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20% of South Korean Women Have Plastic Surgery

K-Pop fuels the obsession

(Newser) - Just how popular is cosmetic surgery in South Korea? So popular that one in five women there have had it, compared to one in 20 in America, according to the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons. The statistic comes courtesy of the Atlantic , which mentions it in a broader look...

Hottest Fad in Plastic Surgery: the 'Arm Lift'

Procedure up 4,728% over a decade

(Newser) - Facelifts and nose jobs are old news: The cosmetic surgery of the moment, it seems, is the "arm lift." Brachioplasties have soared 4,728% over the past decade, says the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, even as overall cosmetic surgeries have fallen 16% since 2000. While other forms...

The Fastest-Growing Cosmetic Surgery Is ...
 The Fastest-Growing 
 Cosmetic Surgery Is ... 
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Apr 21, 2012 8:06 AM CDT

The Fastest-Growing Cosmetic Surgery Is ...

...Chin implants, but liposuction is tops overall

(Newser) - Americans are getting fed up with their chins, the BBC reports. They had 20,680 chin implants last year—up 71% from 2010—making the procedure the nation's fastest-growing cosmetic operation. But it still trails in popularity behind liposuction (325,332 last year), breast augmentation (316,848), abdominoplasty (149,...

Whitney Houston's Body Covered With Scars

Missing 11 teeth; showed signs of heart, liver disease

(Newser) - Whitney Houston's troubled history was written on her body. A mix of scars, cuts, burns, and abrasions—most of them several years old—riddled the body of the 48-year-old singer, according to the coroner's report. Besides the burns she suffered during her death in a hotel bathtub and...

Here&#39;s How Many Years a Facelift Shaves Off
 Here's How Many Years 
a Facelift Shaves Off 
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Feb 25, 2012 7:50 AM CST

Here's How Many Years a Facelift Shaves Off

Almost 8, assuming you've had your eyelids done, according to a new study

(Newser) - Contemplating going under the knife but wondering if your 58-year-old face will truly emerge looking like that of a 40-year-old? According to a new study, it won't. A group of plastic surgeons set out to find an "objective measure" for their patients by asking 40 medical students to...

Venezuela Offers Free Removal of Faulty Implants

But it won't pay for replacements

(Newser) - The Venezuelan government has offered to pay for the removal of defective breast implants for its own citizens, reports the BBC . The implants were produced by a now-defunct French company and are filled with industrial grade silicone—increasing their chance of rupturing. Replacement implants, however, will not be covered.

Women Who Smoke and Have Breast Reductions or Lifts Are in Danger of Losing Their Nipples: Plastic Surgeon


 Smokers May 
 Lose Their 
 Nipples 
surgeon says
Dec 6, 2011 5:42 PM CST

Smokers May Lose Their Nipples

At least for those who get breast lifts or reductions

(Newser) - A plastic surgeon wants smokers to know: If you light up within a month of a breast lift, your nipples could literally drop off. That's because smoking can reduce blood flow to some parts of the anatomy. If those body parts don't get blood, they die, writes Anthony...

The Surgical Secret Behind Kate's Smile

A French dentist tweaks smiles in 'imperfect' way

(Newser) - If Kate Middleton's smile seems white but not flashy, pretty but not perfect—you guessed it, she paid for it to look that way. The Duchess of Cambridge had her teeth whitened and "rotated" by French dentist Didier Fillion, who specializes in enhancing smiles without making them look...

Doctor Claims He Can Make Brown Eyes Blue
Doctor Claims He Can Make Brown Eyes Blue
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Nov 5, 2011 7:00 PM CDT

Doctor Claims He Can Make Brown Eyes Blue

Change reportedly lasts forever

(Newser) - If your brown eyes are keeping you from feeling like a real California girl, a doctor in Laguna Beach may soon be able to help you out: Dr. Gregg Homer says he has figured out how to turn them blue. Homer, who has been working on the procedure for a...

Woman Gets Uniboob in Botched Surgery
Woman Gets Uniboob
in Botched Surgery
Sep 27, 2011 12:12 AM CDT

Woman Gets Uniboob in Botched Surgery

Make sure your surgeon is certified, plastic surgery board urges

(Newser) - In the 48 states where doctors don't need to be certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgeons to perform plastic surgery, unwary patients run the risk of ending up like Dinora Rodriguez, experts warn. The 40-year-old woman was left with a merged "uniboob" by an uncertified surgeon...

13 Celebs Who Wish They'd Never Had Plastic Surgery

Courtney Love says it made her look 'wonky'

(Newser) - Minka Kelly this week told David Letterman that she came thisclose to getting plastic surgery: She worked as a scrub nurse at a doctor's office in exchange for a planned boob job, which a former Playboy Playmate told her she needed. She ultimately changed her mind, reports the Huffington...

Actresses Launch No-Surgery League

Kate Winslet, Emma Thompson, Rachel Weisz not going under the knife

(Newser) - Get ready for wrinkles. That's the word from 35-year-old actress Kate Winslet, who, along with pals Emma Thompson and Rachel Weisz, is taking a vow against plastic surgery and Botox. They've even launched the British Anti-Cosmetic Surgery League. "It goes against my morals, the way my parents...

New Plastic Surgery Trend: The 'Pippa Butt Lift'

But is her bum real, or was it—gasp—padded?

(Newser) - Forget Kim Kardashian's butt: This year, it's all about Pippa Middleton's rear . "The latest craze here in the US and all over the world is to get the Pippa Butt Lift," a Miami plastic surgeon tells the Telegraph , declaring Pippa the "new queen of...

Plastic Surgery Booms for Older Americans

Some doctors warn that more study is needed

(Newser) - With people living longer than ever and baby boomers entering old age, look for plastic surgery among those 65 and older to continue its remarkable growth—84,685 procedures last year alone, reports the New York Times . “In my day, no one ever thought about breast enhancement or anything,...

FDA: Silicone Breast Implants Relatively Safe

But 1 in 5 women still remove them after less than 10 years

(Newser) - Federal health officials say the latest data on silicone breast implants show they are relatively safe, despite frequent complications that lead about one in five women to have the implants removed within 10 years. An FDA report issued today is the agency's first safety assessment of the devices since...

Bristol Palin: I Had Corrective Jaw Surgery, Not Plastic Surgery
 Bristol Explains Her New Face 
May 11, 2011 10:32 AM CDT

Bristol Explains Her New Face

No, it's not plastic surgery, but it is surgery

(Newser) - Yes, Bristol Palin did indeed have surgery at the end of last year, but not the kind you might think . The 20-year-old explains to Us the reason she looks so different these days: jaw surgery. Corrective jaw surgery. "It's not plastic surgery," she says. "Yes, it...

What Happened to Bristol’s Face?

Is it plastic surgery, or just weight loss?

(Newser) - If you compare pictures from last year and this year, there's no denying it: There's something different about Bristol Palin's face. Maureen O'Connor noted the change on Gawker , wondering if perhaps Palin used "some of that abstinence advocacy money on plastic surgery." Of course,...

Liposuction Fat Reappears On Arms, Belly
After Liposuction, Fat
Returns ... Somewhere Else
STUDY SAYS
May 3, 2011 3:23 AM CDT

After Liposuction, Fat Returns ... Somewhere Else

Study finds fat gets 'redistributed upstairs' within a year

(Newser) - People who undergo liposuction are playing Whac-A-Mole with body fat instead of achieving permanent reductions, new research suggests. Researchers found that after patients had fat deposits removed from one part of their body, the fat reappeared within a year in a different part of their body, the New York Times...

Plastic Surgeon: I Worked on Gadhafi's Face in 1995

Dr. Liacyr Ribeiro recalls 2am procedure, during which Moammar ate a burger

(Newser) - By 1995, Moammar Gadhafi had been in power for 25 years, and he was showing signs of age. But the Libyan leader, then 53, had a solution: plastic surgery. Dr. Liacyr Ribeiro, a renowned Brazilian plastic surgeon, was recruited and brought to Gadhafi's bunker around 2am early one January morning....

Hugo Chavez: Down With Boob Jobs!

Venezuelan president calls their popularity 'monstrous'

(Newser) - Between 30,000 and 40,000 women get breast augmentations each year in Venezuela—and President Hugo Chavez is not happy about it. On state TV this weekend, he called it “monstrous” that even poor women feel pressure to get breast lifts, and that some doctors “convince some...

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