Breast Augmentation: Everything You Should Know About Breast Implants
If you are considering breast augmentation, you are not alone. Over 300,000 women in the United States alone choose the procedure every year while millions more are considering the possibility. Is breast augmentation right for you? It is important to get a wide understanding of the basic facts from choosing a breast implant surgeon, to [...]
Cosmetic Surgery Holiday in Thailand: An Affordable Reality
Jake has experienced the Medical Tourism Industry in Thailand first hand on many occasions- it is through these encounters that he wants to share from his journey. Cosmetic surgery can make huge differences in people’s lives, regardless of their age or the nature of their needs. But tragically cosmetic and plastic surgery are often beyond [...]
Model tells of surgery holiday nightmare
An Australian model claims her career has been ruined after a “surgery holiday” to Thailand that left her with botched breast implants.Mindy Bouchet, who appeared in Zoo Weekly’s Beach Babes competition 2010, purchased the budget holiday and surgery package last year. But after her surgery, the 25-year-old Perth woman was left with uneven breasts, [...]
Patients have a right to safe surgery
The rise in cosmetic medical tourism has put into question the foundation of the patient-doctor relationship and is endangering many who seek low cost surgery, argues the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS). That the organization is both protecting its members, most of whom only work on domestic customers, and seeks to sell [...]
Liposuction Frequently Asked Questions
Often people will find that no matter how much they diet or exercise there can be specific parts of the body where they just cannot get rid of the excess fatty deposits. Liposuction can eradicate this fat on areas such as the abdomen, thighs, buttocks, upper arms, chin, chest and back. During liposuction fat cells are surgically removed [...]
Now they’re slapping a tax on facelifts: Taxman plans £500 Million VAT raid on Britain’s booming cosmetic surgery industry
Chancellor George Osborne plans to raise up to £500 million a year by slapping VAT on cosmetic surgery. The move – already being dubbed a ‘boob tax’ by the cosmetics industry – would send the cost of operations such as breast enlargements, facelifts, tummy tucks and liposuction soaring by 20 per cent. Until now, VAT has been [...]
Surgical Implants & Treatments Can Boost Your Confidence
Plastic and cosmetic or sometimes called, aesthetic surgery enables specially trained surgeons to model or re-form the human body. The plastic surgery speciality encompasses both reconstructive surgery and aesthetic or cosmetic surgery. Reconstructive surgery restores or improves physical function and minimizes disfigurement from accidents, disease or birth defects. While not essential to [...]
Breast Reduction or Reduction Mammaplasty
Also known as reduction mammaplasty, breast reduction removes excess breast fat, glandular tissue and skin to achieve a breast size in proportion with your body and to alleviate the discomfort associated with overly large breasts. Overly large breasts can cause some women to have both health and emotional problems. In addition to self image issues, [...]
Plastic Surgery Abroad Unsafe – Says Who?
Broad strokes of “unsafe” are being painted on the quality of medical surgery performed outside of one’s own home country (without stating which home country that is) by ISAPS (International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons). The whole theme of “it’s unsafe anywhere but home” is odd, since the membership of the ISAPS is comprised of [...]
Breast Augmentation FAQ
Are you unhappy with your breasts? Many women are not, so more and more are opting for breast surgery. And today, it is even simpler and safer than ever before. Today breast enlargement, or augmentation, is one of the most popular cosmetic procedures.Never has it been simpler or safer to have breast surgery. Women who [...]