http://cosmeticsurgeryinfocenter.com/news Cosmetic Surgery News and Information Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:31:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is the first in a multiple-part series dedicated to exposing the truth behind cartoon character makeovers -- from back alley liposuction to designer boob jobs, and all the juicy tidbits in between. Over the course of a lengthy investigation, our Dirt Team has uncovered mouthwatering rumors and astonishing, potentially-career-ending ... http://cosmeticsurgeryinfocenter.com/news/breast-implants/26/ With all the cynicism and derision that we’ve been accustomed to hearing when the topic of cosmetic procedures comes up, I think it is important to – every once in a while – focus on the angel on the shoulder of this much maligned of surgical specialties. Recently, a little boy ... http://cosmeticsurgeryinfocenter.com/news/uncategorized/happy-new-ears/ A new study published in the Annals of Plastic Surgery's August issue asserts that there is a link between breast implants and suicide.  The Los Angeles Times, when reporting the story, included the shocking headline, “Breast Cancer Linked to Suicide Risk.”  Why couldn’t we have seen it sooner?  The telltale ... http://cosmeticsurgeryinfocenter.com/news/uncategorized/big-breasts-lead-to-big-deaths/   In the realm of cosmetic surgery, this could fall into the category of a “no brainer.” Finally, women can lose weight and have their breasts enlarged all at once. This revolutionary new procedure, fittingly named Celution by its creators, involves minor liposuction of “problem areas” -- such as ... http://cosmeticsurgeryinfocenter.com/news/breast-implants/the-celution-to-all-of-the-problems-in-the-world-including-hunger-and-poverty/ If you were forming a superhero team to combat the forces of gravity and old age, who would you choose?  The San Diego Comic-Con is coming up this week, and it has me thinking about one of my favorite subjects: superheroes.  As a plastic surgery blogger, the medical topics that ... http://cosmeticsurgeryinfocenter.com/news/uncategorized/the-fantastic-plastics/ Not everyone has the cojones or the cash to get plastic surgery, but as the thriving beauty industry indicates, that doesn’t mean people are halting in their quests to fix their features. As plastic surgery becomes more popular, alternatives are springing up, many claiming to provide similar results with less ... http://cosmeticsurgeryinfocenter.com/news/facelift/straps-gadgets-clothespins-and-other-diy-plastic-surgery-alternatives/ It has been calculated that if a Barbie doll was a real woman, she’d be 7 feet tall with a 44 inch bust, 17 inch waist, and 40 inch hips.  Disproportionate, she wouldn’t be able to walk properly (a “life-sized” model of the plastic glamour-girl turned she-monster collapsed in half, ... http://cosmeticsurgeryinfocenter.com/news/plastic-surgery/body-by-mattel%e2%84%a2/ Yes, boys, it happens to us too. It's up to you to decide whether to embrace the signs of age as rugged manliness, or succumb to the cosmetic surgery revolution. As you gaze longingly into the mirror, turning to this side, then the other, admiring those contoured biceps, flexing your sculpted ... http://cosmeticsurgeryinfocenter.com/news/injectables/the-black-crows-feet-%e2%80%93-man-looks-in-mirror-and-screams/ A popular website, myfreeimplants.com has been getting a lot of international media attention. In a cynical nutshell, this new site is where men and women can gather together to support each other’s hopes and dreams. For the ladies, it’s the promise of confidence and self assurance in the form of free ... http://cosmeticsurgeryinfocenter.com/news/breast-implants/exchanging-porn-for-plastic-surgery%e2%80%a6/ Number one: I'm not a woman. Number two: Every person's body is his/her own temple, and has the right to accentuate his/her own body as he/she sees fit. That said, I do have opinions, particularly when it comes to plastic surgery among our celebrity-set. A recent article in an on-line entertainment magazine ... http://cosmeticsurgeryinfocenter.com/news/injectables/plastic-surgery-and-the-stars-%e2%80%93-should-they-or-shouldnt-they/