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NEWS ABOUT: breast enhancement

breast enhancement stories: 5 news summaries

 Hungary Holds 
 'Miss Plastic' 
 Pageant 

Beauty contest offers prizes to the surgically-enhanced—and their surgeons

Oct 10, 09 5:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Boob jobs, facelifts, and new noses were on parade in Budapest last night as Hungary held its first "Miss Plastic" pageant. The winners—who had to prove they had actually gone under the knife—received prizes including a new apartment and a new car, and their surgeons took home... More »

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plastic surgery • plastic • Hungary • cosmetic surgery • breast enhancement • beauty contest

 Brit Transsexual Sues for 
  Health Service Boob Job 

Plaintiff claims refusing surgery is a violation of human rights

Oct 9, 09 2:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A transsexual denied breast enlargement surgery by Britain's National Health Service is suing, claiming the denial violates her human rights. The plaintiff—who has undergone hormone treatment and lived as a woman for the last decade—says the surgery is essential to her identity as a woman. More »

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lawsuit • National Health Service • Britain • breast enhancement • transsexual

 Brit Firm Offers 
 Bigger Breasts 
 From Stem Cells 

Controversial cancer therapy to be used for cosmetic procedures

Mar 29, 09 6:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new breast enhancement procedure using stem cells from stomach fat to grow larger breasts is being made available for the first time in the UK, reports the Times of London. The procedure has already been used in trials for use on breast cancer survivors. Now a controversial new operation... More »

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stem cell research • medical breakthrough • breast cancer • breast enhancement • controversy • Howard Stern Grid

GLOSSIES

 Writer Probes the Land of Lipo 


Feb 12, 09 1:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Hoping for a firsthand glimpse at the $13 billion cosmetic-surgery industry, an undercover writer visited three surgeons to ask what could be improved—on her 27-year-old, 5-foot 9-inch, 120-lb. body. “Are teenybopper idols and those who emulate them freely choosing plastic surgery? Or is plastic surgery choosing them?” Melanie... More »

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plastic surgery • beauty • cosmetic surgery • breast enhancement • liposuction • nose jobs

Aussie Navy Busted Over Free Boob Jobs

$10,000-a-pop operations address "psychological issues"

Sep 17, 07 7:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Royal Australian Navy has footed the bill for $10,000 breast-enhancement surgeries for sailors, says a plastic surgeon who told Australia's News Network that he performed breast enlargements for two such women—although neither had any injury. Officials insist the Navy pays for cosmetic operations only when there are... More »

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Australia • psychology • cosmetic surgery • breast enhancement • Royal Australian Navy • Howard Stern Grid

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