Plastic Surgery Articles

Plastic surgery is a thriving business with millions of customers spending in excess of $13 billion on a variety of physical enhancements in 2007 alone.  One of the most popular trends in the industry is the use of Botox and other facial fillers as a non-surgical alternative that provides a younger looking face by smoothing out wrinkles and facial furrows.  According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2.8 million treatments were administered last year at a cost of over $1 billion. Read more

The tradition of celebrating our independence with a show of streaming fireworks was created the day the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. Even though the war was still going on, celebrations using artillery, cannon fire, bonfires, illuminations, firecrackers and rockets took place throughout the entire summer. Read more

A report published in the June issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology provides some statistics regarding the relationship between second children born with cleft palates or cleft lips and substantial weight gain by the mother between the two births.  The study was conducted utilizing medical information on over 220,000 Swedish women who had their first two pregnancies between 1992 and 2004. Read more

A recent study reveals that binge eating in teenage girls and boys can be attributed to being teased by their peers at a young age. We have all been victims of child cruelty at some point or another, whether it is because of the clothes we wear, the way we act or even the way we look. Read more

There has been a great deal of commentary and analysis in the news lately about the issue of childhood obesity in the United States.  The operative statistic according to the Office of the Surgeon General is that one in three children (through adolescence) is either overweight or obese.  There is a difference in the terms: obese is at the top end of the overweight graph.  Definitions of these terms are based on the Body Mass Index (BMI) which provides average figures for the amount of body fat based on height and weight, for children from an infant age to eighteen. Read more

Lipoplasty, also know as liposuction is the procedure in which excess fat is removed from the abdomen, thighs, buttocks, upper arms or other areas of the body to improve the overall shape and body contours and proportions. Men and women have been getting lipoplasty for many years in an attempt to heighten their own personal image and self esteem. Read more

Sometimes it takes a high profile tragedy to create consumer protection that should have been there all along.  In Los Angeles in November of 2007 a Mrs. Donda West died the day after undergoing a number of cosmetic plastic surgery procedures including breast reduction, liposuction and an abdominoplasty – more commonly known as a tummy tuck.  While these procedures are not without risk, they are also common plastic surgery procedures and are often performed (on a single basis) as outpatient procedures. Read more

There are many factors that cause one to take the plunge to alter his/her appearance with plastic surgery. Studies have proven, however, that the majority of individuals who undergo facial plastic surgery do it because they feel their face does not represent their mood or inner emotions. Read more