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Plastic Surgery |
"Facial reconstruction" redirects here. For the identification of skeletal remains, see Forensic facial reconstruction. Plastic surgery is a general term for operative manual and instrumental treatment which is performed for functional or aesthetic reasons. The word "plastic" derives from the Greek plastikos meaning to mold or to shape; its use here is not connected with modern plastics. The principal areas of plastic surgery include two broad fields. Reconstructive surgery, including mic ...
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- Cosmetic (National Women's Health Information Center)
Cosmetic News Headlines
- 2006 Procedural Survey Shows 3% Increase In Men Seeking Cosmetic Surgery
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Shoddy Cosmetic Procedures Can Leave Lasting Damage
MedicineNet - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Not Your Average Physician: 'I Understand the Value of Branding'
Washington Post - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:00 EST
- Is Cosmetic Surgery Right For You?
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 27 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Physicians Converge On San Diego And Ft. Lauderdale To Explore Adding Aesthetic Procedures To Their Medical Practices
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Cosmetic Surgery's New Frontier
Washington Post - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:00 EST
- Wrinkle-filler regenerates collagen
MSNBC - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:38 EST
- Study finds wrinkle-filler regenerates collagen
Reuters - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 02:23 EST
- Harley St bans abortion clinics
BBC - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:31 EST
- Speedy celebrity beauty fixes
MSNBC - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:36 EST
- Cosmetic surgery draw condemned
BBC - Tue, 09 Jan 2007 10:19 EST
- Slathering on skin-numbing creams can kill
MSNBC - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 09:27 EST
- Overuse of skin numbing creams can cause death: FDA
Reuters - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 08:18 EST
- American Academy Of Dermatology: New Approach For Treating Aging Skin Combines Minimally Invasive Procedures
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Cutera Introduces Novel Laser Wavelength For Cosmetic Dermatology
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Philadelphia Inquirer Examines Demand For Silicone Breast Implants Since FDA Approval
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Guidelines For Patients Seeking Cosmetic Procedures Abroad
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 26 Dec 2006 11:00 EST
- Quest PharmaTech Initiates A Fifty Patient Pivotal Clinical Trial For Cosmetic Hair Removal Applications
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Could Stem Cells Make You More Beautiful?
ABC News - Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:12 EST
- Anika Therapeutics Receives FDA Approval For Its Cosmetic Tissue Augmentation Product
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 23 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- FDA Approves Radiesse(R) Facial Filler For Two New Aesthetic Indications
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 30 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- Some Ob-Gyns Switching To Cosmetic Medicine Clinics, New York Times Reports
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 04 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- Illicit Cosmetic Silicone Injections Carry Lethal Consequences
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 02 Dec 2006 02:00 EST
- FDA Approves Silicone Breast Implant For Breast Reconstruction, Cosmetic Augmentation; Limits Cosmetic Use To Women Over Age 21
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 22 Nov 2006 08:00 EST
- Cosmetic surgery helps make 60s new middle age?
Reuters - Mon, 27 Nov 2006 01:43 EST
- Cosmetic surgery helps make 60s new middle age
Reuters - Mon, 27 Nov 2006 06:37 EST
- One in five consumers open to cosmetic surgery
Reuters - Thu, 23 Nov 2006 01:41 EST
- Illicit Cosmetic Silicone Injections Carry Lethal Consequences
ScienceDaily - Thu, 30 Nov 2006 04:00 EST
- One in 5 consumers open to cosmetic surgery: survey
Reuters - Thu, 23 Nov 2006 09:17 EST
- One in 5 consumers open to cosmetic surgery: survey
Reuters - Thu, 23 Nov 2006 09:17 EST
- Highly Concentrated Botulinum Preparation For Cosmetic Injections Can Result In Severe Illness
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:00 EST
- Highly Concentrated Botulinum Preparation For Cosmetic Injections Can Result In Severe Illness
ScienceDaily - Sun, 26 Nov 2006 04:00 EST
- Anika Therapeutics Receives FDA Approvable Letter For Its Cosmetic Tissue Augmentation Product
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:00 EST
- Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy Report Summarizes Editorials On FDA's Approval Of Silicone Breast Implants
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 24 Nov 2006 08:00 EST
- Botox at the Mall: Is It Safe?
ABC News - Sat, 25 Nov 2006 05:59 EST
- Don't Forget To Floss Your Arteries!
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 02 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- Illicit silicone injections can be lethal
Reuters - Thu, 30 Nov 2006 04:30 EST
- Surgeons welcome new FDA ruling on silicone-gel breast implants
The Earth Times - Mon, 27 Nov 2006 09:40 EST
- Botox treatments prompt warning
BBC - Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:00 EST
- Fraudulent botulism treatment was killer dose: study
Reuters - Wed, 22 Nov 2006 03:05 EST
- Could Stem Cells Make You More Beautiful?
ABC News - Fri, 24 Nov 2006 09:52 EST
- FDA Ends Ban on Silicone Implants
Washington Post - Sat, 18 Nov 2006 05:00 EST
- Plastic surgery makes 60 the new 40
MSNBC - Mon, 27 Nov 2006 09:36 EST
- Hormones linked with breast cancer risk in blacks
Reuters - Wed, 15 Nov 2006 05:32 EST
- Move Over, Penicillin: Researchers Mold Clay Into Potential Therapy
ScienceDaily - Mon, 13 Nov 2006 04:00 EST
- Cosmetic Surgery Can Boost Mood
WebMD - Mon, 09 Oct 2006 04:50 EST
- Eyelash transplants set to sweep nip tuck world
Reuters - Wed, 25 Oct 2006 01:34 EST
- Eyelash transplants set to sweep nip tuck world
Reuters - Tue, 24 Oct 2006 06:02 EST
- Singapore Joins The World In Advancing Understanding Of Chronic Skin Disease
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 29 Oct 2006 08:00 EST
- 20% of Americans want to undergo cosmetic surgery
The Earth Times - Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:22 EST
- American Academy Of Cosmetic Surgery Applauds Decision By Superior Court Of California
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 24 Sep 2006 07:00 EST
- One in 5 Americans wants cosmetic surgery someday
Reuters - Tue, 19 Sep 2006 04:06 EST
- Med Enclosure, LLC With Several IRB Approvals With "Non Significant Risk" Determination Withdraws Irrelevant IDE Submission For MedClose(TM) VCS
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 19 Oct 2006 07:00 EST
- One-third Of Breast Cancer Patients Unhappy With Cosmetic Outcome Of Lumpectomy
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:00 EST
- Cosmetic Industry Files FDA Comments On Use Of Nanoparticles In Personal Care Products
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 20 Sep 2006 07:00 EST
- Have bonus, will botox - U.K. financiers splurge out
Reuters - Wed, 04 Oct 2006 10:09 EST
- Have bonus, will botox -- UK financiers splurge out
Reuters - Wed, 04 Oct 2006 10:09 EST
- Nearly 20% Of The Population Aspires To Have Cosmetic Surgery In The Future, Do You?
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 14 Sep 2006 07:00 EST
- "Cosmetic Surgery And The Use Of Antidepressant Medication"
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 08 Oct 2006 10:00 EST
- MUSC Cancer Researcher To Present Breast Surgery Findings
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 26 Sep 2006 07:00 EST
- Cosmetic Vein Centers Of Texas Performs Innovative Procedure To End Varicose Veins Without Suffering
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 09 Sep 2006 09:00 EST
- One in 5 Americans wants cosmetic surgery
CNN - Wed, 20 Sep 2006 02:03 EST
- Dermik Laboratories Announces FDA Acceptance Of Supplemental Filing Application For Sculptra(R)
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 20 Sep 2006 07:00 EST
- Sunbed Regulation Recommended By BMA, Cymru Wales.
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 01 Sep 2006 08:00 EST
- Physician group warns of plastic surgery risks
Reuters - Thu, 14 Sep 2006 02:29 EST
- One in 5 Americans wants cosmetic surgery
CNN - Wed, 20 Sep 2006 02:03 EST
- Cosmetic: Considering Liposuction?
MedicineNet - Wed, 16 Aug 2006 07:00 EST
- FDA Approves First Totally Implanted Permanent Artificial Heart For Humanitarian Uses
ScienceDaily - Tue, 05 Sep 2006 03:00 EST
- "Funnel Chest" Surgery Not Only For Cosmetic Purposes
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 09 Aug 2006 06:00 EST
- Death exposes illegal cosmetic surgery network
MSNBC - Thu, 07 Sep 2006 07:06 EST
- A Checkup on Whiteners
Washington Post - Tue, 15 Aug 2006 04:00 EST
- American Society Of Plastic Surgeons Finds That Cosmetic Body Contouring Procedures Are Up 22% Since 2005, Dramatic Rise In Weight Loss Surgery
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 07 Aug 2006 06:00 EST
- DermAvance Acquires Hyalogy(TM) - Novel Nanotechnology For Skincare
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 17 Aug 2006 07:00 EST
- First Of Its Kind Study Finds Patients Report Looking An Average Of Five To Six Years Younger Following BOTOX(R) Cosmetic Treatment Facials
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 29 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
- First Of Its Kind Study Finds Patients Report Looking An Average Of Five To Six Years Younger Following BOTOX(R) Cosmetic Treatment
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 28 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
- 2006 Guidelines For Liposuction Surgery Released By American Academy Of Cosmetic Surgery
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 13 Aug 2006 06:00 EST
- Celebrities and TV fuel cosmetic surgery rise
Reuters - Thu, 13 Jul 2006 03:40 EST
- Eucerin Launch In China
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 07 Aug 2006 06:00 EST
- Middle Aged Women Hate Their Bodies And Are Developing Eating Disorders
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 02 Aug 2006 07:00 EST
- Is It Finally Time For Cosmetic Dentistry?
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 15 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
- Sunbeds Likely To Increase Skin Cancer Risk, European Commission
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 07 Jul 2006 04:00 EST
- UK scientists anxious over skin cancer risk of sun-beds
The Earth Times - Fri, 07 Jul 2006 02:12 EST
- Botox effective for overactive bladder: study
Reuters - Mon, 22 May 2006 07:20 EST
- Botox: A new wrinkle in gifts for Mom and Dad
MSNBC - Mon, 08 May 2006 10:41 EST
- South Koreans show parental love with face lifts
Reuters - Mon, 08 May 2006 06:37 EST
- Patients Positively Weigh In On Liposuction
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 10 May 2006 07:00 EST
- Breast implants 'not cancer risk'
BBC - Fri, 21 Apr 2006 08:36 EST
- Breast Implants Not a Cancer Risk?
WebMD - Mon, 17 Apr 2006 11:00 EST
- Breast implants don't affect cancer risk: study
Reuters - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 08:02 EST
- Microfluidic Device Tests Fluid Compatibility
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 08:00 EST
- Report: 4 million Botox shots in 2005
CNN - Fri, 17 Mar 2006 04:26 EST
- New Cosmetic Surgery Firms Flabby Arms
ABC News - Tue, 04 Apr 2006 12:05 EST
- Cosmetic results good with partial-breast radiation
Reuters - Mon, 20 Mar 2006 08:59 EST
- Botox Treatment Discovery Could Lead To Lower Doses And Better Safety
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 09 Apr 2006 09:00 EST
- U.S. Cosmetic Surgery Up
WebMD - Wed, 15 Mar 2006 11:00 EST
- New 'Wrinkle' In Botox Treatment Could Lead To Lower Doses, Better Safety
ScienceDaily - Wed, 05 Apr 2006 02:00 EST
- Bogus Botox a dangerous beauty bargain
MSNBC - Fri, 31 Mar 2006 11:37 EST
- Growing Old Gracefully? 11 Percent Increase In Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Procedures In 2005
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 19 Mar 2006 06:00 EST
- Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Patients Chose Needle Over Knife
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 18 Mar 2006 10:00 EST
- Dermatology society warns of "bogus Botox"
Reuters - Fri, 31 Mar 2006 04:31 EST
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