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cosmetic surgery stories: 27 news summaries

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YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS UP

 Winehouse Feared 
 Exploding Boobs, 
 Hospitalized 

After cosmetic surgery, Amy Winehouse finds herself back in the hospital

Oct 12, 09 8:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amy Winehouse might be regretting the boob job she got last week—she was hospitalized over the weekend after being “in such pain she could hardly lift her arms,” a source tells the Mirror. After a performance on a British reality show, “Amy started shouting, ‘... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • cosmetic surgery • Amy Winehouse • hospitalization

 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

New Op Turns Those Love Handles Into Fake Breasts

Resulting implants look and feel more natural

Sep 15, 09 7:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new surgical technique, tested in the US and Britain, promises to give women a “two-for-one” by taking unwanted fat from their stomach and thighs and turning it into terrific breast implants, the Daily Mail reports. These implants look and feel more natural than their silicon counterparts, proponents... More »

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plastic surgery • breast implants • cosmetic surgery • liposuction

 Under the Veil, 
 Plastic Surgery 
 Soars in Saudi Arabia 

Clerics, surgeons say Islam approves certain procedures

Aug 3, 09 12:47 PM CDT
(AP) - Does Islam frown on nose jobs or breast implants? Three years ago, clerics and surgeons said certain procedures were sanctioned. The results may not see much light of day in a kingdom where women cover up from head to toe, yet cosmetic surgery is booming. Plastic surgery centers were rare... More »

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Islam • plastic surgery • Saudi Arabia • cosmetic surgery

 Seeking an Edge, 
 Job Seekers Try 
 Plastic Surgery 

Some use loans to finance the investment

Apr 8, 09 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Job seekers perking up their resumes with literal facelifts are stimulating the plastic surgery industry even in the grip of the recession, Reuters reports. "People cannot only rely on their skills in this market," says a surgeon whose $6,000 facelift option is popular with the unemployed. The... More »

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plastic surgery • recession • unemployment • cosmetic surgery • job market

Longer-Lasting Botox Rival Nears US Approval

Reloxin's makers claim it lasts longer

Apr 2, 09 8:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - After a 7-year run as the only show in town, Botox could soon face some competition. Awaiting FDA approval, Reloxin—the US version of a French product called Dysport—is being marketed as a quicker and longer-lasting treatment for botulinum toxin fans. But doctors themselves are confused about what differences,... More »

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cosmetic surgery • Botox • pharmaceutical • Food and Drug Administration • Dysport • Reloxin

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

Usher Wife Was in Coma After Liposuction Heart Attack

She's recovering now with family at her side

Feb 12, 09 6:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Usher's wife was in a coma following a heart attack during liposuction surgery, according to the latest details to emerge in the medical emergency at a Brazilian hospital, reports Stuff.co.nz. Tameka Foster went into cardiac and respiratory arrest as she was being anesthetized, Brazilian papers are reporting. Doctors... More »

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plastic surgery • Brazil • cosmetic surgery • cardiac arrest • liposuction • coma • anesthesia • Usher • Tameka Foster

OPINION

Face Transplant Risks Life in Pursuit of Social Approval

Why change the face when we could change our behaviors?

Dec 19, 08 2:44 PM CST
(Newser) - A face transplant completed at a Cleveland clinic may be a medical triumph, but, William Saletan wonders on Slate, does the social necessity outweigh the physical risk? Severe facial damage affected the woman’s physical functions, but surgeons also argue that “social functions” such as communication are equally essential.... More »

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cosmetic surgery • face transplant • Cleveland Clinic • medical ethics

 Nephew Probed in West's Death 

Nurse may have neglected Donda

Nov 26, 08 10:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Authorities have launched a new investigation into the death of Kanye West’s mother, People reports, this time focusing on Donda West’s nephew. Registered nurse Stephan Scoggins, who is being investigated for possible negligence, was supposed to supervise West's post-op care but left for a baby shower the day... More »

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plastic surgery • Kanye West • celebrity • death • cosmetic surgery • Donda West • Jan Adams

 Where Is This 
 Supermodel's 
 Belly Button? 

Victoria's Secret bares a navel-less belly on the runway

Nov 23, 08 8:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Supermodel Karolina Kurkova's recent turn on the catwalk for Victoria's Secret had curious spectators wondering what happened to her belly button. The Czech stunner offered no explanation for her smooth stomach, which has only a minor indentation where her navel should be, and her agent says only that "she's... More »

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plastic surgery • cosmetic surgery • Victoria's Secret • supermodel • Karolina Kurkova • belly buttons • navel • umbilicoplasty

opinion

Plastic Surgery: Your Own Personal Stimulus Package

Studies link better pay to better looks, so a face-lift helps you—and your surgeon

Sep 11, 08 3:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rising gas prices, fewer jobs and the slumping economic has many craving a face-lift, literally. Most would-be patients make less than $60,000, so why not have "tax breaks on cosmetic surgery for low-income Americans," Rosa Brooks suggests in the Los Angeles Times. It’s a completely rational... More »

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plastic surgery • work • beauty • workplace discrimination • cosmetic surgery

For Skin Doctors,
Cosmetics Trumps Medicine

Vanity clients trump medical patients at dermatologist's office

Jul 28, 08 9:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - These days, dermatologists offer luxurious treatment rooms and personalized services for high-paying cosmetic clients seeking a Botox injection. But for those suffering medical conditions, the experience can be far less personal—increasingly, skin doctors are hiring assistants and nurse practitioners to handle everything from psoriasis to skin cancer. The New ... More »

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medicine • skin cancer • doctor • cosmetic surgery • Botox • dermatology • cosmetic treatments

 SJP's Mole
 AWOL at
 All-Star Game 

Before-and-after shots highlight absence of mark often savaged in the media

Jul 16, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Jessica Parker's signature chin mole, on full display as recently as 6 weeks ago, was conspicuously absent during an appearance last night at Yankee Stadium, the Huffington Post notes. One Sex and the City reviewer called the big-screen "growth on her face … so distracting you can't concentrate... More »

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New York City • Yankee Stadium • celebrity • cosmetic surgery • moles • Sarah Jessica Parker

Docs Pay Patients to Post Surgeries on YouTube 

But critics worry that payoffs skew testimonials

Jun 26, 08 8:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - When her doctor offered her a $100 discount to post her Lasek surgery on YouTube, Michelle Wilder was perplexed. “I was wondering, ‘Who wants to see my surgery?’” she says. But the money talked, and now you can see Wilder, and thousands of others, go under the... More »

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plastic surgery • YouTube • marketing • cosmetic surgery • consumer advocacy

Short Men
Seek Surgical Stretching

Bone-breaking procedure gaining takers, at $100K a pop

May 31, 08 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Short, and even not-so-short men who feel their height is holding them back in life are turning to surgery in growing numbers, Details reports. Clinics abroad offer cosmetic limb lengthening that can add a few inches of height, but the bill can top $100,000 and the procedure, which involves... More »

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surgery • height • surgeon • cosmetic surgery • body image

OPINION

 Cosmetic Surgery Can't 
 Go Unmentioned 

TV critic decries 'new—and wrinkle-free!—elephant in the living room'

Apr 14, 08 2:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cosmetic surgery is out of control, TV critic Mary McNamara contends in the Los Angeles Times, and it's time to break the taboo of talking about it in mainstream criticism. TV reviews shouldn’t descend into blogospheric dissections of cosmetic work, but obvious surgery not connected to an actor’s... More »

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television • media • blogosphere • plastic surgery • press • cosmetic surgery • reviews

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

First Face Transplant Patient Smiles—Slightly

Patient faces massive side effects

Dec 13, 07 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Isabelle Dinoire can smile a little, her doctors reported yesterday, a big accomplishment for the world’s first face transplant recipient. Her case shows that the controversial surgery can work—but it also highlighted the risks involved. Dinoire has dealt with two tissue-rejection episodes, two kidney failures, anemia and high... More »

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France • blood pressure • cosmetic surgery • face transplant

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