Plastic Surgery News

But according to Andrew Smith, MD, FACS , "might" is the operative word. He suggests that nothing tops a doctor-patient conversation when it comes to establishing realistic expectations for plastic surgery.

LONDON, ENGLAND, November 08, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Harley Medical Group, the UK's largest cosmetic surgery company, has reported that the hourglass is the most sought after body shape as more women than ever are plumping for boob jobs with breast augmentations up 9% year-on-year in October.

Top plastic surgeons on Thursday urged those keen to engage their services to go only to qualified specialists as the number of botched surgeries rises with the industry's boom in Asia.

People looking to save money in the economic downturn are having procedures performed by practitioners with little to no formal plastic surgery training.

Since her teens, Jennifer Jablon had watched family members deal with breast cancer during their 40s, 50s, and 60s.

One-fourth of clients who undergo a plastic surgery in the Czech Republic are foreigners, mainly Germans and Britons, according to a survey, in which some 50 plastic surgeons accredited in the Czech Republic have participated, that has just been released.

Plastic surgeon Dr. Grant Stevens recently traveled to Istanbul, Turkey to present the findings of his study on the safety of combining breast enhancement with a tummy tuck in Los Angeles.

Nov. 5, 2009 - Since her teens, Jennifer Jablon had watched family members deal with breast cancer during their 40s, 50s, and 60s.

THERE is little to suggest that the TriBeCa MedSpa in Manhattan is a medical facility, at least in the traditional sense.

Srinagar, Nov 5: Sensing the increasing number of militancy related injuries like bomb blasts in Jammu and Kashmir which has left many victims with facial injuries, a seminar was organized here to make the doctors aware of the latest treatments and equipments to treat such cases.

A Spartanburg plastic surgeon has had his license suspended and has been fined $25,000 by the state board of medical examiners for the inappropriate touching of patients and other medical misconduct.

A 26-YEAR-old Melbourne woman who died three days after liposuction surgery was told her pain and bleeding were normal, an inquest has heard.

Nearly half of girls aged 11 to 16 are dieting, a national survey has revealed. By the age of 10, girls start wanting to be thin and 42% of 11 to 16-year-olds restrict what they eat to stay slim, Girlguiding UK found.

A German plastic surgeon has told how he built himself the perfect wife after wedding a "dowdy" woman "for her potential". Reza Vossough sculpted his 33-year-old bride Cany with eight surgeries to change her chest, thighs, eyes and face, The Sun newspaper reports.

The 'cyber-nerves' will also encourage the growth of new cells in the nervous system, allowing amputees to feel touch and heat Artificial nerves that allow people with false limbs to feel the heat from a coffee cup or the touch of another person's hand are being developed by scientists.

I was seduced into my breast op by a Harley Street address... and after 17,000 of surgery I feel deformed By Barney Calman Last updated at 10:31 PM on 31st October 2009 Harley Street is, to many, synonymous with the cream of private doctors - and, in particular, plastic surgeons.

PLASTIC surgeon has told how he chose a dowdy girl as his bride - so he could sculpt her into his ideal wife.

Breast augmentation is a surgical operation that involves increasing the size of a patient's breasts by adding natural fat or implanting silicone in them.

William Kuzon, MD, PhD, Reed O. Dingman professor and section head of plastic surgery, University of Michigan, has been named president of the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation at Plastic Surgery 2009, the annual scientific meeting of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons .

Many patients are complimenting rhinoplasty in New York City with chin implants, cheek implants, and/or fat extraction for a more balanced facial contour.