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  • June 2008

    • 36MMM Implants Bust Record

      newser  |  TMZ  |  Jun 6, 08 1:25 PM CDT

      36MMM Implants Bust Record

      Porn star Maxi Mounds' 36MMM breast implants are the largest in the world, TMZ reports. Guinness World Records created the category for Mounds and her 40-pound knockers, according to London's Metro. The ex-dancer—ballet and lap—had a procedure involving plastic string in 2000 that has since been banned in the US. More »

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      plastic surgery  • weird  • breast implants  • Guinness Book of World Records  • breasts

  • April 2008

    • Staring at US Recession, Lasik Eye Surgery Blinks

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 24, 08 11:31 AM CDT

      Staring at US Recession, Lasik Eye Surgery Blinks

      Corrective laser eye surgeries have declined sharply in the past year, a fall-off attributed to the economic slump—and expected to deepen as the recession continues, the New York Times reports. “We’re forecasting a 17% drop for 2008,” said one market researcher, who expects first-quarter data to reveal a bigger drop than during the 2001 downturn—which sent Lasik operations into a three-year tailspin. More »

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      recession  • breast implants  • consumer confidence index  • Botox  • Lasik eye surgery

    • Kid Lit Meets Nip/Tuck

      newser  |  Newsweek  |  Apr 17, 08 4:20 PM CDT

      Kid Lit Meets Nip/Tuck

      A plastic surgeon has written a children’s book aimed at explaining why Mommy is getting her tummy tucked, Newsweek reports. My Beautiful Mommy follows the story of a mother undergoing cosmetic surgery—and telling her daughter why, from doctor consultations to post-op bandages. Parents “just try to ignore the kids’ questions completely,” the author says, and his book is here to help. More »

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      plastic surgery  • Children's books  • breast implants

  • September 2007

    • Chavez Slams Quinceañera Implants

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Sep 26, 07 1:07 PM CDT

      Chavez Slams Quinceañera Implants

      Hugo Chavez has aimed his anti-consumerist wrath at one of Venezuela’s bustiest trends. In a record eight-hour TV address Sunday, the barn-storming president assaulted his countrymen for giving breast implants as presents to girls celebrating their quinceañeras , the traditional 15th-birthday coming-of-age party.   More »

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      Venezuela  • Hugo Chavez  • advertisements  • breast implants  • Barbie  • consumerism  • Bolivarism

  • August 2007

    • Porn Queen Downsizes

      newser  |  Us Magazine  |  Aug 24, 07 10:21 AM CDT

      Porn Queen Downsizes

      Relieved porn queen Jenna Jameson has had her breast implants removed to mark her retirement from the industry. "When I had implants, I felt uncomfortable," the 33-year-old multimillionare tells Us. "I would be shy at the beach. So I thought, 'Why don't I be who I am and get my real ones back?'" More »

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      celebrity  • pornography  • breast implants  • Jenna Jameson  • breast reduction

    • Site Sells Shares in Boob Jobs

      newser  |  Yahoo!  |  Aug 17, 07 2:51 PM CDT

      Site Sells Shares in Boob Jobs

      Web entrepreneur Jason Grunstra says his site is just a service connecting people with similar interests. The interest happens to be breasts, and the site connects those who like to look at them with those who'd like to have theirs enlarged. Women upload pictures of themselves, hoping to attract “benefactors” who will contribute to the cost of their implants, in exchange for a peek at the goods, Yahoo reports. More »

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      women  • Las Vegas  • prostitution  • surgery  • website  • pornography  • cosmetic surgery  • breast implants

    • Breast Implants Linked to Triple Suicide Rate

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 8, 07 6:55 AM CDT

      Breast Implants Linked to Triple Suicide Rate

      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 after the first decade following surgery. More »

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

  • July 2007

    • Fat Stem Cells Used to Grow Breasts

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jul 10, 07 6:11 AM CDT

      Fat Stem Cells Used to Grow Breasts

      Bigger breasts—even new breasts—can be grown using a new treatment that extracts stem cells from fat in the stomach or buttocks, the BBC reports. The breakthrough could help women who have had mastectomies, or rival implants for those seeking bigger breasts. More »

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      breast cancer  • stem cells  • breast implants  • mastectomy

  • March 2007

    • Plastic Surgeons Cut a New Path Down Under

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Mar 6, 07 8:04 AM CST

      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 popularity: doctors across the country "rejuvenated" almost 800 vaginas in 2005. More »

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      health  • medicine  • medical breakthrough  • women's health  • plastic surgery  • breast implants  • gynecology

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