Plastic Surgery News

According to Consultant plastic surgeon Dr. Purmina Ayer, many women who have undergone breast reduction surgery are ‘extremely satisfied’ with the results. Breast reduction surgery is the fifth most popular plastic surgery procedure in 2006 according to the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.

Ayer told Sri Lanka’s Sunday Times that going under the knife is one of the best options out there for women who are suffering from macromastia or abnormally large breasts.

Women with macromastia complain about the discomfort brought about by the condition. While other women would kill for large breasts, those who actually have them suffer from back pains among other things.

Due to the proliferation of plastic surgery reality TV shows and the influx of non-invasive procedures, one would think that plastic surgery has become less dangerous than it used to be.

The era of lunchtime liposuction, Botox parties, and one-hour facelifts has paved the way for people to think that getting cosmetic surgery is just like getting one’s ear pieced.

However, the death of Kanye West’s mother, Donda West, has brought us back into the harsh truth. That plastic surgery is a major operation and if not done well, could be fatal. Kanye’s mom reportedly died during a cosmetic procedure this weekend.

We hear about their stories on a regular basis – famous men and women having successful weight-loss surgeries. We have Star Jones, Randy Jackson, and Sharon Osbourne to name a few. They look so happy and contented with the results of the weight loss surgery. However, behind those smiles lies something that most (if not all) weight loss surgery patients worry about. You got it! Excess skin, stretch beyond its capacity to snap back, hanging like a deflated balloon.

This is primarily the dilemma faced by those who undergo this type of surgery. When large amounts of fat is extracted from the body, the skin holding the fat tissues begin to sag and hang and this could look pretty ugly.

Lipo Dissolve is a pretty new addition to liposuction family, but it is yet to prove its worth before it can really be implemented mainstream. As of the moment, plastic surgeons are still looking at the various aspects of the procedure in order to assess its safety and effectiveness.

The principle behind Lipo Dissolve is quite simple. If you are having problems with excess fat, then you can get rid of it without having to change your diet, exercise, or even undergo surgery. The procedure involves injecting a solution into fat tissues. The solution dissolves the cellular membrane of fat cells, thereby eliminating it safely from the body. By safely, it means that the fat cell contents are released into the bloodstream and later filtered out through the liver.

A 'mommy makeover' is a cosmetic surgery package aimed at mothers who have just recently given birth. It usually consists of three plastic surgery procedures namely a breast lift, a tummy tuck, and liposuction. The procedures are done in order to removed excess skin and as well as reduce stretch marks caused by pregnancy.

Dr. David Spoker, a plastic surgeon from California, said that the physical trauma of pregnancy, childbirth, and breast-feeding can have effects that cause women to lose their figures.

“Twenty years ago women did not think they could do anything about the after-effects of pregnancy. Now they can,” Stoker said.

A small study conducted by researchers at Yale University suggests that plastic surgery reality shows influence patients' decisions on going under the knife. Shows like Extreme Makeover, Dr. 90210 are taken into consideration when doing the study.

The researchers polled 42 first-time patients who sought a consultation at Yale's plastic surgery clinic about how frequent they watched such shows which have become quite famous since it first aired on TV. This is done in order to determine whether shows like these really affect decision-making done by patients concerning plastic surgery procedures.

If you think that only people who have low-self esteem go under the knife, think again. A new study dares to break that misconception.

According to a study in the October issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery(a journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons), body satisfaction has no influence on whether or not a person is interested in most forms of plastic surgery. The study says that most people who want to undergo plastic surgery are actually those who have a normal level of body satisfaction. This ruins the preconceived notion that only those who have low self-esteem actually think of plastic surgery as an option to solve certain flaws of the body.

You always see them everyday at home, at work, or in your neighborhood. They abhor exercise since they are too lazy to do it. They feed on junk food, and happily live couch-potato lives. Yeah, these guys prefer to spend five hours in front of their TV or computer than to spend 30 minutes in the gym. But they are saying that their bodies can still be saved through cosmetic surgery.

A survey for the Sunday Telegraph has shown that almost half of men take no regular exercise and eat horribly. However, one out of four said that they are counting on cosmetic surgery to improve their appearance.

A Los Angeles plastic surgeon and his research team confirm that the use of a laser to prepare breast tissue during breast reduction is not only safe but also offers other benefits compared to the traditional methods.

Breast reduction surgery is becoming a popular cosmetic surgery as breast augmentation. It looks like more and more women are choosing smaller breasts size over the discomfort brought about by large breasts such as upper body pain, freedom to exercise without discomfort, and heightened self-image.

Physicians who perform breast reductions have gone tired and weary with the old methods. They have been looking for ways to do the procedure in a much safer and more convenient way. Fortunately though, a new study headed by Dr. Grant Stevens, a plastic surgeon in Southern California, finds that a carbon dioxide laser can successfully replace scalpels or scissors used during the procedure.

A new study conducted in Australia concerning drugs, sex and surgery trends reveals that a quarter of teenage girls say they would get plastic surgery if they could, and 2 percent admitted that they have already gone under the knife.

Four thousand girls aged 11 to 18 took part in the study and most of them are unhappy with their bodies in general and their weight in particular. Almost 60 percent wanted to lose weight so badly, and 45 percent said they knew someone who has an eating disorder.

One out of four teenage girls who were questioned or 27 percent of the total sample size said that they would get plastic surgery if they can afford it, and 2 percent already had their makeovers done.