Roughly 11 million cosmetic surgeries were performed last year in the U.S., according to statistics released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). It’s frightening that many of the people receiving these procedures haven’t done their due diligence and get much of their information — and expectations — from unrealistic television programs. Also, many doctors are certified for these procedures in nothing more than a weekend crash course.

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The advertising slogan is a sly double entendre: Washington’s Cultura Medical Spa bills itself as “a place where it’s appropriate to treat people based on the color of their skin.”

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Plastic survey may be addictive, at least in Colorado according to one survey. All the respondents reported having another procedure done after their first plastic surgery job.

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The paper published in this week’s BMJ medical journal. Vaginoplasty, a medical procedure involves the creation or reshaping of the vagina. Vaginoplasty is sometimes performed to revise vaginal anomalies and congenital conditions such as absence of a vagina at birth, as well as to repair the area following disease or injury.

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When we get older, our body begins to change in ways that are unexpected and somewhat devastating to our ego. We notice that despite our daily exercise routine and proper diet, stubborn fat clings to us like a lost puppy. If you’re considering liposuction but aren’t sure whether it’s right for you, consider these 6 misconceptions about the procedure before making a decision.

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More people than ever got cosmetic plastic surgery in the United States in 2006, with breast enlargements the most popular procedure, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reported Thursday.

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Diet and exercise can help many areas of the body to remove fat. But nothing of the two seems to affect those fatty deposits on the face. It is here that on can understand the importance of facial liposuction surgery. The facial liposuction in most cases is able to make a dramatic change in the way a person looks by removing the excess fat from under the cheeks, chin and neck.

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Actress Carrie Fisher, aka Princess Leia Organa from the original Star Wars trilogy explained why she fears having plastic surgery. The now 50-year old actress is reported as stating according to contactmusic.com, “I’m afraid to do it, because people come out looking like other people.”

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A plastic surgeon has performed the first permanent silicone lip implant operation in Britain.

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The Anna Nicole saga continues!!! Now it seems that her death may not have been the result of excess drug and/or alcohol abuse, but a deadly infection caused from complications with plastic surgery! (more…)