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Type, location of fat matters in liposuction patients

Type, location of fat matters in liposuction patients

Many Americans are looking for ways to improve their physiques by shedding a few pounds, and one of the most popular cosmetic procedures, liposuction, is aimed toward that end. However, some patients are better candidates for the body contouring treatment than others, the website EmpowHer.com reports.

Categories: Body Contouring News
January 7, 2011
Vogue delivers the “skinny” on vitamins

Vogue delivers the “skinny” on vitamins

On a recent spa visit to Mexico, a Vogue beauty editor underwent a thorough airport bag search because of a bulging Ziploc of vitamins. With humiliation came clarity of vision. Were all these vitamins really necessary? So, she consulted five experts in health and nutrition and pared down her daily vitamin intake.

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January 6, 2011
Doctor facing charges due to patient's death after laser liposuction

Doctor facing charges due to patient’s death after laser liposuction

A medical commission in California recently charged a doctor at a Bellevue body contouring facility with professional misconduct in the wake of a patient’s death. Officials claim that he failed to perform a laser-assisted liposuction procedure up to state standards resulting in the death of a patient, NBC affiliate KING reports.

Categories: Patient Safety
January 5, 2011

Doctors reconstruct boy's jaw with rib bone

Just six months after a 12-year-old boy underwent ambitious reconstructive surgery on his jaw, the active seventh grader was back on the soccer field and living a relatively normal life. The surgeon who performed the surgery removed a piece of the patient's rib and used it to recreate his jawbone, the California-based Palo Alto Patch reports.

Categories: Facial Aesthetic Surgery News
January 4, 2011
Plastic surgery in China has growing pains

Plastic surgery in China has growing pains

Fashion-conscious women add inches to the frame by wearing high heels. Ask any board-certified plastic surgeon in the States to make you taller and he will present choices ranging from Payless Shoes to Manolo Blahnik.

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January 3, 2011

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