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 More dermatologists and gynecologists are breaking into the look-good, feel-good market of elective procedures. While their staff may be qualified to perform procedures like laser hair removal and chemical peels, when it comes to actual plastic surgery, they could lack some of the qualifications, not to mention experience.
After gaining 99 pounds during pregnancy, Daphne Rios, of San Antonio, was disappointed with her post baby body, especially the excess skin under her arms. "You won't catch me in short sleeves or sleeveless," Rios said.
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 Fear and anger are growing among women with breast implants in Latin America, a key market for the bankrupt French firm that used industrial silicone to make cheap prostheses linked to health risks.
The implants at the center of the scandal were made by the now defunct Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) and appear to have an unusually high rupture rate, prompting French authorities to urge women to have them removed.
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 Christmas dinner is the highlight of the festivities for many of us; but it comes at a cost – there is no other meal in the year where we consume so many calories.
The average Christmas dinner with starter, trimmings, pudding, cream, brandy butter, mince pies, cheese and biscuits all washed down with plenty of wine comes to a massive 6,500 calories.
Bodycraft Weight Loss, based in London and Surrey, provides bariatric surgery for overweight and obese patients who have chosen drastic action to take control of their diets and weight.
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 Younger patients with "early or minimal signs of facial aging" achieve better results and higher satisfaction rates at least a decade after facelift surgery, according to a study in the January issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
Because of their superior long-term results, patients younger than 50 years old undergoing "maintenance facelifts" should be considered preferable candidates for facial rejuvenation surgery, suggests the new report by Drs. Tom S. Liu and ASPS Member Surgeon John Q. Owsley of California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco.
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 Tina Franklin and Nicole Tuzzolino are each other's best friends and sisters, so each always knows what the other wants for Christmas.
"Clothes and accessories," Tuzzolino, of Ladera Ranch, Calif., said of what she usually gives her older sister, Franklin.
"Maybe some old pictures of us growing up," Franklin, from Costa Mesa, Calif., said of what she typically gives her younger sister.
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