Survey Reveals Injectable Procedures are Mainstream and Accepted Cosmetic Medical Treatment Options for the Everyday Woman

Despite what some may think people aren’t hiding their use of BOTOX® Cosmetic and hyaluronic acid dermal fillers. In fact, according to survey statistics released recently by The Aesthetic Surgery Education & Research Foundation (ASERF), the research arm of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), nearly nine out of 10 respondents (87 percent) openly discuss their BOTOX® Cosmetic and hyaluronic acid dermal filler treatments with others, with seven out of ten (70 percent) receiving support from the people they told.

Branded Surgery Is Not Always the “Quick Fix” it is Advertised To Be

Have  you seen the commercial for in-office procedures that will make your face  wrinkle-free or sculpt your stomach, with no downtime and no scars?   Lifestyle Lift, Lunchtime Lift, Thread-Tox, and Smart-Lipo, are just a few of  the brand-name surgical procedures being marketed to the public as a cosmetic  quick fix with a clever name.

Breastfeeding May Not Have an Adverse Effect on Breast Appearance

Study shows age, body mass index, and smoking among risk factors for sagging breasts

Findings from a study published in the September/October 2008 issue of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal show that, contrary to popular belief, breastfeeding is not a likely cause of post-pregnancy drooping of the breasts.

As a growing number of women turn to plastic surgeons for breast lifts and breast augmentation  to counteract the effects of pregnancy on their bodies, one common postpartum complaint is sagging breasts, also known as breast ptosis, which many believe to be linked to breastfeeding. However, as this new study demonstrates, it appears that other factors are responsible for the breast sagging experienced by some women after pregnancy

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Partners with RealSelf.com to Deliver Trusted Cosmetic Surgery Information to Consumers Worldwide

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS at http://www.surgery.org) announced a partnership agreement with RealSelf.com (http://www.realself.com) to provide consumers access to more accurate, timely, and realistic information about cosmetic procedures.

RealSelf.com is an unbiased consumer resource for cosmetic treatment information that uses social media to encourage conversation between consumers on beauty-related topics. ASAPS is the leading professional society of board-certified plastic surgeons specializing in cosmetic procedures.

Body Contouring Surgery Risk Rises with Increased Body Mass Index

Study reveals close correlation between degree of obesity and complications arising from popular aesthetic surgical procedure

A recent study investigating the relationship between complications of body contouring surgery and body mass index has confirmed an increase in the occurrence of such complications with worsening degree of obesity.  Findings from the study are published in the July/August 2008 issue of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, the peer-reviewed publication of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS).

In order to determine the degree of risk associated with obesity when undergoing body contouring surgery, a retrospective review was conducted of 129 patients who underwent a single body contouring procedure from 1993 and 2002.  Patients were categorized based on their body mass index (BMI), clinical degree of being overweight, into groups including ideal (BMI <25), overweight (BMI 25-30), obese (BMI 31-35), morbidly obese (BMI 36-40), and severely morbidly obese (BMI >41).