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NEWS ABOUT: plastic surgery

plastic surgery stories: 52 news summaries

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Latest Fat Fad: Shots That Dissolve Flab

But controversial 'lipodissolve'
injections not yet approved

Jan 9, 08 5:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Cosmetic surgeons are peddling a controversial new way to lose weight for those too busy to exercise. It's called "lipodissolve"—a series of injections that dissolves fat and takes 15 minutes to administer. The active ingredient, a chemical known as PCDC, melts flab within days. The procedure has... More »

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plastic surgery • fat • cosmetic surgery • lipodissolve

Safari With That Liposuction?

Cosmetic surgeries can be cheaper abroad—and come with perks

Jan 3, 08 4:57 PM CST
(Newser) - Americans looking to get cosmetic surgery are eschewing expensive procedures at home and opting for "medical tourism," traveling abroad for cheaper procedures—that sometime come with exotic vacation perks. Countries including South Africa, Argentina, Thailand, Brazil and Singapore are marketing their health services to Americans with the promise... More »

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health care • plastic surgery • Thailand • Brazil • Costa Rica • cosmetic surgery • liposuction • malpractice

America's Vainest Cities

Dec 17, 07 1:45 PM CST
(Newser) - With Americans flocking to undergo plastic surgery —11 million went under the knife in 2006—Forbes crunched the numbers to determine the most nipped, tucked, enlarged, and liposucked cities. And while shoo-ins like LA do appear, top billing went to... Salt Lake City?
  1. Salt Lake City
  2. San Francisco
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plastic surgery • list • Botox • US cities

UPDATED

Doc Defends Surgery on Kanye's Mom

Adams: Donda West may have OD'd or suffered heart attack

Nov 20, 07 10:17 PM CST
(Newser) - The doctor who performed cosmetic surgery on Kanye West's mother said her operation went off without a hitch and suggested she might have had a heart attack or taken too many painkillers the next day, the LA Times reports. "When she left this office, there was no problem whatsoever,... More »

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plastic surgery • Kanye West • Beverly Hills • Donda West • Jan Adams

OPINION

Plastic Surgery's
Double-Edged Knife

Donda West and the pressure to be perfect

Nov 18, 07 11:19 AM CST
(Newser) - The American public that slammed Britney Spears for daring to show a little cellulite is just as rabidly eviscerating Donda West as vain for succumbing to our culture of perfection, reflects Robin Givhan of the Washington Post in the wake of West's death. Our dysfunctional relationship with beauty cuts deep,... More »

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plastic surgery • beauty • Kanye West • aging • celebrity • Donda West

Doc of Kanye's Mom Was on Thin Ice

High-profile Adams had alcohol convictions, faced malpractice action

Nov 14, 07 2:23 PM CST
(Newser) - The mother of rap star Kanye West died Saturday "as a result of surgery or anesthesia," a preliminary autopsy showed yesterday—more bad news for her surgeon, the Los Angeles Times reports. Dr. Jan Adams—a talk-show regular—faces sanctions from various state agencies over a string of... More »

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plastic surgery • medical malpractice • autopsy • Kanye West • cosmetic surgery • hip-hop • Donda West

The Best Abs Money Can Buy

Plastic surgeons
carve beer bellies
into six-packs

Oct 31, 07 6:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you're not into crunches, you can suction your way to a six-pack. 'Abdominal etching' is a kind of precision liposuction that sucks out the fat that lies between your washboard stomach and the appreciative world. But surgeons caution that you have to have the right amount of fat to... More »

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plastic surgery • liposuction • abdominal etching

Yoga Helps Women Put Their Best Face Forward

New book claims exercises fight
wrinkles without Botox

Sep 6, 07 2:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - “Satchmo” and “Marilyn” can help women thwart wrinkles without surgery or injections, a new book claims. Yoga facial exercises named after the trumpet player and blond bombshell are helping women tone their facial muscles to look younger, sans Botox, says author Annelise Hagen, who teaches classes on New... More »

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plastic surgery • women • wrinkles • exercise • Yoga • Annelise Hagen

Joan Rivers
Gets Ready for Her Close-Up

Comic puts on her game face for new theatrical piece

Aug 19, 07 5:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Having been relieved of red-carpet duty, Joan Rivers is busy workshopping an autobiographical comedy in San Francisco. It's the 74-year-old Barnard grad's third play, and she's planning to take it off-Broadway once she figures out "what's funny and poignant and what isn't." The LA Times pays a call... More »

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plastic surgery • theater • comedy • Joan Rivers • red carpet • autobiography

Breast Implants Linked to Triple Suicide Rate

Troubled women may be drawn to
popular surgery

Aug 8, 07 6:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Women with breast-enlarging implants have a suicide rate three times higher than average,  a new medical study has found. Deaths linked to mental problems, such as alcohol abuse, were also three times higher among women undergoing the increasingly popular cosmetic procedure, the Los Angeles Times reports. Suicides rose sharply... More »

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plastic surgery • suicide • depression • surgery • beauty • breast implants • cosmetic surgery • suicide rate

Face Transplant Surgeons Plead For Privacy

British 'chequebook journalism' could jeopardize procedure

Jul 8, 07 3:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Doctors are preparing to execute Britain's first face transplant, but first they must face off with relatives of potential patients and the media eager to buy their stories, the Guardian reports. The press has fixed it eyes and nose on the upcoming operation, but surgeons say publicity for patients seeking... More »

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plastic surgery • doctor • Britain • face transplant

Plastic Surgeons
Cut a New Path
Down Under

Forget breast implants: The frontier in plastic surgery is below the belt

Mar 6, 07 8:04 AM CST
(Newser) - David Matlock, a flamboyant California gynecologist who's been a pioneer in cosmetic surgery aimed at giving women "a youthful, aesthetic look" for their nether regions, has unleashed a host of protégés now improving unsightly genitals all over the country. Despite being uninsured, the procedures are growing in... More »

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medicine • plastic surgery • medical breakthrough • vaginoplasty • David Matlock • health • women's health • gynecology • breast implants • cosmetic surgery

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