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New Breast Implant To Be Silicone Alternative

Women who undergo breast augmentation are left with deciding whether they want the natural look of silicone gel or the safety of saline. New technology known as the IDEAL IMPLANT Saline-filled Breast Implant looks to offer the best of both options. Clinical trials are underway for the first major new breast implant technology in over 20 years.
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Breast Cancer Surgery Stressing Cosmetics Over Cures?

Recent innovations in breast cancer surgery that allow doctors to minimize postsurgical breast deformities may be stressing cosmetic outcomes to the detriment of actual rates of cure, a senior physician warned recently.

“We must ensure that surgical approaches designed to improve cosmetic outcomes do not increase local failure and the risk of subsequent death from breast cancer,” said Monica Morrow, chief of the Breast Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Her editorial was published on the British Medical Journal website.

Expert Commentary: Peter Geldner, M.D. 12/16/09

The guiding principles of breast cancer have always been to treat the disease first and offer the hope of restoring the body image second. There has never been serious deviation from this standard. The cancer surgeon must do what they feel that they need and what they can prove that they need. Bizarre incisions and overly aggressive breast ablation has no place in the concept of evidence-based medicine. Likewise, inadequate excision can never be tolerated just because it makes reconstruction easier.

Breast Enlargement Pills Come With Uncertainty and Concerns

In today's world, many women long for better curves and ways of enhancing their look. It's widely known that many women are displeased with their cup size or the visual aspects of their breasts. So it's no surprise that some are exploring the option of breast enlargement pills to enhance their image. ( Read more about Breast Enlargement Pills Come With Uncertainty and Concerns)

"Extreme Makeover" Cosmetic Surgery

In this Age of Obesity, more and more people are opting for multiple cosmetic surgery procedures in one sitting.

These so-called "extreme makeovers," which take their name from recent TV shows about plastic surgery, provide a number of benefits to the patient. These include the fact that they are customized to each individua's health situation, total surgical time is shorter, fewer incisions are needed, the overall cost is lowered, and there is only a single recovery period instead of several. ( Read more about "Extreme Makeover" Cosmetic Surgery)

Recession Causing Trend Toward Facelift Quickies

More and more people are seeking minimally invasive cosmetic treatments that can be done in under an hour and have short recovery periods so they won’t jeopardize their jobs, a British plastic surgeon has noted.

“The average breast enhancement or facelift can see a person off work for a week or more,” said Ravi Jain, medical director at the Riverbanks Clinic in Bedfordshire, “yet there are a host of other treatments available which can provide similar results with radically shorter recovery times.

Brand Name Surgeries Are Not a Guaranteed "Quick Fix"

Lifestyle Lift, Lunchtime Lift, Thread-tox, and Smart-Lipo: These are just a few of the brand-name surgical procedures being advertised as in-office operations that will smoothen out wrinkles or reshape your stomach, with no downtime and no scars. Behind the clever names, are these procedures really the "quick-fix" they appear to be?
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Laser Cosmetic Skin Treatments Skyrocket in Popularity

In the current economic doldrums, with droves of Americans unemployed or fearing they'll be laid off, one medical procedure seems to be recession-proof, according to a recent survey: laser resurfacing of the skin. In its annual Procedural Survey, the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) discovered a dramatic shift in the field of cosmetic treatments toward non-invasive laser procedures.
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The Evolution of Hair Transplants

To illustrate the evolution of hair transplants, there is no better example than that of U.S. Vice President, Joe Biden. During the 1991 Anita Hill senate hearings, his hair plug surgery drew attention to some of the shortcomings evident in hair restoration techniques for the time. Though far from the ideal model of modern hair restoration possibilities, the combination of whitened hair and subsequent modern hair transplant procedures have made Biden's look more natural. ( Read more about The Evolution of Hair Transplants)

Expert Commentary: Dr. Florence Mussat, MD, SC - May 18, 2009

This study is fascinating: it basically confirms what we all know instinctively. Stress is a huge factor in accelerating aging. Look at how fast President Obama acquired white temples within a 100 days at the Office !

We all age according 3 main mechanisms:

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