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Cosmetic surgery open night  -  25 Mar 2008
Reading Evening Post,It will feature a short presentation titled ‘Everything you ever wanted to know about cosmetic surgery’, which will include advice on how to choose a

Has She or Hasn’t She? – Mariah Carey Cosmetic Surgery Claims  -  25 Mar 2008
CareFair.com,It is still up in the air as to whether she had any type of cosmetic surgery – the one consensus is that she looks great one way or the other.

Priscilla Presley's botched cosmetic surgery  -  25 Mar 2008
LIVENEWS.com.au,It’s been reported Elvis Presley’s ex-wife Priscilla is undergoing corrective surgery after a botched cosmetic procedure by a dodgy doctor.

Teenage cosmetic surgery  -  25 Mar 2008
GMTV,More and more teenagers are having cosmetic surgery - do you have a story to tell? Teenagers are rushing to have breast enlargement surgery in an attempt to

Mummies using plastic surgery to try and become yummy  -  25 Mar 2008
Daily Mail,Cosmetic surgery experts blame images of Hollywood stars who appear to have almost instantly snapped back into shape after giving birth for driving more and

The unkindest cut of all  -  25 Mar 2008
Scotsman,Statistics from three of Britain's largest cosmetic surgery chains showed that almost 600 teenagers had the surgery last year, by far the highest figure

Under wraps  -  25 Mar 2008
ic Wales,Cosmetic surgery is bigger business than ever in Wales, with a new ‘super clinic’ about to open in Cardiff, but misconceptions and celeb horror stories mean

Medical tourists need to mind the gap  -  25 Mar 2008
Easier (press release),The ‘health tourism’ industry is increasing at a rate of around 30 per cent per year with over 70000 people travelling overseas for cosmetic surgery or

Longer, lasting support  -  25 Mar 2008
Courier Mail,When I asked her why she had chosen to have cosmetic surgery, Tracey said: "When I was married my husband always wanted me to get a boob job.

Behind the face  -  25 Mar 2008
Guardian,The humanities lesson moves on to consider the present-day obsession with cosmetic surgery. Before-and-after pictures of face lifts prompt an animated

Plastic Surgery Makes the Man  -  Mar 21, 2008
U.S. News & World Report,It certainly seems possible after reviewing recently released reports from the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and the American Academy of Facial

Cosmetic Surgery Grows In Popularity  -  Mar 23, 2008
24-7PressRelease.com (press release)With the wide variety of cosmetic surgery procedures available today, more and more people are opting to go under the knife to improve their looks.

Surge in breast enlargement operations as  -  Mar 22, 2008
Times Online,Statistics from three of Britain’s largest cosmetic surgery chains show almost 600 teenagers had the surgery last year. One group has reported a more than

Friel considers cosmetic surgery  -  Mar 18, 2008
Ireland Online,Actress Anna Friel is considering cosmetic surgery - after spotting the early signs of ageing in her car rearview mirror. The 'Pushing Daisies' star admits

Stretched hospitals paying for 'botched face ops'  -  Mar 23, 2008
Irish Independent,It is estimated at that least 5000 men and women are travelling abroad for cosmetic surgery annually -- and another 10000 go for dental work.

Elvis's wife gets a lift from cosmetic surgery  -  Mar 21, 2008
Cosmetic Surgery News,Has Priscilla Presley had help from cosmetic surgery ahead of her appearance on Dancing With The Stars ? 62 years old Priscilla has been no stranger to

Gap in regulation of cosmetic surgery clinics  -  Mar 21, 2008
Irish Independent,By Breda Heffernan A REGULATORY gap which means that private cosmetic surgery clinics are not inspected or licensed must be filled, the Irish Medical

Got sagging breasts or sweaty armpits? Botox them  -  Mar 23, 2008
Canada.com,Are you contemplating cosmetic surgery, but phobic about a surgeon's scalpel? Try a jab of Botox instead to give those sagging breast a lift as it's not

Behind the beauties, nips and tucks: A look inside the beauty ...  -  Mar 23, 2008
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),One of her favorite stories is of a contestant who could have won but opted for last-minute cosmetic surgery, and thus was barely able to lift her arms when

Actress Anna Friel Pondering Cosmetic Surgery  -  Mar 20, 2008
CareFair.com,Pushing Daisies star, Anna Friel is thinking about having cosmetic surgery sometime in the future. The 31-year old British actress said “I don’t think I

Ontario docs expected to tighten rules governing cosmetic surgery  -  Mar 19, 2008
Windsor Star,Cosmetic surgery is not listed as a specialty under the college's guidelines. On Monday the board will review the results of a mandatory-response survey

Cosmetic surgery: make me the way I was  -  Mar 9, 2008
Times Online,The rocker Courtney Love recently wrote on her MySpace page that, after vowing not to undergo any more cosmetic surgery “until I really need it in my

Outrage Over Parents’ Decision to Have Down Syndrome Child Undergo ...  -  Mar 10, 2008
FOXNewsThe parents of a Down syndrome girl have caused a public out cry in the UK by subjecting their daughter to cosmetic surgery to improve her appearance.

Cosmetic surgery to carry health warnings?  -  Mar 18, 2008
Irish Medical Times,Strong new proposals from the Irish Association of Plastic Surgeons (IAPS), including the recommendation that advertisements for cosmetic surgery clinics

Consumer watchdog warns of foreign surgery weaknesses  -  Mar 21, 2008
InTheNews.co.uk,Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, said patients should think carefully before deciding to have cosmetic surgery abroad.

Unkindest cut of all  -  Mar 22, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery chief executive Dr John Flynn said vaginoplasty, an operation to tighten the vaginal muscles, was on the increase.

Male beauty at Skin Institute  -  Mar 23, 2008
Thread,Cosmetic surgery gives you the opportunity to change what you don’t like into something you love. The Skin Institute Men’s Clinic offers a wide variety of

‘I just want to look good’  -  Mar 22, 2008
ChronicleHerald.ca,Cosmetic surgery’s not just for the famous. But is there really anything sinful about our desire for perfection? By LAURA FRASER Cape Breton Bureau

Americans spend big on cosmetic surgery  -  Mar 3, 2008
Stuff.co.nz,UNDER THE KNIFE: More than 11 million had cosmetic surgery in the US last year with the most popular procedure being liposuction. The American Society for

MyNipTuck.com Makes the First Step Toward Cosmetic Surgery ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
PR Web (press release),Austin, TX (PRWEB) March 17, 2008 -- What do people envision when they think about getting cosmetic surgery or a Botox® injection?

Cosmetic clinic hits back over TV 'errors'  -  Mar 21, 2008
Irish Independent,By Edel Kennedy THE cosmetic surgery clinic which featured in a TV exposé has said that all immediate concerns raised in a review of its care and practices

New Study Suggests Young Adults More Approving of Cosmetic Surgery  -  Feb 26, 2008
FOXBusinessAccording to the February 2008 report of 1000 teens and young adults ages 18 and above, 69% of respondents are in favor of cosmetic surgery, which is a 7%

Ismail: Botched cosmetic surgery victims not making reports  -  Feb 28, 2008
Malaysia Star,...wife of Labuan incumbent Datuk Suhaili Abdul Rahman, who had been in coma since she got into complications from a cosmetic surgery she had undergone at

Cosmetic Surgery Losing Stigma for US Men, Rises 17% in 2007  -  Feb 25, 2008
BloombergIn all, Americans spent more than $13 billion on cosmetic surgery and less-invasive procedures last year, according to the report. While injections of Botox

Cosmetic Surgery Goes Extreme  -  Mar 6, 2008
Sky News,The array of body parts you can now have surgically enhanced is getting whackier by the minute. Britney Spears is just one of the celebs reportedly

Surgery, cars charged to company, feds say  -  Mar 12, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle,She also used company funds to pay for cosmetic surgery, a Hawaii and Tahiti cruise vacation, a granite kitchen countertop, a residential air-conditioning

The plastic surgery trend: Pick the part  -  Mar 17, 2008
The News-Press,...out about a doctor’s specialty and experience, said Dr. Patrick Flaharty, a board certified ophthalmologist who specializes in facial cosmetic surgery.

Consumers seek alternatives to cosmetic surgery  -  Mar 14, 2008
Hospital Healthcare Europe,Though cosmetic surgery is increasingly common, it is seen as inconvenient and expensive, and consumers will pay considerably for products claiming

Outrage in the UK over Down Syndrome child's cosmetic surgery  -  Mar 13, 2008
News-Medical.net,The case of a Down syndrome girl subjected by her parents to cosmetic surgery to improve her appearance, has generated great controversy in the UK.

JOBS AT GALWAY COSMETIC SURGERY COMPANY SAFE  -  Mar 14, 2008
Galway City Tribune,The future of jobs at a Galway cosmetic surgery company is safe, following its buy-out by a UK property developer. Advanced Cosmetic Surgery employs 75

The cost of being beautiful  -  Mar 21, 2008
Emirates Business 24/7,Manchester Clinic’s Dr Kayle says Dubai will soon beat Beirut as the preferred destination for cosmetic surgery in the Middle East.

Health Highlights: March 17, 2008  -  Mar 17, 2008
Forbes,2 as Most-Performed Cosmetic Surgery Varicose vein removal has moved ahead of eyelid surgery as the second most often performed cosmetic surgical procedure,

For Top Medical Students, an Attractive Field  -  Mar 21, 2008
BlueRidgeNow.com,...some of whom perform facial cosmetic surgery) — had the highest median medical-board scores and the highest percentage of members in the medical honor

Vain Consumers Seek Off-the-Shelf Alternatives to Minor Cosmetic ...  -  Mar 11, 2008
Newswire Today (press release),They say that while cosmetic surgery is on the rise, it remains inconvenient and expensive, and consumers will continue seek out viable alternatives.

Foreign Cosmetic Surgery Carries Risks  -  Mar 12, 2008
WFtv.com,Ronnie Heikkinen's puppies love her unconditionally. But for most of her life, Ronnie did not love herself. She felt trapped in a body she loathed.

Despite National Numbers, Seattle Area Discretionary Spending ...  -  Mar 21, 2008
Market Wire (press release)Not too many products or services beat Botox, Restylane, or general cosmetic surgery, when it comes to the definition of "discretionary.

Angie Best launches cosmetic surgery diet and exercise plan with ...  -  Mar 6, 2008
WebWire (press release),The number of people undergoing cosmetic surgery procedures has increased by 32% since 2007 according to cosmetic surgery provider, The Harley Medical Group

Cosmetic Surgery  -  Mar 10, 2008
KGTV, 10News.com,Dr. Paul Chasan has been practicing plastic surgery for over 11 years. Although his work is nationally known for all types of plastic surgery,

Cosmetic Surgery Makes Gains in Weak Economy  -  Mar 9, 2008
PR Web (press release),According to the annual statistics of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the number of body contouring procedures performed has

Cosmetic surgery 'not to be rushed into'  -  Mar 6, 2008
Looking Good Feeling Great,Brits are urged not to rush into cosmetic surgery but are instead encouraged to take time to research procedures and prepare physically for surgery,

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