Will Faulty French Breast Implants Affect Medical Tourism?
Medical tourism to Asian and Latin American countries continued to increase in 2011. Will the recent French breast implant scare affect this trend in 2012?
Plastic Surgery Articles
Types of Tummy Tuck
Although every procedure is unique, there are several basic variations of tummy tuck cosmetic surgery that can be used to address different cosmetic goals.
Liposuction
Liposuction is a popular plastic surgery procedure that helps shape the body into a more desirable shape by removing targeted fat deposits.
The Breast Augmentation Economy
Find out how much money is spent on breast augmentation surgery in the United States in this infographic.
Rhinoplasty Nose Enhancement Surgery: From the Perspective of a Plastic Surgeon
The visibility of the nose makes it one of the body parts most commonly corrected by plastic surgery.
Imaging Software May Increase Satisfaction with Nose, Says Surgeon
Patients who preview the results of a nose job using computer imaging software are more likely to be satisfied with the outcome of their surgery than those who do not, according to a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon.
Rhinoplasty Techniques
Surgery to reshape the nose is called a Rhinoplasty. The vast majority of patients seeking this operation for cosmetic purposes are women.
Upper and Lower Blepharoplasty
Blepharoplasty, or surgery of the eyelids, is a common plastic surgery procedure. Learn about the upper and lower eyelid surgery procedures.
Lip Reduction
Learn about the lip reduction surgery procedure, as well as its risks, side effects, and cost.
Mommy Makeover Procedures
A board certified plastic surgeon can perform mommy makeover procedures to restore a woman’s self-confidence and self-image after childbirth.
Why Board Certification is Critical When You Choose a Plastic Surgeon
Virtually every doctor who advertises himself or herself as a cosmetic surgeon lists board-certified as part of their credentials. But just what is board certification?
Can I Make My Eyelashes Bigger and Better with Surgery?
The eyelash transplant procedure can permanently give you longer, fuller lashes.
How Should I Choose My Surgeon?
It is very important that potential plastic surgery patients choose a surgeon that they can trust. Here are a few questions patients should ask prospective plastic surgeons.
Dimple Creation Now Included among Plastic Surgery Options
Those who feel they missed out by not being born with dimples can now have the situation corrected through plastic surgery.
Cosmetic Procedures Lose Little Popularity in Recession Year
An annual update of statistics shows the cosmetic procedures industry fared better than many in 2009.
Life Cycle of Breast Implants Difficult to Predict
Most women considering breast implants want to know how long they can be expected to last. There is no simple answer. It could be as little as five years, or as long as 20 years or more.
New Device for Faster Cleaning of Fat Grafts Approved by FDA
A new device for cleaning fat grafts used in cosmetic body contouring has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Proposed Plastic Surgery Tax Cut from Senate Health Care Reform Bill
A proposal to add a 5 percent federal tax to the cost of elective plastic surgery was cut from the Senate health care reform bill, replaced by a 10 percent tax on tanning salon procedures.
Breast Augmentation and Body Type
Breast augmentation is not a one-size-fits-all procedure. Find out which implant types and surgical approaches are best suited to your body type.
A California Teenager's Personal Breast Augmentation Experience
We interviewed a California teenager who underwent breast augmentation at 19; find out why she wanted to have implants placed, what she thinks of the results – and how her parents felt about her undergoing plastic surgery.
I Want a Famous Face – What the Experts Have To Say
“Having a successful practice puts you in a position to say ‘no’ to the patient.” And that is exactly what Dr. Khoobehi does. Patients who come into his practice with unrealistic expectations and magazine clippings of their favorite celebrities don’t need plastic surgery; they need a different kind of help.
Plastic Surgery for Men
The popularity of plastic surgery for men has gained popularity in recent years, with rhinoplasty, eyelid surgery, and liposuction being the most common procedures performed.
Cosmetic Surgery Recommendations
Cosmetic surgeons typically recommend plastic surgery and skin care treatments based on the patient's age, in addition to a number of other factors.
Non-Surgical Cosmetic Surgery Alternatives
Less invasive cosmetic surgery alternatives can reduce the signs of aging, reverse sun damage, remove common skin flaws, and treat a range of skin conditions.
DocShop TV
DocShop TV is an online health news source that covers the latest trends and technology in plastic surgery, dentistry, dermatology, fertility, eye care, and bariatric surgery.
Cosmetic Surgery: You Don’t Have to be Rich or Famous, but You Can Feel Like You Are!
Cosmetic surgery, once a luxury reserved for the rich and famous, is now readily available to anyone striving to look their very best.
Lunchtime Lipo, Lifts, and Enlargements
Is the speedy surgical sensation destined to slight consumers? Or is technology simply catching up with our cosmetic ideals? DocShop’s Beauty Team introduces savvy consumers to the modern realm of “lunchtime” cosmetic procedures.
Unfair Insurance Coverage Practices Applied to Breast Reduction Surgery?
Many women experience pain and embarrassment due to overly large breasts. Yet breast reduction surgery costs an average of $5,000. Should health insurance coverage pay for a portion of the cost of surgery?
Tragedy Highlights the Importance of Choosing a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon
GRAMMY Award winning rapper Kanye West's mother died Saturday night, just one day after she underwent plastic surgery.
Victoria’s Deepest Secret: Implantable Brassieres
How can a woman predict whether an implantable bra – worn under the skin to lift the breasts – will exceed the performance of traditional brassieres? By subjecting it to the same criteria used to judge any lingerie purchase: comfort, cost, and appearance.
Beyond the Girdle
Compression garments are undergarments with a medical purpose, not to be confused with a girdle. Compression garments differ from girdles in their design, shape, application, and purpose.
Consumers’ Corner: How to Get the Best Deal Out of Health Care Financing
Looking to get the most out of your health care financing plan? Check out these consumer tips!
Panniculectomy
A panniculectomy is a type of tummy tuck procedure used to reduce the size of a disproportionately large pannus, or hanging tissue in the abdominal region.
What is Labiaplasty?
As with those who request a breast reduction to alter the shape and size of disproportionately large breasts, many women are now requesting labia reduction and reshaping to improve their self-esteem and quality of life.
Is White Right? Ethnic Cosmetic Procedures
Cosmetic surgery gives men and women the option to change their appearance far more dramatically and permanently than was possible with hair dye or colored contact lenses. Despite this, many of today’s men and women of color are eschewing the “classic” beauty of whiteness, opting instead to pursue a look that alters, but maintains, their distinct ethnic features.
The Baby Boomers' Menu of Cosmetic Surgery Options
The needs of the Baby Boomer generation have spurred a whole new dimension in cosmetic surgery. This menu of options covers the special requests of people in their 30s to 50s, who do not need extensive procedures but rather subtle refreshers to fight the physical signs of stress, parenting, careers, and lifestyles.
Cosmetic Vacations in South Africa
Cosmetic vacations to South Africa have proven to be appealing to both the local and international visitor, especially with the rising cost of plastic surgery in Europe and the US. One burgeoning center for cosmetic vacationers is Cape Town, which was recently voted by readers of Conde Naste Traveller Magazine as the number one value-for-money city in the world.
Large-Volume Liposuction for Weight Loss
In the ongoing fight against flab, many Americans are turning to liposuction as a means of combating fat. Though liposuction has traditionally been used to treat selected problem areas in patients of normal weight, there are some surgeons who offer the procedure to heavier patients seeking moderate weight loss.
Stealth Surgery
Today’s cosmetic surgery seeks more than a good result. It also seeks to produce the result without leaving telltale tracks behind.
Filling the Void After Mastectomy
By finding new and more accurate ways to identify smaller tumors, we can treat more breast cancers without mastectomy (removal of part or all of a breast through surgery) and improve overall cure rates.
Carbon Dioxide Therapy (Carboxytherapy)
In 2004, a group of doctors described the addition of carbon dioxide therapy as an adjunctive treatment for conventional liposuction. It is now used for skin irregularities, skin tightening, and as a complementary treatment to liposuction (for residual fatty deposits).
Neck Lift Risks and Benefits
The different procedures involved in a neck lift mean different risks for the patient; overall, however, neck lift complications are extremely rare. A neck lift can provide many benefits, most notably a better self-image for the patient.
Titanium Breast Implants: The Ultimate Underwire
Breasts of titanium may be in many women’s futures as plastic surgeons get serious about breast support. Titanium mesh can now be used to permanently support breast implants.
Excuse Me, Sir, but Are Those Real?
That’s a question more and more men may be getting as the cosmetic surgery revolution inches its way into that eternal mystery known as the male mind.
Breast Reduction Financing
Breast reduction costs that are not covered by insurance can be financed through Care Credit® financing plans.
Breast Reduction Costs
Numerous factors affect the costs of breast reduction, which may make it difficult to compare breast reduction prices.
Breast Reduction FAQs
Learn more about breast reduction surgery by reviewing the answers to frequently asked breast reduction surgery questions.
Breast Reduction Complications
It is important for patients to discuss potential breast reduction health risks with their surgeon when considering the surgical procedure.
Breast Reduction Cosmetic Risks
Women considering breast reduction surgery should know about the possible breast reduction risks.
Breast Reduction Results
Breast reduction results depend on the type of surgical technique used as well as the patient’s healing process.
Scarless Breast Reduction
Breast reduction surgery through liposuction alone is often referred to as scarless breast reduction.
Vertical Incision Breast Reduction
Vertical incision breast reductions result in less scarring and often shapelier breasts than anchor pattern breast reduction surgery.
Traditional Breast Reduction
The traditional anchor pattern breast reduction surgery technique may be the best choice for women with excessively large breasts.
Breast Reduction Side Effects
There are certain side effects associated with breast reduction surgery, such as altered sensation and pain, that you should consider before making the decision to undergo the procedure.
Breast Reduction Surgery Procedure
During breast reduction surgery, your doctor will reshape your breasts to reduce back and neck pain and help you achieve a more proportionate figure.
Before Breast Reduction
It is important to discuss surgical techniques, financing, and pre-operative instructions with your cosmetic surgeon before breast reduction surgery.
Breast Reduction Surgeons
Choosing a breast reduction surgeon with the right background and qualifications is one of the most important steps in planning your plastic surgery.
Breast Reduction Candidates
Ideal candidates for breast reduction surgery are women with large, fully-developed breasts that cause neck and back pain.
Breast Lift Benefits
Learn more about the benefits of breast lift surgery to find out how it can lift sagging, droopy breasts after pregnancy or significant weight loss.
Pediatric Otoplasty
Otoplasty is often recommended for patients as young as four years old who have irregularly sized, shaped, or positioned ears.
Otoplasty Recovery
Recovery from otoplasty does take time. As with most surgeries, there will be some bruising and swelling after the procedure. However, otoplasty side effects are generally minimal.
Otoplasty Cost
Otoplasty, or ear surgery, may cost quite a bit in some cases, but there are payment options that can help make it affordable.
Otoplasty Results
The results of otoplasty surgery can have both physical and psychological benefits. Discover the short- and long-term results of undergoing cosmetic surgery to reshape and reposition the ears.
Otoplasty Financing
Find out about financing options for cosmetic ear surgery (otoplasty). This procedure corrects ears that are too large, protrude from the head, or are deformed or injured.
Before Otoplasty
Otoplasty requires several steps of preparation before the actual procedure takes place. Find out the details on some of those steps and how you and your doctor will prepare for the surgery.
Otoplasty Side Effects
Otoplasty can involve side-effects such as itching and minor pain during the six-week recovery period.
Otoplasty Risks
As with any surgery, otoplasty has potential complications. Learn about the risks involved with this procedure, and what you can do to protect your health and maximize post-operative results.
Otoplasty Surgery
Otoplasty, or cosmetic ear surgery, is used to reshape one or both ears. Patients who are dissatisfied with the size, shape or orientation of their ears can alter their appearance through this outpatient procedure.
Lip Augmentation Recovery
The lip augmentation recovery process requires very little downtime. Learn about the procedure, and find a qualified plastic surgeon to perform your lip augmentation.
Lip Augmentation Candidates
If you are dissatisfied with thin lips and lipstick lines, lip augmentation may be the solution for you. Find out if you are a good candidate for treatment.
Injectable Lip Fillers
Lip fillers are a great way to enhance the appearance of your lips. There are a wide variety of techniques for lip augmentation, which are outlined here on DocShop.
Chin Reduction
Chin reduction surgery is designed to correct an oversized or protruding chin. The procedure can improve an individual's profile and provide a boost in self-confidence.
Breast Lift FAQs
Those considering breast lifts should discuss expectations and questions with their doctor before undergoing surgery.
Breast Lift Financing
Breast lift cost is generally not covered by insurance companies; however, many plastic surgeons offer other financing options to make breast lift surgery more affordable.