Read more plastic surgery stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/217/plastic-surgery.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:57:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74711/why-a-botax-is-a-wrinkly-idea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTaxing Americans' breast implants isn't as hot an idea as it may seem. That's because our assumption that richie-richie New Jersey housewives are the ones getting it isn't quite right, writes Christopher Beam for Slate . This is an industry that services people who can't afford it—credit card is the...http://www.newser.com/story/74711/why-a-botax-is-a-wrinkly-idea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:08:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74506/plastic-surgeons-make-faces-over-health-care-tax.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPlastic surgeons want to do a little work on the Senate health care bill, nipping off a 5% tax on elective cosmetic procedures. The tax, expected to raise as much as $6 billion, wouldn’t apply to anyone trying to repair a deformity caused by birth defect, injury, or disease. But...http://www.newser.com/story/74506/plastic-surgeons-make-faces-over-health-care-tax.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 10:44:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73795/winehouse-addictedto-ping-pong.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmy Winehouse has a new addiction. What vice is it this time: Cocaine? Her ex-husband? Nope. It’s her new ping-pong table. “She barely leaves the house,” a source tells the Mirror . In equally ridiculous Winehouse news, the recently-breast-enhanced singer is now pining for bigger boobs—and considering a butt job....http://www.newser.com/story/73795/winehouse-addictedto-ping-pong.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 10:42:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71381/hungary-holds-miss-plastic-pageant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBoob jobs, facelifts, and new noses were on parade in Budapest last night as Hungary held its first "Miss Plastic" pageant. The winners—who had to prove they had actually gone under the knife—received prizes including a new apartment and a new car, and their surgeons took home awards....http://www.newser.com/story/71381/hungary-holds-miss-plastic-pageant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 10 Oct 2009 5:36:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70757/autopsy-jackson-was-healthy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Jackson's arms were covered with punctures, his face and neck were scarred, and he had tattooed eyebrows and lips, but he wasn't the sickly skeleton of a man portrayed by tabloids, according to his autopsy report. In fact, the Los Angeles County coroner's report shows Jackson was a fairly...http://www.newser.com/story/70757/autopsy-jackson-was-healthy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Oct 2009 12:31:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69410/new-op-turns-those-love-handles-into-fake-breasts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new surgical technique, tested in the US and Britain, promises to give women a “two-for-one” by taking unwanted fat from their stomach and thighs and turning it into terrific breast implants, the Daily Mail reports. These implants look and feel more natural than their silicon counterparts, proponents say, and...http://www.newser.com/story/69410/new-op-turns-those-love-handles-into-fake-breasts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Sep 2009 7:57:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68523/docs-urge-caution-on-plastic-surgery-for-migraines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe New York Times weighs in today on the recent study that showed plastic surgery to be effective in curing, or at least cutting the frequency of, migraine headaches. Headache specialists are intrigued but concerned that even if they're not good candidates, patients will rush to have the forehead lifts,...http://www.newser.com/story/68523/docs-urge-caution-on-plastic-surgery-for-migraines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 12:52:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68428/hef-hurt-my-self-esteem-holly.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNow that former Playmate Holly Madison is no longer a girl next door, she's opening up about how ex Hugh Hefner damaged her self-esteem. She also tells Life & Style why she turned to plastic surgery, PopEater reports. On Hef: "Living with Hef brought down my self-esteem a lot. I...http://www.newser.com/story/68428/hef-hurt-my-self-esteem-holly.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 13:01:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65980/under-the-veil-plastic-surgery-soars-in-saudi-arabia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDoes Islam frown on nose jobs or breast implants? Three years ago, clerics and surgeons said certain procedures were sanctioned. The results may not see much light of day in a kingdom where women cover up from head to toe, yet cosmetic surgery is booming. Plastic surgery centers were rare...http://www.newser.com/story/65980/under-the-veil-plastic-surgery-soars-in-saudi-arabia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Aug 2009 12:47:17 CDT