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The Fastest-Growing Cosmetic Surgery Is ...

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 08:06:58 CDT

Americans are getting fed up with their chins, the BBC reports. They had 20,680 chin implants last year—up 71% from 2010—making the procedure the nation's fastest-growing cosmetic operation. But it still trails in popularity behind liposuction (325,332 last year), breast augmentation (316,848), abdominoplasty (149,410),...

Egypt Politician Ousted Over Nose Job Fib

Kevin Spak — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:07:25 CST

Egypt's ultraconservative Nour party kicked out lawmaker Anwar el-Balkimy today, after discovering that the bandages covering his face were not, as he had been claiming, the result of a vicious beating from armed gunmen, but rather of a nose job. It's Egypt's first scandal of the post-Mubarak era, the New...

Here's How Many Years a Facelift Shaves Off

Kate Schwartz — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 07:50:05 CST

Contemplating going under the knife but wondering if your 58-year-old face will truly emerge looking like that of a 40-year-old? According to a new study, it won't. A group of plastic surgeons set out to find an "objective measure" for their patients by asking 40 medical students to guess the...

Venezuela Offers Free Removal of Faulty Implants

Dustin Lushing — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:39:26 CST

The Venezuelan government has offered to pay for the removal of defective breast implants for its own citizens, reports the BBC . The implants were produced by a now-defunct French company and are filled with industrial grade silicone—increasing their chance of rupturing. Replacement implants, however, will not be covered.

Smokers May Lose Their Nipples

Matt Cantor — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:42:20 CST

A plastic surgeon wants smokers to know: If you light up within a month of a breast lift, your nipples could literally drop off. That's because smoking can reduce blood flow to some parts of the anatomy. If those body parts don't get blood, they die, writes Anthony Youn at...

Cops: Fake Doc Pumped Cement in Women's Butts

Rob Quinn — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 02:00:00 CST

Police have identified several victims of a bogus Florida surgeon who injected women's behinds with cement, superglue, and tire sealant, and they believe more victims are too embarrassed to come forward. Oneal Ron Morris, who was born a man but identifies as a woman, has been arrested and charged with...

Surgeon Posts Topless Photos of Implant Patients

John Johnson — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:00:05 CDT

Odd lawsuit of the day: Some St. Louis women who got breast implants were horrified to discover that their surgeon posted before-and-after photos on her website —with their names attached, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch . "I sincerely regret that the protective mechanisms supposedly set up by my former web host...

Trump Casino Offers Plastic Surgery Jackpot

Rob Quinn — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 04:16:37 CDT

An Atlantic City casino is offering frequent gamblers a chance to win a new face. Loyalty card holders who amass enough points at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City will be entered into a drawing for $25,000 in plastic surgery procedures of their choice, AP reports....

Woman Gets Uniboob in Botched Surgery

Rob Quinn — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:12:00 CDT

In the 48 states where doctors don't need to be certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgeons to perform plastic surgery, unwary patients run the risk of ending up like Dinora Rodriguez, experts warn. The 40-year-old woman was left with a merged "uniboob" by an uncertified surgeon who had...