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Med-Spas: Helping US businessmen advance in the workplace?

May 19, 2011

The idea of business men frequenting day spas to get pampered with all number of treatments may sound far-fetched, but a new trend is showing more and more men are turning to these spas to improve their appearance and enhance their chances of advancement in the workplace. Interestingly this trend goes a little further than [...]

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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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