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Companies look to provide anti-aging treatments as baby boomers reach retirement age

Companies look to provide anti-aging treatments as baby boomers reach retirement age

For individuals looking for ways to prevent signs of aging, non-surgical procedures are often preferable to more invasive methods. The desire for non-invasive anti-aging treatments has led a growing number of companies to seek out ways of providing patients alternatives to plastic surgery.

Categories: Skin Procedures News
November 8, 2010
Anonymous donor pays for man's cosmetic surgery

Anonymous donor pays for man's cosmetic surgery

For much of his life, Maurice Simpson lived with benign facial tumors as a result of Neurofibromatosis, a rare genetic disorder. The growths left him disfigured and blind in one eye. However, thanks to an anonymous donation he was able to have cosmetic surgery to remove the tumors, NBC affiliate KSL reports.

Categories: Facial Aesthetic Surgery News
November 8, 2010
Breast lift can provide similar results as augmentation

Breast lift can provide similar results as augmentation

For women who are considering cosmetic surgery to improve the apperance of their breasts, they may feel that the only options at their disposal is breast augmentations. However, there are a number of other options available that can provide patients with equally positive results.

Categories: Breast Surgery News
November 5, 2010
Before breast reconstruction, some patients turn to prosthetics

Before breast reconstruction, some patients turn to prosthetics

Some breast cancer patients may have to wait a certain length of time after a mastectomy to undergo breast reconstruction surgery. Dallas-based KDAF reports that many of the women turn to prosthetics in the interim to help fill the void.

Categories: Breast Surgery News
November 4, 2010
Four-year-old boy receives plastic surgery after dog bite

Four-year-old boy receives plastic surgery after dog bite

Four-year-old Bradley Mills, from Calne, England, recently underweant reconstructive facial surgery after being attacked by a Doberman. The England-based Swindon Advertiser reports that the dog pierced Mills' forehead with a tooth, and bit his nose to the bone.

Categories: Facial Aesthetic Surgery News
November 4, 2010

The mission of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) includes medical education, public education and patient advocacy. Plastic Surgery News Briefs are summaries of current stories found through various news and magazine outlets that relate to or mention plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures. The views expressed in these news articles do not necessarily reflect the opinions of ASAPS, but are merely published as an educational service to our members and the general public. For additional information on these subjects and other plastic surgery related topics, please go to www.surgery.org

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Robert W. Kessler, MD – Vice Chair, Editor
Denis F. Branson, MD – Editor
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Gary R. Culbertson, MD – Editor
Karol A. Gutowski, MD – Editor

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About ASAPS
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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