Laser’s Edge: Knifeless Blepharoplasty Takes the Spotlight
from Cosmetic Surgery Times
It's the desire of every patient — and every cosmetic surgeon — to have an effective treatment available that involves a simple office procedure, only a few minutes of the patient's time, a minimum of downtime after the treatment and a lasting effect. More

Fat Injections- The New Trend in Facial Plastic Surgery
from Medical News Today
Dr. Michael Law, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Raleigh, N.C., sees patients from all parts of the world seeking natural looking plastic surgery. "Fat grafting has changed the results of facial plastic surgery dramatically. Traditional facelifts simply do not provide the natural result of microfat grafting," says Dr. Law. More

Luxury Items Still Selling in Tough Times
from CBS News
In tough economic times many consumers downsize their budgets and spending, but the market for high-end luxury items is still going strong. More

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New Documentary Exposes Horrors of Botched Plastic Surgery
from New York Daily News
The average cost of cosmetic surgery is from $2,000 to $8,000. But the cost of having something go wrong during that procedure is immeasurable. While the number of people opting to go under the knife annually is on the rise, so are the potentially disastrous results. More

Fashion, Surgery, and Dental Trio Team Up to Fight Domestic Violence
from PRWeb
Educational and Research Foundation for the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) and Rickie Freeman, owner and designer of Teri Jon, have come together in support of Face To Face, the national domestic violence project. These two groups have joined together to fight against prejudice and violence in the world. Rickie Freeman, along with her friends and colleagues at Teri Jon are proud to support Face to Face, a project founded by the AAFPRS. Face to Face is a program which offers free consultations and reconstructive surgeries to battered and abused women all over the United States and abroad. Face to Face also sends respected surgeons to volunteer in developing countries. These surgeons travel all over the globe to help treat facial deformities in young children which are caused either by complications at birth or by early trauma. More

Hair Transplant Holds Promise
from NBC11- San Francisco
It is estimated that between the ages of 40 and 50, four in 10 men develop noticeable hair loss. Illustrator Guillermo Novelo was one of those men. In the new technique, individual hair follicles are taken. Dr. William Rassman at the New Hair Institute is one of the doctors who performs this type of transplant. "We don't take an incision, a traditional incision," he said. "We use a punch that is a bit smaller than one millimeter, just literally extracting each individual hair follicle." More