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Men Going In For Plastic Surgery?
Women have historically been the race most likely to take advantage of plastic surgery. To the surprise of many, more and more men are looking to plastic surgery.
Selecting a Plastic Surgeon
Although plastic surgery is usually a voluntary choice, you should treat it as seriously as any other medical procedure. Here are some thoughts on selecting a plastic surgeon.
Why more Blacks are choosing plastic surgery
WITH the popularity of TV shows such as ABC's Extreme Makeover and Fox's The Swan, plastic surgery has become the thing to do for many Americans--Blacks included--who get nipped, tucked, injected, peeled, plumped and plucked in an effort to preserve their youth, turn back the clock or change the face and body that time, gravity and genetics have seemingly abandoned.
Why people want plastic surgery
Potential patients for plastic surgery come from every economic level and age range, suggests a study by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Arlington Heights, Ill. Moreover, maintain researchers, motivations are personal, but not vanity oriented.
Supplement accelerates healing after plastic surgery
A study of patients who underwent plastic surgery procedures found that those who took a certain herbal supplement healed 17% faster than those who did not, according to a July 1, 2004, news release from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. The supplement ingredients were
About face: more and more teen girls are willing to do almost anything to look good, including going under the knife.
Ask friends of Julie, 17, to describe her, and you get words like "pretty," "athletic" and "smart." But if you'd asked Julie to describe herself a year ago, you'd only hear about her "pudgy" stomach.
Body contouring after massive weight loss - Plastic Surgery
With the growing popularity of gastric bypass surgery to treat morbid obesity, body contouring after massive weight loss has become a focus of the plastic surgery community. An updated and innovative method that adjusts treatment according to body type is creating improved results and enhancing the shape of patients' bodies, according to a study by American Society of Plastic Surgeons member Dennis Hurwitz.
Putting a brave face on plastic surgery and snake charming
Usually it is simple human vanity--a desire somehow to turn back the ravages of time and be young again for a while--that causes people to submit to the knife and wiles of the plastic surgeon.
Plastic surgery rates on the rise in older adult population
Seven percent of cosmetic procedures performed in 2000 were performed on women and men age 65 and older, according to a Feb 1, 2002, news release from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Since 1997, the number of cosmetic procedures performed on people in this age group has increased by 352%. |
