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Jolie surgery sets good example by careful weighing of risks: doctors
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - Angelina Jolie's decision to have a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer may have stunned fans of the Oscar-winning actress, but doctors say her choice is shared by many other women with a high genetic risk for breast cancer....Tags: Barack Obama, Breast Cancer, Angelina Jolie, Mastectomy, Medical Research
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Sagging skin has women up in arms
In South Florida — land of sun, surf and bare shoulders — women are going under the knife to clip their "bat wings." Those sagging flaps of skin have made upper-arm lifts, or brachioplasty, more popular at a time when consumer confidence in...
Tags: Liposuction, Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgeons, Jessica Biel, Cosmetic Procedures
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Plastic surgery group cites Michele Obama in procedure's growth
The U.S. plastic surgery industry, which performed $11 billion worth of cosmetic procedures last year, issued a report Monday that highlights a growing trend: operations to get arms like first lady Michelle Obama's. The American Society of Plastic...
Tags: Breast Augmentation, Plastic Surgery, Cosmetic Procedures, Botox (drug), Demi Moore
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Women opting for surgery to get Michelle Obama's arms
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons released its latest cosmetic and resconstructive surgery statistics on Monday. Many of the trends were familiar. In all, the group reported, Americans underwent 1.6 million cosmetic surgeries, including face-...
Tags: Breast Augmentation, Plastic Surgery, Celebrity Surgery, HIV, Cosmetic Procedures
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After death, Maryland to limit where cosmetic surgeries are performed
Maryland is moving to toughen regulations on the fast-growing medspa industry — a move designed to narrow a "loophole" and prevent deaths such as one last year following a liposuction treatment at a Timonium facility. Regulations being discussed...
Tags: Plastic Surgery, Politics, Procedural Sedation, Cosmetic Procedures, Botox (drug)
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Gummy Bear Boobs?
WGNO NewsHave you heard of Gummy Bear boobs? With more than $1-Billion spent on cosmetic breast surgery a year in the United States it's no surprise manufacturers keep coming out with the next best thing. Vanessa Bolano has the story. Ask for gummy bears at a...Tags: Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Food and Drug Administration, Plastic Surgeons, Breast Surgery
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More men opting for Plastic Surgery: Top 5 surgeries
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterWhen you think about botox, eye lifts and laser treatments do women come to mind? These days the new patient isn't necessarily a she but a he. "Number one would be upper eyelids," said Dr. Michael Breiner, a plastic surgeon in Roanoke County. Breiner'...Tags: Breast Reduction, Plastic Surgery, Cosmetic Procedures, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Botox (drug)
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Lunch Hour Facelift
WGNO NewsA bunch of plastic surgeons are in town as the American Society of Plastic Surgeons convention gets underway at the Convention Center. One of the topics of conversation: quick alternatives to fight the aging process. It's what one Metairie doctor has...Tags: Plastic Surgery, Julia Roberts, Plastic Surgeons, Dermatologists, Cosmetic Procedures
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Harley Edward Sterling
Sterling, Harley Edward, "Ed", MD, 82, passed away at home from cancer, on Saturday, August 18, two days before his 83rd birthday, surrounded by his family. He was born in 1929 in Granite City, Illinois, and was the only child of Gladys and Harley Edward...
Tags: General Practitioners, Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Cancer, Plastic Surgeons
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From Sun Magazine: Budging the bulge with CoolSculpting
It's a common refrain in Gia D'Anna's office: Extra inches that childbirth or time left around the middle are resisting diet and exercise. D'Anna is the office manager for a Lutherville plastic surgeon, and, as a mother, she sympathizes with the...
Tags: Breast Augmentation, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ellicott City
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Dr. Elizabeth Kinsley
NOLA MarketplaceCovington based plastic surgeon, Dr. Elizabeth Kinsley, offers a personal approach to patient care. There are so many things to consider when making a decision as personal and permanent as getting plastic surgery. We understand the impact a particular...Tags: Liposuction, Breast Augmentation, Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgeons
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