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  • Hollywood-style special effects give girl new ear 2010.12.27 Elise benefited from a little known field called anaplastology, where medical artists make Hollywood-like special effects come alive to fix disfigurements that standard plastic surgery cannot.
  • Scientists find bacterial zoo thrives in our skin 2009.08.03 Eeeww. There’s a zoo full of critters living on your skin — a bacterial zoo, that is. Consider your underarm a rain forest.
  • Melanoma Awareness 2009.06.16 “Melanoma is the most common form of cancer for young adults 25-29 years old, and the second most common cancer in adolescents and young adults 15-29 years old,” said Dr. Sherri Vazales, of Bay View Dermatology in Petoskey.
  • An interesting story, with a twist of lime 2008.11.17 She has an extended scar down her right thigh and around her knee, and one afternoon she mentioned it, so I asked how it happened.
  • LASIK Expectations: Before, During, and After 2008.08.15 This article is a compilation of patient information developed by manufacturers and healthcare professionals, but cannot replace the dialogue you should have with your doctor.
  • The Skinny on Liposuction 2008.08.15 Liposuction is the most popular form of cosmetic surgery in the United States, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS).
  • Removing Hair Safely 2008.07.25 Here are some tips related to common methods of hair removal.
  • Use Eye Cosmetics Safely 2008.07.25 Safety experts within the Office of Cosmetics and Colors in FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) offer consumers the following advice.
  • Wrinkle Relief: Injectable Cosmetic Fillers 2008.07.25 In the quest for youth—or at least a more youthful appearance—women and men are seeking treatments to minimize laugh lines, crow's feet, and forehead furrows.
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  • PIP Breast Implants Unsafe, Say German Authorities German authorities at the BfArM Institute have officially informed the International Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) that the former GfE Medizintechnik GmbH in Germany sold breast implants under the name TiBREEZE from September 2003 to August 2004, which were manufactured with PIP components...
  • Male Tummy Tucks Up 15% In UK Britons appear to be tightening their belts in more ways than one: 2011 audit figures from the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) revealed on Monday that the number of men undergoing tummy tucks (abdominoplasty) was 15% higher than in 2010...
  • Breast Implant Boss Arrested The scandal of the faulty, badly made breast implants from French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) continues with the arrest of Jean-Claude Mas, 72, who according to police has been held at his home in Six-Fours-les-Plages in the South of France...
  • Visible Signs Of Aging Improved By Pycnogenol (French Maritime Pine Bark Extract) In New Study Human skin is the body's first line of defense and often mirrors the health, nutritional status and age of a person. Over time, skin shows signs of aging due to the gradual breakdown of collagen and elastin. However, skin can be rebuilt and made healthier no matter one's age...
  • Ban Cosmetic Surgery Ads, Regulate The Industry, Urge To UK Government The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) is calling on the UK government to ban cosmetic surgery advertising and tighten up industry regulations, including carrying annual checks on surgeons. The association has long voiced its objection to the use of "marketing gimmicks" to promote cosmetic surgery and what it sees as the lax regulation of the industry...

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