Framework for regulation needed in cosmetic surgery
industry Active You Share A lack of regulation in the U.K. cosmetic surgery industry is putting patients at risk, according to a leading physician. Writing in Clinical Risk, a publication from the Royal Society of Medicine, Dr Michael Mercer states that more stringent control is needed to clamp down on patients lives being put
in jeopardy.More
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Fat-dissolving procedure carries infection risks ABC News Share French researchers are calling into question the safety of a cosmetic procedure that offers to melt away fat without surgery, exercise or pills. The doctors, writing in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, warn that the procedure, known as mesotherapy, can also leave patients
with particularly hard-to-treat and potentially disfiguring bacterial infections. Mesotherapy involves the injection of a reportedly fat-dissolving solution into unwanted fat deposits. Over weeks or months, the broken down fat disappears as it is absorbed by the body.More
New breast-growing technique, Neopac, may offer
alternative to implants NY Daily News Share A revolutionary new breast-growing technique, Neopac, will be available to some breast cancer survivors in trials starting in January, according to the Daily Mail. And within a decade, cosmetic
surgeons may open up the treatment to all women who want to amplify their cleavage, the paper reports.More
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Designer vagina craze worries Australian doctors ABC Online Share There is mounting concern about a vaginal plastic surgery procedure more and more Australian women are having. Each year more than 1,200 Australian women undergo surgery on their genitalia in a procedure known as
labioplasty. Doctors and surgeons fear that some women may be having the operation unnecessarily and there are concerns about operations being done by unqualified medical professionals. In Britain, where the procedure is equally popular, medical experts are warning of a shocking lack of information about the risks and long-term impact. It is controversial surgery but it is booming nonetheless. More
Bigger butt in demand overseas The Plastic Surgery Channel Share Bigger butt cheeks are a rising demand in the United Kingdom, and pop star Mutya Buena has led the way in this new trend. The United Kindgom’s largest plastic surgery provider, Transform, has some new figures about the demand for a bigger bum. The company is
reporting a 200 percent increase in requests for buttock implants since late September.More
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Did she fake breast cancer to get implants? MSNBC Share Folks
in central Texas don’t like being played for boobs — especially by a woman who claimed to have breast cancer when all she really had was a chest that was flatter than she wanted it to be.More
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