Cosmetic surgery tourism is growing year on year. Yet, many are putting their health or even life at risk by unqualified practitioners. The recent death in the US of a British woman serves to highlight the problem, but a lot of people are still intent on getting something done abroad. Why? Quite simply, lower costs […]
Plastic surgeons in the United States have issued a warning about so called medical practitioners who have had minimal training in cosmetic surgery. Unfortunately, according the group of Virginian surgeons, quackery is a growing trend, with many of these unqualified people performing operations in their offices. It is alleged that patients are seeking surgery on […]
Recent research has found that Miami, Florida is the number 1 place to go for cosmetic surgery in the USA. However this placing is based not on how good the surgeons are at performing their craft, but on the number of surgeons available per 100,000 residents who are over the age of 18. Miami apparently […]
Studies in the US appear to suggest it possibly is better than other treatments. However one surgeon warns that it is important that people considering getting stomach bypass surgery carried out go to someone who has performed a large number of them. According to one New York Surgeon, Dr. Mitchell Roslin: “[Gastric bypass surgery is] […]
The recent death of a British woman who went to the US as a cosmetic surgery tourist has caused alarm and consternation among many people – medical professionals, the general population and politicians alike. The woman in question believing she was having an injection to increase the size of her buttocks was in fact injected […]
Klinefelter disease is a chromosomal abnormality that only affects men. Its side effects include the development of man boobs, small testicles, low libido and infertility. It was thought to be fairly rare, but recent research suggests it may be more common than previously supposed. Researchers in Australia studied 25,000 men who scientists believed were potentially […]
It seems that plastic surgery in Australia and elsewhere is growing. What’s more, it is being led by well known sports stars and other celebrities. Shane Warne, Australia’s well known cricketer admitted that his shiny white teeth are more to do with cosmetic dentistry than good hygiene. What’s the reason? The same as women – […]
With fewer girls each year opting to take up science at A level, psychologists are now wondering if plastic surgery and online clothes ordering could be the way to interest them. It seems that subjects such as IT and physics are more interesting to girls, if they are taught with a female slant. However science […]
If Korea is anything to go by, then the answer is possibly yes. Apparently, a survey found a staggering 41.4% of teenagers would consider going under the knife if it meant enhancing their beauty. The company carrying out the research, told a Korean newspaper: “The comparison with older age brackets is stunning: 41.4 percent among […]
A new minimalist invasive procedure has been showcased at a clinic in Chelmsford. Called the trampoline neck lift, patients are given treatment to improve their neck lines. The procedure was actually launched in the US two years ago, but has now found favour with one clinic in Britain, where a training session took place. Fifty […]