“Mommy makeover” is the name of the trend where new moms get several cosmetic procedures—typically a breast augmentation, tummy tuck, and/or breast lift—to help return their bodies to their pre-pregnancy shape. It’s less often you hear about plastic surgery makeovers for dads, and yet men received 13 percent of all cosmetic surgical procedures and 9… Continue Reading »
More teens than ever are getting plastic surgery and some are even receiving procedures as graduation presents, according to Crain’s New York Business. The article reports on the rise in the number of plastic surgery procedures among teens in the last few years and how many teens ask for procedures as graduation presents. Last year, … Continue Reading »
New You, the official magazine of cosmetic surgery, launched a website earlier this week, offering resources for consumers to learn about skin health, physical fitness, nutrition and cosmetic surgery. The articles this month look excellent, especially the piece by Dr. Mark Berman and the fitness article about posture by Maria Mercedes. One page titled Inspired… Continue Reading »
A magazine called New You is scheduled to debut this month, brought to you by the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. Visually stunning images and cutting-edge information will populate the pages of New You, to keep consumers informed about proven cosmetic procedures and new trends in medicine. Each issue of New You will offer tips… Continue Reading »
We haven’t heard much feedback from patients regarding the proposed tax on elective cosmetic procedures, unveiled in the Senate health care reform bill. Plastic and cosmetic surgeons have publicly opposed the bill, but the patients are the ones who will likely pay this tax if it becomes law. So what do you think? Is a… Continue Reading »
The healthcare reform bill unveiled by the Senate Wednesday night includes a 5 percent tax against elective cosmetic medical procedures, a last-minute addition that is projected to collect $5 billion over the next ten years. Cosmetic surgeons all over the United States have made their opposition to the tax public, and societies such as the… Continue Reading »
Online readers about cosmetic surgery are probably all too familiar with the “age gracefully” versus “freedom to enhance” type arguments. The UK Observer just published an editorial that sums up each position fairly well. British journalist Alice Hart-Davis and Grazia beauty director Annabel Jones offer contrasting opinions in response to the question “Can cosmetic surgery… Continue Reading »
Cosmetic surgeons here in California and elsewhere know healthy patients typically have more successful surgery outcomes. That’s why many will decline to operate on an obese patient or one who engages in unhealthy habits like smoking. People who are interested in facial cosmetic surgery should first go through a sort of ‘lifestyle makeover,’ modifying their… Continue Reading »
As reported by the New York Times, medical practices in Prague are offering free surgical enhancements to nurses as an employment incentive. One nurse opted for breast augmentation and liposuction, free of charge. The piece raises some interesting ethical questions: While the procedures could certainly be beneficial to individual nurses in the short term,… Continue Reading »
Cosmetic surgery procedures on men have declined during this recession, despite their growing popularity in the past decade. Women are of course, still actively seeking cosmetic enhancement and surgery. Cosmetic procedures on men dropped 2 percent last year, while the number of procedures done on women increased by 29 percent, according to statistics from the… Continue Reading »
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