3-D Imagery Impacting Cosmetic Surgery
from WCBS-TV New York
We all know 3-D technology is nothing new, but now there are state-of-the-art applications for imaging cosmetic surgery options. It allows patients to get a three-dimensional glimpse of what they'll look like before they choose to go under the knife. This type of imaging can cover every conceivable angle for a patient. More

Facial Fillers Offer Alternative to Plastic Surgery
from ABC News (Chicago)
Facial fillers offer the chance to replace what age has taken away. But there's a lot for consumers to consider including a brand new injectable. Facial fillers are now stealing the limelight from the traditional facelift. They offer the chance to freshen up your look with just a few injections.There's a lot to choose from and even as manufacturers are creating newer, improved products. Some doctors are wondering if we really know enough about the long term effects of some products. More

The Fallout of Hair Loss: Suffering in Silence
from MSNBC
While many women spend countless hours lasering, waxing and tweezing away unwanted hair — laser hair removal alone has doubled in the last five years— others contend with the pain, frustration and isolation brought on by thinning or disappearing hair. Unlike male-pattern baldness, which is usually genetic and much more widely accepted — thanks in part to the popularity of the shaved male head — female hair loss is triggered by a number of causes and often cuts to the heart of a woman’s femininity, self-image and self-esteem. More

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Credit Cards Help Erase Wrinkles
from Los Angeles Daily News
Trying to compete in a tight job market or to simply keep the signs of aging at bay, more patients are using plastic to pay for cosmetic surgery lest their appearance go the way of the sagging economy. Calabasas real estate agent Diane P. considers the $8,000 breast augmentation she put on her credit card simply a cost of doing business, the same as the Botox and Restylane treatments she uses to disguise the tiny wrinkles and lines that come with being 44. More

Cosmetic Procedures and the Economy
from ABC Eyewitness News (New York)
In these tough economic times, there's one business that's still seeing a boom. People are turning to temporary cosmetic fixes rather than going under the knife for more permanent procedures. But for some, their reasons are more than just looks. One person refereed it as plasticonomics, the new economic reality of vanity. More

Woman's Eyes Seal Shut for Three Days a Week Baffling Doctors
from Fox News
A woman, whose eyes clamp shut for three days at a time, then open up for the next three, has baffled medical specialists. Natalie Adler, 21, of Melbourne, Australia, has been locked in the extraordinary routine for four years. Doctors believe she may be the only person in the world with a condition in which her eyes involuntarily shut for days at a time. "I go to bed and I can open my eyes, and then when I wake up the next day I can't," Adler told the Daily Telegraph. "Nobody knows why." More