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Looking Good on Facebook: Social Media Leads to Spikes in Plastic Surgery Requests
Social media is all about seeing and being seen, so it's not surprising that the ubiquity and frequency of posts are fueling our vanity. All the constant...
Angelina’s Surgery: Altered Body Parts Are Already the Norm
From the rise in plastic surgery to advanced prosthetics, the line between the real and unreal has long since eroded

What New York Women Want: Kate Middleton’s Nose
The royal schnoz is becoming the most-requested upgrade in the offices of pricey New York plastic surgeons.
Head of Mexico’s Powerful Teachers’ Union Detained
(MEXICO CITY) — The head of Mexico's powerful teachers' union was arrested at an airport outside Mexico City Tuesday for alleged embezzlement, with federal...

Woman Claims Breast Implants Saved Her Life in Shooting
Proponents of breast enhancement can now boast that implants have benefits outside the cosmetic realm.

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South American Support – Following Ecuador’s granting of political asylum to Julian Assange, the BBC reports that the Union of South American Nations has agreed...

Charity Group Offers Free Plastic Surgery to Bullied Teens
The bullying began in first grade, when classmates started teasing Nadia Ilse about her “elephant ears.” Even at the age of ten, she was asking her mother for...

After Liposuction, Exercise Makes Fat Loss Last
You can’t get something for nothing — especially when it comes to weight loss. A new study by Brazilian researchers shows that when patients lose fat through...

Dubious Medical Syndrome of the Day: ‘Smartphone Face’
Beware, teenage texters and overworked professionals. If you stare at your phone for too long, you just may end up with a case of “smartphone face.” At least,...

Should There Be A Minimum Age For Cosmetic Surgery?
This post is in partnership with Worldcrunch, a new global-news site that translates stories of note in foreign languages into English. The article below was...
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Surgery to get back at your ex
Revenge plastic surgery -- getting back at your ex by having work done to become more attractive -- is becoming more and more common. ...
VIDEO:' Cosmetic surgery must be safer'
Everyone who carries out' filling' cosmetic surgery treatments should be required to complete accredited training, a doctor has warned. ...
For plastic surgery, breasts, butts out in 2012; faces in
For the first time in six years, the number of people enhancing their breasts and plumping their buttocks is declining. ...
AUDIO:' Doctors won't remove my implants'
The Today programme hears from Sabrina Elliot, a young woman being targeted by unscrupulous cosmetic surgery salesmen. ...


