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Why do eyelids sag with age? New study answers mystery

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 26, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Many theories have sought to explain what causes the baggy lower eyelids that come with aging, but UCLA researchers have now found that fat expansion in the eye socket is the primary culprit. As a result, ...


Surgery in patients with RA is often 'too little, too late'

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A new study published by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reveals that one of the most common conditions caused by Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is best treated surgically, sooner rather than later.


Divorce, antidepressants, or weight gain/loss can add years to your face

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Your mother's wrinkles — or lack there of, may not be the best predictor of how you'll age. In fact, a new study claims just the opposite. The study, involving identical twins, suggests that despite genetic make-up, certain ...





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British docs repair bad plastic surgeries

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 19, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

More people crossing the English Channel for less expensive plastic surgery wind up having repair work done when they return, a British survey said.


Are breast cancer patients being kept in the dark?

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Despite the increase of breast reconstruction procedures performed in 2008, nearly 70 percent of women who are eligible for the procedure are not informed of the reconstructive options available to them, according to a recently ...


Plastic surgeons should be part of disaster relief planning, response

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

When a terrorist bomb explodes, a tornado rips through a town, a hurricane devastates a region, or wildfires ravage homes and businesses, plastic surgeons are not typically atop the list of emergency responders.


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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.


New technique for injectable facial fillers improves comfort, recovery

New technique for injectable facial fillers improves comfort, recovery

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Less pain during injections for wrinkle-fighting facial fillers. Less swelling afterward. Less time in the office waiting for anesthesia to take effect.


Cosmetic surgery procedures to exceed 55 million in 2015, ASPS study predicts

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 24, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

[B]Expertise of board certified plastic surgeons critical to achieve beauty goals[/B] More than 55 million cosmetic surgery procedures will be performed in 2015, predicts a recent study in Plastic and Reconstructive Surger ...


Hidden facial cheek fat compartments are key to youthful appearance

Technology / Other

created Jun 24, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Rejuvenating newly identified fat compartments in the facial cheeks can help reduce the hollowed look of the face as it ages, according to new research by plastic surgeons at UT Southwestern Medical Center.


Breast reconstruction advances fix distortions left by lumpectomy

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 23, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Lumpectomy or breast conservation surgery is the most common type of breast cancer surgery currently performed. A benefit of the surgery is that only part of the breast is removed, but a drawback can be the resulting physical ...


Got migraines? New study proves forehead lifts can erase years and headaches

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 31, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Migraine headaches are a drain — not only on the estimated 30 million Americans who suffer from them, but on the economy, too. Because pain and other symptoms caused by migraine headaches can be quite severe, it is projected ...


Plastic surgeons offer microsurgery technique for breast reconstruction, tummy tuck after mastectomy

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Since her teens, Jennifer Jablon had watched family members deal with breast cancer during their 40s, 50s, and 60s. She wondered whether it would be her fate too.



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