pleasantly surprised to discover [...]
Turn on the television or crack open a magazine and you’ll notice a hot new trend: cougars. From the exploration of dalliances with older women in the series Dawson’s Creek to the more recent ABC sitcom Cougar Town, it seems that pairing a younger guy with an older woman is the next big thing. So, [...]
Another story regarding patient safety and the importance of conducting extensive pre-surgical doctor screenings has come out, down under, in New Zealand. New Zealand Health and Disability Commissioner Ron Paterson has asked their national Medical Council to review a surgeon’s competence after a female patient complained about the services he provided. The surgeon, known in [...]
As medically-supervised weight management grows and changes, so does plastic surgery. Nearly 125 years ago, we saw the advent of the Tummy Tuck, the original body contouring procedure. Some 75 years later, came Liposuction and since then, a whole new crop of body contouring surgeries, such as the panniculectomy, have come and gone. Today, weight-loss [...]
After laying low in Europe for the last 3 months, following the birth of her and husband, Brad Pitt‘s twins, Angelina Jolie and is back in the states, looking refreshed, healthy, well-toned and ready to promote her new movie, the Clint Eastwood film, Changeling. Well-toned?! Yes, you read that right! Following the birth of the [...]
August 20th, 2008. A Martinez, California woman was sentenced to 9 months in prison for identity theft, using another woman’s stolen credit cards to subsidize payment for a Mommy Makeover, consisting of a Breast Lift, Liposuction and Tummy Tuck. Londie Bowman, 32, is scheduled to surrender to Marin County sheriffs in October, according to her [...]
Los Angeles and Beverly Hills Area Tummy Tuck Procedures After a woman has had a baby or gains tremendous weight, her stomach muscles often become stretched. That allows her tummy to sag into a pot belly. Most of the time, the tummy hangs over the beltline. But even the hardest exercises cannot return the stomach [...]
When looking for plastic surgery in Southern California, most people think of posh surgical suites in Beverly Hills or the world famous and prestigious medical facilities of schools like USC. The reality of the situation is that, while most of us would like to make a change in our appearance, usually in the form of [...]
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