The Rise of Global Cosmetic Surgery
from Treatment Abroad
 In the past two decades, there has been a complete turnaround in the number of people globally who seek and undergo cosmetic surgery. The fact that more people aim to alter, modify and improve physical and aesthetic appearance is very obvious and is simply incontestable. However, there has been a drastic change in the cosmetic surgery sector. Globally, many people go abroad to undergo different cosmetic procedures.
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Report: Anti-Wrinkle Treatment Linked to Serious Birth Defects
from Fox News
An anti-wrinkle treatment that is virtually identical to Botox has been linked to serious birth defects. An Australian baby was born deaf and blind in November 2005 after the mother was given facial cosmetic injections of the drug Dysport in her first week of pregnancy. Documents from the Federal Health and Ageing Department in Australia, released under Freedom of Information, have revealed the "serious and unexpected pregnancy outcome." Dysport and Botox are both botulinum type A toxin drugs rapidly growing in popularity as muscle-relaxant cosmetic treatments.The birth defect link was among 46 different adverse reactions to botulinum type A toxin reported to Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration since 1994. More
Amid Economic Pain, Americans Cut Back on Cosmetic Surgery
from U.S. News & World Report
People are cutting back on cosmetic surgery and other elective surgeries in response to the dismal economy, reversing the booming popularity of tummy tucks, eye lifts, and breast implants, which have soared in popularity in recent years, particularly among younger people and the middle class.
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Breast Cancer Treatment Offers Better Outcome To Women With Implants
from Cancer Consultants
Women with early-stage breast cancer who have undergone breast augmentation may be treated successfully with a partial-breast radiation treatment called brachytherapy, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Patients treated with brachytherapy have better cosmetic outcomes and avoid the risk of the implant hardening, compared to patients who undergo whole-breast radiation therapy. More
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Cosmetic Surgery With One’s Own Fats
from Inquirer
What do eyebags and Christmas decor have in common? They’re both called “festoons,” because they form a curve between two points. While decorative festoons brighten up a place, the fat pads in the eyebags weigh down the face, giving off that world-weary look. The usual recourse is to undergo lower lid blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery), which removes the excess fat and redundant skin.
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Magazines Show Cosmetic Surgery's Emotional "Lift"
from Reuters
A survey of popular women's magazines suggests articles tend to portray cosmetic surgery as an empowering option for improving women's emotional health and physical appearance, despite the lack of scientific consensus that cosmetic surgery boosts emotional health. More
Cheek Mapping for Cosmetic Surgery
from NBC News - Charleston, SC
Investigators have discovered that facial fat is held in “compartments” under the skin. As we age and lose fat, those compartments deflate. It is the combination of thinning and stretching skin, fat loss and deflation of fat compartments that leads to an older looking face.
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Botox Still Hot Despite Cool Economy
from United Press International
Keeping up one's looks appears to be trumping a weak economy, as U.S. doctors report the demand for Botox injections hasn't been pinched. Roughly three of four plastic surgeons who responded to a recent survey reported demand for the minimally invasive wrinkle-erasing drug either remained steady or increased slightly, The Wall Street Journal reported. More
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