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September 2008
- Plastic Surgery: Your Own Personal Stimulus Package
  
  Los Angeles Times | 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 investment, she writes, since "we live in a society that rewards beauty (and penalizes ugliness)." More »
August 2008
- Celebs Make 'Baby Fat' Chic
  
  New York | Aug 4, 08 12:51 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Following the lead of Madonna and Demi Moore, women in their 50s and 60s are trading the tight pull of traditional facelifts for techniques that push out the face to resemble the baby fat plumpness of teenage definition, reports New York. The magazine dubs the sought-after look the “New New Face.” More »
July 2008
- For Skin Doctors, Cosmetics Trumps Medicine
  
  New York Times | 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 York Times looks at how vanity procedures are transforming dermatology and pushing serious skin care aside. More »
- Here Comes the Botox
  
  New York Times | Jul 26, 08 10:21 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The latest trend among brides-to-be is to set up matching beauty procedures for the wedding party, the New York Times reports. With more women getting married in their 30s and photos more immediately accessible online, many brides are eschewing traditional thank-you gifts of matching bracelets in favor of matching Botox injections for their bridesmaids. More »
- SJP's Mole AWOL at All-Star Game
  
  Huffington Post | 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 on anything else." More »
June 2008
- Docs Pay Patients to Post Surgeries on YouTube
  
  New York Times | 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 knife online, the New York Times reports. More and more cosmetic surgeons are rewarding patients for such exhibitionism. More »
- 36MMM Implants Bust Record
  
  TMZ | Jun 6, 08 1:25 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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 »
May 2008
- Short Men Seek Surgical Stretching
  
  Details | 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 breaking and stretching the bones, leaves the patient crippled for months. More »
April 2008
- Kid Lit Meets Nip/Tuck
  
  Newsweek | Apr 17, 08 4:20 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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 »
- Cosmetic Surgery Can't Go Unmentioned
  
  Los Angeles Times | 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 role “can affect not only their performance but the whole tone of the show.” More »
- Botox May Move from Face to Brain
  
  Bloomberg | Apr 3, 08 10:23 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Botox can spread from the face to the brain, scientists who injected rats with the anti-wrinkle treatment say. Traces of the toxin turned up in the rats' brain stems three days after it was injected into their whisker muscles, Bloomberg reports. A dermatologist says the findings call for further investigation, although he notes that rats and humans have different physiologies. More »
February 2008
- Deaths Spark FDA Review of Botox Safety
  
  Reuters | Feb 8, 08 5:05 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The FDA is investigating the safety of Botox and a competing medication after learning that the drug might have caused death and breathing problems in children being treated for cerebral palsy, Reuters reports. That's not an approved use for the cosmetic drug; docs administer it because it can block nerve impulses and relax spasmodic muscles. No adult deaths were reported, according to the Wall Street Journal . More »
January 2008
- Doc Hit Skids After Kanye's Mom Died
  
  Associated Press | Jan 23, 08 2:08 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The plastic surgeon who operated on the mother of rapper Kanye West days before her Nov. 10 death told CNN's Larry King yesterday that his Los Angeles-area practice has been "almost destroyed" by bad publicity following the tragedy. But Dr. Jan Adams, former host of the TV series Plastic Surgery: Before and After said he will continue practicing. More »
- More Patients Undoing Nips and Tucks
  
  Chicago Tribune | Jan 21, 08 6:14 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Thousands are feeling a little too "cookie-cutter" with their new nipped noses and tucked chins, one doctor says—so they're ponying up for surgery to look like (gasp!) themselves again. These 'undo-plasties' are becoming big business; some doctors spend half their time as "revision plastic surgeons." Even stars like Courtney Love, Jenna Jameson, and Julio Iglesias have admitted to undoing surgery or hating what they got. More »
- Coroner Doesn't Know Why Kanye's Mom Died
  
  E! Online | Jan 11, 08 3:45 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - An autopsy of rapper Kanye West's mother has failed to turn up an official cause of death, E! Online reports. A report by the Los Angeles coroner said that Donda West suffered from coronary disease as well as post-operative problems from liposuction and breast-reduction surgery, but that "the final manner of death could not be determined." More »
- Latest Fat Fad: Shots That Dissolve Flab
  
  BBC | 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 been banned in several countries and hasn't yet been approved in the US, but some docs are calling it a "miracle cure." More »
December 2007
- America's Vainest Cities
  
  Forbes | Dec 17, 07 1:45 PM CST
  
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Plastic Surgery: Your Own Personal Stimulus Package

Celebs Make 'Baby Fat' Chic

For Skin Doctors, Cosmetics Trumps Medicine

Here Comes the Botox

SJP's Mole AWOL at All-Star Game

Docs Pay Patients to Post Surgeries on YouTube

36MMM Implants Bust Record

Short Men Seek Surgical Stretching

Kid Lit Meets Nip/Tuck

Cosmetic Surgery Can't Go Unmentioned

Botox May Move from Face to Brain

Deaths Spark FDA Review of Botox Safety

Doc Hit Skids After Kanye's Mom Died

More Patients Undoing Nips and Tucks

Coroner Doesn't Know Why Kanye's Mom Died

Latest Fat Fad: Shots That Dissolve Flab

America's Vainest Cities