In the league of the human cloning spectacle -- yes, but not quite. Still, this is one of those before-and-after revelations that will have world’s frivolous to earnest anticipation.

The world's first full face transplant is happening sooner. Blame or thank the NHS Ethics Board for finally giving its nod. It’s a “full makeover” and the operation will take place within months in the UK.

To date, the imminent breakthrough in the field of aesthetic enhancement can be considered as the ultimate facial surgery. Then again, the stakes are high or at least this is the medical team led by Peter Butler, UK's top expert on face transplants, has to say:

Just when you think you’ve seen all the cosmetic surgery procedures surgeons could come up with, here comes another one which, from the way things look, will soon become a commonly requested procedure.

Eyelash transplant surgery wants to become the new must-have procedure for women — and the occasional man — convinced that beauty is not so much in the eye of the beholder as in front of the eye itself.

Using procedures pioneered by the hair loss industry for balding men, surgeons are using "plug and sew" techniques to give women long, sweeping lashes once achieved only by glued on extensions and thick lashings of mascara.

This is becoming quite common. You know, celebrities denying they’ve contacted their friendly neighborhood plastic surgeon and had something done.

Lindsay Lohan, who first captured the hearts of moviegoers at the age of 11 with a smashing debut in a remake of The Parent Trap, has vehemently denied long-standing rumors that she has had plastic surgery to augment her breasts.

Life Style Extra tells us more:

The 'Georgia Rule' actress - was reported to have had her breasts surgically enhanced after recently being photographed with a fuller cleavage - is fed up with the constant speculation about whether she has gone under the knife to boost her bust.

Tara Reid has already come clean about her plastic surgery woes, and is over and done with it. But her healing process is an entirely different story. Her recovery, by all means, has just begun.

Peppered with scars that she got after a series of major cosmetic surgery procedures, the American Pie star is hell-bent on getting rid of these unsightly blemishes, even to the point of turning to high-tech oxygen treatments just to speed things up.

Starpulse has this to say on the matter:

Tara Reid has turned to high-tech oxygen treatments to help heal the scars left by recent breast implants and liposuction. The star has been stepping into a hyperbaric chamber at Los Angeles' Maria De Sio Skincare centre to get rid of scars around her navel and breasts.

Looks like punk-pop princess Avril Lavigne has joined the ranks of A-List celebrities who have had plastic surgery.

Judging from the pictures posted over at Life&Style, Avril’s nose definitely seems like a cosmetic surgeon did some work on it. And a really good one too, as her nose looks really good. Life&Style delivers the goods:

Now that Avril, 22, is a Ford model, it looks like the former punk princess has a picture-perfect nose — and she may have had some help getting it!

New York City–based plastic surgeon Dr. George Lefkovits thinks it’s likely Avril had a rhinoplasty — and a much-needed one at that.

Yes, there are mathematical tools for predicting facial surgery results.

A plastic surgery procedure called Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery is a medical specialty focusing on facial and skull reconstruction -- specifically patients with such disorders as cleft palate, malformations of the upper or lower jaw, and problems with the facial skeleton due to injury.

To ensure that the medical purposes of the surgery are achieved intensive pre-operative planning is needed. This is where the ‘math’ comes in – giving the patients a sense of what their faces will look like after the surgery is performed.

Or at least that is what the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) recommends in its latest study.

Consider the possible complications: fluid collections and infection at both the reconstructive site and the flap donor site. Also, hernia and bulge was much more common than in normal weight patients because when the flap was harvested from the abdominal area, weakness and deformity of the abdominal wall occurs.

According to the findings of the ASPS, "significantly obese women may wish to consider delaying breast reconstruction following mastectomy until they achieve a healthier body weight."

For the last five years, numerous injectable fillers have been introduced to the market to the delight of the ‘lip-poverished’ population. The benefits are smackingly good: larger, sexier lips. Injectable fillers also work to combat aging around the lips and mouth -- good news for the mature set since lips lose fullness and appear older as people age.

Pouting’s never been good. However, presenters to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Plastic Surgery 2006 conference in San Francisco alleged that not all injectable fillers are created equal – “some can even lead to long-lasting complications.” More significantly, the snag lies on where parts of the lips the fillers are injected.

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have found that treating the facial wound in the early healing phase with BOTOX® (botulinum toxin) helps improve the appearance of the scar later and can even eliminate the formation of bad scars. Accordingly, BOTOX® works by paralyzing the wounded region, creating a smooth surface in which the wound can heal.

"This is the first medication found to minimize scarring. This is of substantial interest in the field of scar treatment. When a wound occurs, especially on the face, people are always worried about the scar. We can now try and improve scars with these injections," according to Holger Gassner, M.D., lead study researcher at Mayo Clinic and now a fellow in Facial Plastic Surgery at the University of Washington in Seattle.

For someone who just had an apparently successful nose job, it sure is surprising to hear Ashlee Simpson warn people about rushing into plastic surgery.

Nevertheless, her advice does make sense, as virtually all plastic surgeons—the legitimate ones at least—probably give their patients the same warning. Having plastic surgery is not a decision to be taken lightly. According to a LifeStyleExtra report:

The 'Boyfriend' singer - who recently had rhinoplasty to straighten her crooked nose - insists it is everybody's individual right to go under the knife to improve their looks.