ScienceDaily (Oct. 8, 2008)

Breast augmentation, lift, combination lift/augmentation and reduction achieve high satisfaction rates; enhance self-esteem and quality of life; and 99 percent of women would have their surgery again, according to a first-of-its-kind study to be presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Plastic Surgery 2008 conference, Oct. 31 – Nov. 5, in Chicago. The study found breast lift and lift/augmentation to have a high level of patient satisfaction that rivals breast augmentation and reduction. [Read More]

By SETH KUGEL – New York Times (Oct. 15, 2008)

FIVE years ago, when a fourth horizontal line appeared on the forehead of Cody E. Lee, he knew he had his family’s wrinkle gene. Both his mother and maternal grandfather had deeply furrowed foreheads, so he could see what the future held.

“That was the point at which I said, ‘I’m going to get some help here,’ ” said Mr. Lee, who is 40 and manages a small business in San Francisco. “I think it’s fine having some lines or wrinkles on your face, but I wanted to avoid those deep impressions.”

Not so long ago, those wrinkles (or transverse forehead rhytides, as plastic surgeons and dermatologists call them) might have been thought of as masculine signs of wisdom or maturity. But that sentiment appears to be changing as doctors report a steady stream of men signing up for Botox injections. [Read More]

ScienceDaily (July 7, 2008)

Women who have breast reconstruction after an elective mastectomy are satisfied with their decision, have low complication rates and 98 percent would do it again, reports a study in July's Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). In addition, breast reconstruction after preventive mastectomy was as safe as or safer than reconstruction in women with breast cancer and had excellent cosmetic results. [Read More]

ScienceDaily (Aug. 27, 2008)

ScienceDaily (Aug. 27, 2008) — Many theories have sought to explain what causes the baggy lower eyelids that come with aging, but UCLA researchers have now found that fat expansion in the eye socket is the primary culprit.

As a result, researchers say, fat excision should be a component of treatment for patients seeking to address this common complaint. [Read More]

ScienceDaily (Apr. 28, 2008)

Lumpectomy or breast conservation surgery is the most common type of breast cancer surgery currently performed. A benefit of the surgery is that only part of the breast is removed, but a drawback can be the resulting physical appearance of the breast, which may be disfigured, dented or uneven. A report in April’s Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, examines advances plastic surgeons have made in breast reconstruction to repair the damage left when cancer is removed. [Read More]

ScienceDaily (Apr. 28, 2008)

It has been proven that plastic surgery can improve self-esteem, but can it also act as a natural mood enhancer? A significant number of patients stopped taking antidepressant medication after undergoing plastic surgery, according to a study presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Plastic Surgery 2006 conference in San Francisco. [Read More]

ScienceDaily (Apr. 19, 2006)

Having breast implants is not associated with an increased risk of cancer overall, a new study reports in the April 19 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Implants were associated with a decrease in breast cancer risk and an increased lung cancer risk, but these results likely reflect the lifestyles and smoking habits of the women in the study rather than an effect of the implants themselves, the authors conclude. [Read More]