And it seems to be the Chinese who are helping explode it. As incomes increase in China more and more young people are opting to go under the knife. One Korean surgeon, Sung Min-yun told reporters: “As incomes rise in China, people are more focused on beauty, and more and more of them are coming […]
Pornography has been blamed as a major cause for an increase in labioplasty surgery. It seems many more women than normal are now asking for operations on their private parts in their pursuit of what’s been described as designer genitals. This has alarmed the medical profession who see this as being a direct consequence of […]
A growing number of dentists are now offering cosmetic dentistry services as well as general dental operations and check ups. However in New Jersey, USA they may be restricted in what they can offer. The commonest procedures include Botox treatment, but new regulations could curb or even put an end to this practice. Curbs could […]
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 […]
Plastic surgeons in the United States have issued a warning about so called medical practitioners who have had minimal training in cosmetic surgery. Unfortunately, according the group of Virginian surgeons, quackery is a growing trend, with many of these unqualified people performing operations in their offices. It is alleged that patients are seeking surgery on […]
Recent research has found that Miami, Florida is the number 1 place to go for cosmetic surgery in the USA. However this placing is based not on how good the surgeons are at performing their craft, but on the number of surgeons available per 100,000 residents who are over the age of 18. Miami apparently […]
Studies in the US appear to suggest it possibly is better than other treatments. However one surgeon warns that it is important that people considering getting stomach bypass surgery carried out go to someone who has performed a large number of them. According to one New York Surgeon, Dr. Mitchell Roslin: “[Gastric bypass surgery is] […]
The recent death of a British woman who went to the US as a cosmetic surgery tourist has caused alarm and consternation among many people – medical professionals, the general population and politicians alike. The woman in question believing she was having an injection to increase the size of her buttocks was in fact injected […]
It seems that plastic surgery in Australia and elsewhere is growing. What’s more, it is being led by well known sports stars and other celebrities. Shane Warne, Australia’s well known cricketer admitted that his shiny white teeth are more to do with cosmetic dentistry than good hygiene. What’s the reason? The same as women – […]
With fewer girls each year opting to take up science at A level, psychologists are now wondering if plastic surgery and online clothes ordering could be the way to interest them. It seems that subjects such as IT and physics are more interesting to girls, if they are taught with a female slant. However science […]