Posts tagged “Breast Implants”

Things You’ve Always Wanted to Know about Breast Implants (But Were Too Afraid to Ask)-5837

October 21st, 2016

Flick through an average copy of Cosmopolitan or the Daily Mail, and chances are you’ll hazard onto one or two high-handed, hyperbole-ridden articles on breast implants. Stories of people whose time under the knife makes them look like a Picasso painting will sit next to tales of surgical perfection, the kind of transformation so perfect […]

Cosmetic Surgery Industry Hit by Breast Implant Shortages-7075

September 25th, 2014
Cosmetic Surgery Industry Hit by Breast Implant Shortages-7075

Cosmetic surgeons in Venezuela are reporting a shortage of breast implants, and it is impacting the industry. Cosmetic surgery is often considered to be a rite of passage for young women in the South American nation. But particular branded breast implant products are now hard to come by. There are other, equivalent products available – […]

The People of Miami Found to be the Vainest in the US -9250

January 6th, 2012
The People of Miami Found to be the Vainest in the US -9250

The people of Miami, Florida, have been found to be the vainest residents in the US, according to LivingSocial research. When asked to rate themselves on a scale of 1 to 10 most Miami residents were happy to say score themselves at least a 7. The research, which was carried out over 20 states and […]

Concerns over Breast Implant Ruptures-7444

January 4th, 2012
Concerns over Breast Implant Ruptures-7444

Concerns have been raised in France after it was revealed that an implant supplier used non-authorised silicone gel in its implants. The firm, Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), used a form of silicone gel that is not authorised by the French government and it was found to have abnormally high rupture rates. Now, the government has […]

More Cosmetic Surgery Tourists duped-4896

April 19th, 2011
More Cosmetic Surgery Tourists duped-4896

Cosmetic surgery tourism is growing year on year. Yet, many are putting their health or even life at risk by unqualified practitioners. The recent death in the US of a British woman serves to highlight the problem, but a lot of people are still intent on getting something done abroad. Why? Quite simply, lower costs […]

Celebrity Warns Against Cosmetic Surgery-0163

February 23rd, 2011
Celebrity Warns Against Cosmetic Surgery-0163

Singer Kelli Williams has asked women to “think, long and hard” before deciding on getting cosmetic surgery. She based this opinion on watching her father, himself a plastic surgeon carrying out a lot of operations on patients. She told reporters: “Growing up around that (cosmetic surgery) gave me a very nice life as a kid […]

New Cosmetic Surgery Registry Started In USA-2777

February 7th, 2011
New Cosmetic Surgery Registry Started In USA-2777

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) in collaboration with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has created a new registry to compile data on breast implants. The reason for this is to keep an eye on a rare medical condition called Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL). Although there have only been about 34 cases […]

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