A Phillippino man recently underwent cosmetic surgery to make him look like his hero – the cartoon character, Superman. Herbert Chavez is so obsessed with the fictional super hero that he was prepared to have a series of painful operations to make his body and face look like that of the Man of Steel. However, […]
A new cosmetic surgery craze could be about to hit the UK, thanks to Pippa Middleton, the younger sister of Katie Middleton. Called the Pippa butt lift, the craze began after Pippa’s curvy figure (particularly her behind) was noticed during the marriage of her older sister to Prince William. Since then, many young women in […]
Cosmetic surgery is fast becoming technologically driven. The days when implements, such as saws and knives were the standard tools of the trade are coming to an end. While it has proved valuable in helping the surgeon with their work, old dental equipment is also gruesome and limited in what it can achieve. One new […]
The cost of cosmetic surgery is often too expensive for many people, especially during these times of economic hardship and so there now appears to be a growing trend for cheap DIY solutions. Unfortunately, the chances of these ‘solutions’ going wrong are very high. The latest case involves woman who decided to inject herself with […]
More and more men are opting to get cosmetic surgery. However, most men are still too shy to talk about what they have had done. This isn’t really surprising as men are traditionally reluctant to talk about their health and medical problems. However, the growth in male plastic surgery follows an increased interest by many […]
Dame Helen Mirren has dubbed it “horrific” when young people undertake plastic surgery. Talking to America’s InStyle magazine, Helen discussed how she felt about plastic surgery in connection to herself, adults and the younger generation and although she understood a desire to better one’s appearance, she felt it destroyed rather than accentuated young beauty. “The […]
An 8 year old Indian girl, who had an unfortunate facial hair deformity, has been cured by plastic surgeons. The girl, who suffered from an unusual hair growth disorder, was treated by doctors at the SCB Medical College as well as in hospital. After just two months, she has what would be described as a […]
Scientists in Belgium believe that a large proportion of people who request rhinoplasty, also known as a nose job, suffer from a mental illness, in particular body dysmorphic disorder. Body dysmorphic disorder is a condition in which a person has an unnatural obsession with any slight defects in their appearance. These defects don’t have to […]
It seems in the USA that more and more people are paying cash for cosmetic surgery procedures to treat the effects of skin cancer. This recent surge of patients is apparently due to a shortage of Dermatologists. The problem has arisen, because the diagnosis rates of skin cancer is going up, but surgical procedures are […]
Well, it seems a growing number of people think there is since the number of women opting for weight loss surgery as a cure is growing in the USA. The reasoning behind this is a known fact that overweight women generally struggle to get pregnant, so it stands to reason that if a woman wants […]