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2011

What do you know about a tummy tuck?

May 13, 2011

A good tummy tuck can generate a happy patient. Here are 6 facts you need to know about tummy tucks. The average type of person that hs a tummy tuck is someone who has lost a lot of weight, or females who gained a lot of weight during pregnancy and lost it afterwards. Very few [...]

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Cosmetic surgery increases as the economy perks up

May 12, 2011

Whilst the economy has been improving the number of elective cosmetic surgery procedures has risen well. During 2010 more than 13 million US citizens underwent cosmetic surgery which is 5% more than the number reported in 2009. According to the president of the American society of plastic surgeons, Dr Phillip Haeck, this is the result [...]

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Liposuction study shows psychology plays a major part in body-image

May 9, 2011

Recently Obesity published a University of Colorado study which found that people who underwent liposuction surgery on their lower stomach or thighs (which tend to be the more common ‘problem’ areas for overweight people) gained weight back within a year – often in their upper-abdomen, shoulders and arms. The study therefore questioned whether liposuction  ‘moves’ [...]

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Survey finds cosmetic surgery is now widely accepted in US & UK

May 9, 2011

In 2011, 51% of the American population said they approved of plastic surgery. This was an increase of 3% on the previous year. These are the findings of the latest survey from ASAPS  – The American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons and demonstrates how year on year, the social attitudes to physical self-improvement are changing.

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Better regulation needed to establish clarity between cosmetic surgery & beauty treatments

May 9, 2011

The number of people opting for treatments such as botox and cosmetic surgery is growing. Fazel Fatah, Consultant Plastic Surgeon and president of BAAPS, has warned that more regulation is needed due to the lack of clarity between the two procedures – Cosmetic surgery (such as facelifts, and breast augmentation) and beauty treatments like facial [...]

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