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Archive for January, 2012

Cosmetic Surgery and Nerves

Monday, January 30th, 2012

With very few exceptions, cosmetic plastic surgeons work in very shallow areas of the body. A liposuction operation, for instance, takes place just under the skin. Nonetheless, nerves large and small exist where they work, so some numbness is created in many plastic surgery procedures. After liposuction of the abdomen or the infamous “love handles”, [...]

 

Top 8 Questions for Overseas Cosmetic Surgery

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

Medical tourism in up-and-coming nations like Thailand, Turkey. Costa Rica, Mexico and India is still highly touted. Ads show sparkling facilities, spacious recovery rooms, and smiling plastic surgeons, some of whom are trained and experienced in the U.S. or the U.K. along with those low, low fees that allow you to pony up for a [...]

 

Cosmetic Surgery and Weddings

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

Recently on Good Morning America, bride-to-be Linsey Ray told how she opted for: A pre-nuptials tummy tuck A breast lift while dropping $20K and foregoing a dream honeymoon in some tropical paradise. The wedding itself cost another 20 grand. (Watch a GMA video about Miss Ray’s cosmetic plastic surgery.) Given we’ve just started a new [...]

 

Cosmetic Surgery & Driving Your Car

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

If you’ve ever scheduled cosmetic plastic surgery, you probably noticed there are quite a few concerns about how you get to and from the surgery center and then back to the doctor’s office the next morning for a quick checkup to see if an infection has set in overnight. It’s because in most cases after [...]