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Like mother, like daughter, at least around the eyes

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research suggests the old saying commonly told to husbands-to-be is true, that if you want to know what your wife will look like, look at her mother.


Study: Exercise improves body image for fit and unfit alike

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Attention weekend warriors: the simple act of exercise and not fitness itself can convince you that you look better, a new University of Florida study finds.


Baby boomers' boon? LED light and green tea cream to smooth facial wrinkles

Baby boomers' boon? LED light and green tea cream to smooth facial wrinkles

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists in Germany are reporting a major improvement in their potential new treatment for facial wrinkles that could emerge as an alternative to Botox and cosmetic surgery. The non-invasive technique combines ...


Women face ID problem after cosmetic surgery trip

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created Aug 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A group of Chinese women who travelled to South Korea for cosmetic surgery baffled immigration officers on their return home when their new looks did not match their passport photos.


Teen gets Britain's first eyelash transplant: surgeons

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created Aug 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

One of Britain's biggest comestic surgery clinics claimed Sunday to have carried out the nation's first-ever eyelash transplant on a 19-year-old with a hair-pulling disorder.


Less common procedures less common than thought

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created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery announces the results of its 2009 Less Common Cosmetic Procedures consumer survey. While the media has coined these cosmetic procedures as 'fringe' and made it seem that they are ...


Cosmetic surgery appeals to men, women with appearance-based rejection sensitivity

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers have found that men and women who feel sensitive to rejection based on their physical appearance are more likely to express interest in having cosmetic surgery than those who are less sensitive to appearance-based ...


Women's magazines downplay emotional health risks of cosmetic surgery: study

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 11, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

While the emotional health implications of cosmetic surgery are still up for scientific debate, articles in women's magazines such as The Oprah Magazine and Cosmopolitan portray cosmetic surgery as a physically risky, but ov ...