Category Archive for: ‘Blog’
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ASAPS advises consumers to avoid unqualified personnel
Recent reports of a Houston mother and her two daughters arrested for giving illegal Botox injections without a medical license at a medi-spa, a California obstetrician running a cosmetic surgery practice was charged with maliciously disfiguring 15 patients, and a Mississippi interior decorator facing trial …
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Cindy Crawford and FAMI Technique
Cindy Crawford reaches three decades dazzling old and new fans alike with her enviable physique. Barely a teenager, she made a name for herself amongst the most coveted beautiful women to become an international topmodel. Now 47, she can boast of a successful past which …
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Your skin needs to rest
A new study conducted by researchers at University Hospitals Case Medical Center has found a link between lack of sleep and poor skin quality. The clinical trial was commissioned by beauty giant, Estée Lauder and presented at a dermatology meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland this spring. …
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Racial prejudice behind plastic surgery in Venezuela
Plastic surgery is on the rise in Venezuela as more women strive to look “white,” according to a new study. Dartmouth professor Lauren Gulbas focused her research on rhinoplasties, explaining that “white noses” are the aesthetic ideal among the country’s women. “The presumed ‘gold standard …
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Increase in Hispanic women seeking facial plastic surgery
As discovered in a recent survey by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS), Hispanic women are venturing more and more into facial plastic surgeon’s offices looking for a tweak. In fact, 33% of AAFPRS members noticed an increase in Hispanic patients …
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Michelle Pfeiffer and the FAMI technique
Celebrities are waiting for a procedure that will keep their natural features to allow the public to continue seeing them and loving them the way they used to be! Dr. Roger Amar has developed the FAMI procedure in the nineties to prevent aging with an …
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Rhinoplasty, most popular procedure for people under 30
Rhinoplasty was the most popular procedure for people under 30 in 2012, according to data from The American Society of Plastic Surgery annual 2012. Rhinoplasty is a procedure that can greatly improve the overall proportion and appearance of the nose. Rhinoplasty aims at improving the appearance …
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Breast reduction surgery produces measurable improvements
Breast reduction surgery produces measurable improvements in several important areas of health and quality of life, reports a study in the August issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgeons (ASAPS). The study was …
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Cosmetic surgery trend revolutionizes Japan
Is it possible to change your destiny? In Japan they seem to think so, with people taking fate into their own hands and splashing out thousands on palm plastic surgery. Palm-reading is hugely popular in the East Asian island nation, with the emerging trend seeing those …
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Aesthetic surgery, a mother-daughter bonding activity
Two-thirds of all plastic surgery patients are mothers according to the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS), and now, many of those mothers are bringing in their sisters and daughters to have procedures done with them, reports the organization. The AAFPRS says …
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