Looking for Work, Many Still Spend to Look Their Best
from Pioneer Press
Middle-age managers who have earned their frown lines suddenly find themselves competing for jobs against younger candidates — and they feel self-conscious about it. According to a new report from the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, three out of four physicians said they treated patients who requested facial plastic surgery to stay competitive in the workplace. More

With a New Face, She Can Be a Human Being Again
from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
When the Cleveland Clinic announced it had performed the country's first face transplant -- on a severely deformed woman in December -- rumors quickly spread that the recipient was probably a former bar owner in this tiny town of 800 a little more than an hour from Pittsburgh. More

Boxed Warnings Ordered for Botulinum Toxin
from UPI
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has ordered safety label changes, including a boxed warning, for all botulinum toxin products. More

Cosmetic Surgery Clicks on to Virtual Nip and Tuck
from CNN
Nip-tuck tourism is already well-ensconced in its ways, but technology used to give prospective clients a user-friendly yet professional virtual space to explore their options is starting to break the skin of the industry. More

Tricks and Transplants for Women's Hair Loss
from The New York Times
No woman genetically predisposed to losing her hair considers herself lucky. But in 2005, when Kelly went for a consultation with a hair-transplant specialist, she discovered she was. Unlike women who gradually lose hair all over their scalps, Kelly shed her locks like a man: going bald in the front, but retaining ample growth at the back and sides. Those areas of hair could be used for the transplant she desperately wanted. “I was fortunate,” Kelly said, three years after her $5,200 surgery. “It was not a loss due to hair thinning.” More

Men also Feeling the Sharp End of Pressure to Look Good
from Yorkshire Post
There was a time, not so long ago, when a man would have been laughed out the bar for even mentioning that he was considering getting a facelift, or having his nose straightened. Male narcissism has always existed, but only now are they feeling the pressure women have borne for decades – to stay looking good forever. More

Hurt by Economy, Plastic Surgeons Find Hope in New Products
from The New York Times
They can lift breasts and firm up thighs, but the nation’s cosmetic surgeons admit they are powerless over a sagging economy. And yet, hope is rising, along with the Dow, what with the first competitor to Botox just approved and potentially revolutionary new treatments on the horizon, including stem cell injections and a cream that can remove unwanted facial lines. More

Dots for Wrinkles
from Ivanhoe Newswire
We all want to look younger. Laser therapy has been the gold standard for erasing wrinkles, but it always meant crusty, peeling skin and weeks of recovery. Now, there’s a gentler solution, and it works by connecting the dots. More