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Dr. Arthur Perry
Arthur W. Perry, MD, FACS is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, Inc. This is the single most important qualification in choosing a plastic surgeon.
Dr. Perry graduated from Rutgers College magna cum laude with high distinction in...Tags: Entertainment, Mike Ferguson, Cosmetic Procedures, Rutgers University, Periodicals
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Woman Left With 'Uniboob' After Botched Plastic Surgery [PHOTOS]
pix11.comA Los Angeles woman is living a nightmare after being disfigured by an unlicensed plastic surgeon, and she is speaking out so other women don't fall prey. Dinora Rodriguez, of Los Angeles, woke up after a surgery to replace leaking breast implants to...Tags: Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgeons, Breast Augmentation, Corporate Crime, Health and Medical Professionals
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Plastic surgery increasingly is a couples activity
Los Angeles TimesWhen Margaret first met her boyfriend, she weighed 105 pounds and wore short crop tops. But after 13 years together, the 55-year-old retiree from Torrance developed a "muffin top" that she just couldn't eliminate. So she did what so many other women do...Tags: Entertainment, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Chemical Peel, Breast Reduction, Tummy Tuck
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Chin implants are fastest-growing cosmetic surgery procedure
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons reported Monday that chin implantation -- a.k.a. the "chinplant" -- was the fastest-growing cosmetic plastic surgery procedure in 2011. "The chin and the jawline are among the first areas to show signs of aging,"...
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Good plastic surgery, bad plastic surgery
Special to the Los Angeles TimesLike it or not, plastic surgery is here to stay. Sure, some people will tout the virtues of self-acceptance and aging gracefully and lament that the rise of cosmetic procedures (including fillers, Botox and the like) signifies the swift decline of...Tags: Cosmetic Procedures, Dolly Parton, Heidi Montag, Mickey Rourke, Health
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Chinplants hottest thing in plastic surgery
Apparently Americans aren't happy with their chins. Chinplants are the fastest growing plastic surgery, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. And both men and women are getting the procedure. The chin and jawline are among the first...Tags: Plastic Surgery, Botox (drug), Plastic Surgeons, Breast Augmentation, Cosmetic Procedures
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Lifts on the rise among plastic surgery procedures
Breast augmentation may be as popular as ever, but what really has heads turning at the plastic surgeon'soffice is the surge in lifts: upper arm lifts, lower body lifts, butt lifts, breast lifts — some of these procedures have experienced growth...
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Health officials alarmed over silicone injections for fuller buttocks
Some women who want rounder, fuller buttocks are turning to a dangerous cosmetic procedure: illegal injections of silicone offered by people who lack medical training and may buy their supplies in home improvement stores. The trend — which has...Tags: Entertainment, Entertainment Events, Home Improvement, Health, Surgery
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A material to close deep wounds and promote skin regrowth
A biological Jell-O with a structure as precise as a microchip's could someday be the surgeon's patch to seal large, deep wounds and help them regrow skin.
Using techniques borrowed from silicon chip design, researchers at Cornell University in Ithaca,...Tags: Entertainment, Television, Plastic Surgeons, Injuries and Wounds, Health
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From Sun Magazine: Botox 2.0
When Sandy Rosenblatt looked in the mirror, the striking brunette could see nothing but one big flaw — her eyes, which were sunken and seemed a little dark. So at 34 she had a plastic surgeon smooth them over. While she was there, she decided to...Tags: Reconstruction, Dentistry and Dental Health, University of Maryland, College Park, Health, Medical Research
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Botox gel touted as new needle-free wrinkle treatment
AnchorDENVER -- Botox is far and away the most popular cosmetic procedure in the U.S., with more than 5 million people getting the shots in 2010 alone. But a new form of the drug could get rid of the needles for good. And it has a lot of doctors, and potential...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Botox (drug), Plastic Surgeons, Health, Health and Medical Professionals
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Are Groupon discounts for medical treatments illegal?
Those big discounts on health care treatments offered on websites like Groupon may be illegal, medical law experts say.
Not for the patients but for the medical professionals giving them.
Because the websites keep as much as half of the patient's...Tags: Dermatology, Plastic Surgeons, American Medical Association, Dentistry and Dental Health, Clubs and Associations
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