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Dangers Of Unlicensed Personnel Performing Medical Cosmetic Procedures In Non-clinical Setting
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Dangers Of Unlicensed Personnel Performing Medical Cosmetic Procedures In Non-clinical Settings 16 Jan 2006 - 0:00am (PDT) The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) have joined forces to raise awareness about the dangers of unlicensed personnel performing medical cosmetic procedures in... click here for more
Dog Bite Awareness: Beware the Bite!
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Dog Bite Awareness: Beware the Bite! Every year, nearly 4.7 million Americans are bitten by dogs - 60 percent of these victims are children. In fact, about half of all children in the U.S. will be bitten by a dog by the 12th grade. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons... click here for more
Dr. Anagnos: One of the few surgeons trained by his collegue Dr. Ruff in the Contour Thread Lift.
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Dr. Anagnos: One of the few surgeons trained by his collegue Dr. Ruff in the Contour Thread Lift. Give your face a lift without surgery or downtime. Wouldn’t it be great to lift the skin on your face without scars, a long recovery period and a big bill? The Contour... click here for more
Drive Yourself To Fitness
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Drive Yourself To Fitness By Sally Squires Tuesday, August 15, 2006 If you're like the typical Washingtonian, you spend at least an hour a day in your car. You may not think of your auto as a fitness center, but those long commutes, maddening traffic snarls and endless carpools can... click here for more
Eliminate those daily makeup sessions...with permanent makeup
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Eliminate those daily makeup sessions...with permanent makeup Central Montgomery Dermatology Associates, Philadelphia PA PERMANENT MAKEUP…..to enhance your own lovely facial features and eliminate those daily makeup sessions! The art of “Permanent makeup” is recognized as an ancient Asian beautification process. Today we offer it to you to allow you to... click here for more
Facelift: Minimally Invasive Realities
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Minimally invasive realities:  Conservative approach appropriate for selective patient population Apr 1, 2006 By: Beth Kapes Cosmetic Surgery Times Orlando, Fla. — As the minimally invasive facelift procedure is becoming readily accepted as a popular alternative to the traditional comprehensive approach, patients are anticipating the same results from the less... click here for more
Factors to Consider Before Getting Saline-Filled Breast Implants
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Factors to Consider Before Getting Saline-Filled Breast Implants Whether for augmentation or reconstruction, breast implantation may not be a one-time surgery. You are likely to need additional surgery for replacement or removal of the implants over the course of your life. Many of the changes to your breast following implantation... click here for more
FDA APPROVAL AND CONTOUR THREADS™
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FDA APPROVAL AND CONTOUR THREADS™ Contour Threads™ are approved by the FDA and have the CE Mark, Health Canada Approval. It is the only FDA approved non-absorbable barbed sutures. Many threads on the market do not have FDA clearance for marketing. Threads from Russia, Australia, Brazil, Romania, China and Canada... click here for more
FDA Presses Restaurants on Obesity
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FDA Presses Restaurants on Obesity Report Urges Healthier Food, More Labeling By Todd Zwillich WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD on Friday, June 02, 2006 June 2, 2006 – The FDA is leaning on restaurants to give customers more information on the fat and calorie content of their... click here for more
FDA Rejects Silicone Implants
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FDA Rejects Silicone Implants WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2004 "Long-term safety, the concern that prompted the removal from the market 11 years ago, was clearly not demonstrated." Dr. Thomas Whalen, chairman of FDA advisory panel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CBS/AP) The Food and Drug Administration has rejected Inamed Corp.'s bid to bring silicone gel... click here for more
Hematoma Risk for Men after Facelift
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Hematoma risk for men after facelift There is no denying that cosmetic surgery is much safer now and things are only getting better but it does not mean that it is risk-free. But it is also important to understand that many accidents and complications can be attributed to the patients... click here for more
High Risk Women are Extremely Satisfied With Breast Reconstruction After Preventative Mastectomy Procedure
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High Risk Women are Extremely Satisfied With Breast Reconstruction After Preventative Mastectomy Procedure Produces Favorable Results; Improves Body Image (press release from ASPS) ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. The thought of developing breast cancer is scary enough for many high-risk women without facing the hard decision to have their breasts removed to... click here for more
Intense Pulse Light Therapy, Brown Spots, Port Wine Stains, Sun Damage
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Intense Pulsed Light addresses the redness and rough textures in scars as well as the diffused redness of the skin caused by broken capillaries.  Dr. Anagnos often creates a combined treatment programs of IPL and BOTOX, giving patients near term, tangible results. Intense Pulsed LightTM (IPL) skin treatments using the... click here for more
Is Less more: Noninvasive cosmetic procedures
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Is Less more? New noninvasive cosmetic technologies are worth a look, but nothing beats surgery. If you believe everything you read or see on television, plastic surgery has become as easy as teeth cleaning. Step into a doctor's office or medical spa, listen to music while doctors train gentle lasers... click here for more
Laser Hair Removal Risks
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Laser Hair Removal Risks Featured on ABC's Primetime news, 04.07.2002 More troubling to the experts Primetime spoke with is the rise in popularity of laser treatment to remove body hair. Such treatments are becoming available at more and more spas, and more than 1 million Americans had laser hair removal... click here for more
Making an Informed Decision About Breast Implants
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Making an Informed Decision About Breast Implants By Carol Rados Despite more than a decade of controversy over their safety, breast implants are more popular than ever among women who want to build upon what nature gave them or who want to restore what disease has taken away. Whatever the... click here for more
Men Turning to Cosmetic Surgery in Growing Numbers
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Men Turning to Cosmetic Surgery in Growing Numbers While women still make up 87% of all cosmetic surgery patients, 1.2 million procedures were performed on men in 2004, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). This represents a 16% increase since 2000. Based on ASPS statistics, the top five... click here for more
Mesotherapy Not Proven as a Safe Alternative to Liposuction
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Mesotherapy Not Proven as a Safe Alternative to Liposuction According to a report in the April 15, 2005, Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical publication of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), patients should be wary of mesotherapy until the safety and effectiveness of the procedure... click here for more
More Women Happy With Saline Breast Implants
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More Women Happy With Saline Breast Implants Saline Beats Out Silicone Breast Implants in Most Categories By Denise Mann WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Michael Smith, MD April 20, 2004 (Vancouver, British Columbia) -- There's no sign that silicone breast implants will be widely available again any time soon, but... click here for more
New FDA-Approved Skin Fillers Changing the Face of Cosmetic Dermatology
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New FDA-Approved Skin Fillers Changing the Face of Cosmetic Dermatology (press release from AAD) NEW YORK (July 29, 2004) Every year, Americans spend millions of dollars on anti-aging products in their unwavering quest to look younger. But treating stubborn wrinkles and fine lines often require more help than is available... click here for more

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