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Tips for choosing a plastic surgeon for your nose and beyond

Tips for choosing a plastic surgeon for your nose and beyond

A “nose job” or rhinoplasty is a common procedure among people of all ages - from teenagers to adults.

Categories: Facial Aesthetic Surgery News
October 10, 2011
About one in three people seeking rhinoplasty — commonly called a nose job — have signs of body dysmorphic disorder.

Rhinoplasty patients may have mirror disease

Call it a beak, bill, schnoz, smeller, snout, sniffer, snoot. We’ve all got one.

But, now, a new study suggests that many people who complain about the size or shape of their noses show signs of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), spending their days preoccupied with slight or imagined defects in their appearance. Because of their inability to pass a mirror without checking out the hated feature, you can say these folks have “mirror disease.”

Categories: Facial Aesthetic Surgery News
August 23, 2011
Did mobster evade capture with plastic surgery?

Did mobster evade capture with plastic surgery?

FBI television ads targeting daytime television viewers recently resulted in the arrests of infamous Boston mobster - and one of the F.B.I.'s 10 most wanted criminals - James "Whitey" Bulger and his girlfriend Catherine Greig, after 16 years on the run.

Categories: Facial Aesthetic Surgery News, Plastic Surgery News
August 22, 2011
Can you have incisionless upper eyelid surgery?

Can you have incisionless upper eyelid surgery?

Many people with naturally tired-looking, droopy eyes elect to have eyelid surgery to improve their appearance and make them look younger, more rested, refreshed and alert.

Categories: Facial Aesthetic Surgery News
August 3, 2011
The hope is that injecting your own fibroblasts will not only fill wrinkles, but also provide strength and elasticity.

Go organic: grow your own injectables

As you read this, you may not know it, but you are growing your own filler.

Categories: Facial Aesthetic Surgery News
July 28, 2011

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The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), is recognized as the world’s leading organization devoted entirely to aesthetic plastic surgery and cosmetic medicine of the face and body.  ASAPS is comprised of over 2,600 Plastic Surgeons; active members are certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (USA) or by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and have extensive training in the complete spectrum of surgical and non-surgical aesthetic procedures. International active members are certified by equivalent boards of their respective countries. All members worldwide adhere to a strict Code of Ethics and must meet stringent membership requirements.

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