Botched Lipo claims more than just fat cells
A few days after Christmas, Lidvian Zelaya, a 35 year old woman in south Florida, died during a routine liposuction procedure.
According to her husband, Osvaldo Vargas, she was having a Brazilian Butt Lift procedure; where fat is liposuctioned from one area of the body, filtered, and then placed into the buttocks of the patient.
Zelaya had [...]
Will patients gain access to surgeons’ records?
Qualified surgeons are finally fed up with all the unqualified/non-board certified doctors practicing, and often times marring, cosmetic procedures.
The recent meeting in Qatar was lead by Professor Thomas, a United States plastic and reconstructive surgery expert. Officials from governing medical boards from around the world agreed that this surge of malpractice incidents was due to [...]
Lifestyle Lift 101
Lifestyle Lift, an alternate facial cosmetic surgery procedure, has been making waves since its inception in 2001. Basically, the treatment works much like a traditional facelift, only its creators assert that it is safer, cheaper, and more convenient than the latter. The procedure was caught in a controversy, though, when the New York Attorney General [...]
Read Lifestyle Lift 101 articleWhat is Teen Toxing?
Teen Toxing is a term used to describe a cosmetic procedure done to an individual in their early 20’s and yonuger. However, it was coined as such because it was associated with teenagers between 13 – 18 who had received botox / dysport shots. The subject gained a significant amount of controversy when reports of [...]
Read What is Teen Toxing? articleKim Kardashian, Twitter, and Cosmetic Surgery
Kim Kardashian and her two other sisters may very well be the 21st century incarnations of the Greek muses. Kim, especially, could be considered as the embodiment of that Scheherazadian beauty that exudes an awe-inspiring mist of beauty, sensuality, and mystery.
That perfect picture has been challenged lately, as word has gotten round that Kim’s beauty [...]
Cosmetic Surgery Today Invites Qualified Cosmetic Surgeons To Become Charter Doctors
CosmeticSurgeryToday.com is now accepting Charter Doctors to become members of this comprehensive plastic surgery portal where qualified cosmetic surgeons become visible to thousands of visitors each month.
Read Cosmetic Surgery Today Invites Qualified Cosmetic Surgeons To Become Charter Doctors articleBromelain
With the growth of the cosmetic surgery industry, utilizing the “no pain, no gain” philosophy, there has also been an increase in the number of medications targeting to minimize the pain and discomfort that patients feel after the operations. Through these prescription drugs, patients may now enjoy the benefits of the cosmetic procedures with as [...]
Read Bromelain articleRNs and Estheticians
Other than the cosmetic surgeons themselves, the whole cosmetic surgery staff is composed of other people who have specific duties to perform in ensuring the safety of the patient. Every single person has a role in making sure that the procedure goes as planned. If one fails to deliver what his position calls for, the [...]
Read RNs and Estheticians articleJoan Rivers – What hasn’t she had done?
The famous comedian is now well into her 70s, but she looks years younger. Long has she been criticized (and appraised) for her bold dabbling in plastic surgery. She’s undoubtedly raised millions of eyebrows with countless face lift and Botox procedures. And Joan Rivers isn’t showing any signs of slowing down just yet.
Just recently, the [...]
Cosmetic Surgery Now More Accepted in Society
Survey results show people are now open to getting cosmetic procedures.
The media is at full throttle nowadays when it comes to talking about cosmetic surgery. A vast body of information about the world of cosmetics is now readily available on the Internet, the television, and in magazines. Statistics show that people are now more open [...]