Cosmetic Surgery

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Last Woman Standing ... In Stilletos

Susan Campos | Posted 12.10.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: Cosmetics, Beauty Industry, Cosmetic Surgery, Beauty, Radiesse, Epione, Restalyne, Los Angeles News

In Hollywood they are known as pillow injections, those dermal fillers designed to plump up the skin. But the procedure of the moment doesn't involve the pout or smoothing around the peepers.

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Cosmetic Surgery Tax Weighed By Senate

usatoday.com | Sandra Block | Posted 12.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Health Care Reform, Senate, Cosmetic Surgery, Health Care, Business News

Last week, the Senate began debate on an $848 billion health care reform bill that includes a 5% excise tax on elective cosmetic surgery, beginning Ja...

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Why No One in L.A. Grows Old

Rabbi David Wolpe | Posted 12.07.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: Autumn, Fall, Beauty Industry, Harvey Weinstein, Cosmetic Surgery, Beauty, Botox, Los Angeles News

Until autumn comes to LA, there will be a culture of perpetual youth, till death does us part.

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The Merits of a Plas-Tax Over a Bo-Tax

Annabelle Gurwitch | Posted 12.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Plastic Bottles, Health Care, Gay Marriage, Botox, Judith Warner, National Organization for Marriage, Bo-Tax, Health Care Bill Cosmetic Surgery, National Organization for Women, Stupak Amendment, Now, Cosmetic Surgery Tax, Cosmetic Surgery, Joy Behar, Bottled Water, Politics News

The Bo-Tax is being touted as a way to help solve the health care budget crisis, presumably because a very small percentage of cosmetic procedures are covered under some insurance plans (unfortunately, not mine).

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Home Improvement

Susan Campos | Posted 12.03.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: Cosmetics, Celebrity Skin, Raj Kanodia, Los Angeles Concierge Aesthetic Medicine, Beauty Industry, Beauty, Cosmetic Surgery, Los Angeles News

For the aging beauty, finding the coveted 10 digits to Los Angeles Concierge Aesthetic Medicine is proving harder than getting into Studio 54 back in the day. You have to move in certain circles to get it.

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Solange Magnano: Former Miss Argentina Dies From Cosmetic Buttocks Surgery

Posted 11.30.2009 | World

Read More: Buttocks, Miss Argentina Dies, Plastic Surgery, Solange Magnano, Butt Implants, Miss Argentina, Butt, Cosmetic Surgery, Solange Magnano Pictures, Solange Magnano Photos, Miss Argentina Died, Magnano, Former Miss Argentina, Solange, Solange Magnano Miss Argentina, Former Miss Argentina Dies, Solange Magnano Photo, World News

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Associated Press) — A 38-year-old former Miss Argentina has died from complications after undergoing cosmetic surgery on he...

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Botax: Face Lifts Face $6 Billion Levy From Congress In Health Care Bill

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Botox, Cosmetic Surgery, Botox Tax, Cosmetic Surgery Tax, Facelift Tax, Liposuction, Liposuction Tax, Face Lift, Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery Tax, Botax, Politics News

WASHINGTON — They call it the "Botax." The White House and Senate Democrats have turned to a proposal to tax breast implants, tummy tucks, wrink...

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Surgery Risk For 'Perfect Vaginas'

BBC NEWS | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Women's Sexuality, Women's Issues, Body Image, Women's Health, Surgery, Health, Labioplasty, Vagina, Cosmetic Surgery, Living News

Women are undergoing surgery to create perfect genitalia amid a "shocking" lack of information on the potential risks of the procedure, a report says....

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Saving Face: Cosmetic Options for the Modern Man

Nelson Montana | Posted 10.12.2009 | Style

Read More: Burt Reynolds, Kenny Rogers, Aging, Brad Pitt, Wayne Newton, Bruce Jenner, Dr. Neil Sadick, Cosmetic Surgery, Thermage, Style News

I had considered surgery, but after some investigation I decided it wasn't the way to go. Face-lifts on men don't fare as well as with women.

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How To Live On $0 A Day: Rich Corporate Executives Have Problems Too, You Know

Lesley Stern | Posted 11.10.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Depression, Lifestyle, Home, Fashion, Corporate Executives, Bailout, Wall Street, Humor, Economic Crisis, Satire, Economy, Financial Crisis, Cosmetic Surgery, Recession, Economic Meltdown, Comedy News

I know this is going to be difficult to hear, but you're going to have to pretend to make some major sacrifices.

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Was Bush Right About Iraq?

Lloyd Garver | Posted 08.16.2009 | Home

Read More: Western Culture, Cosmetic Surgery, Bush, Iraq, Home News

Some of the criticism George W. Bush and his administration received when they began the war against Iraq was that they were trying to force our cultu...

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How To Live On $0 A Day: An Undervalued Asset In Tough Times

Lesley Stern | Posted 08.16.2009 | Home

Read More: Depression, Style, Humor, Economy, Financial Crisis, Living, Beauty Tips, Cosmetic Surgery, Duct Tape, Personal Finance, Recession, Financial Advice, Home News

Aside from its obvious usefulness as an anti-terrorist tool, duct tape is one of those simple products that fulfill a wide variety of needs, (kind of like cheap vodka).

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Plastic Surgery On The Rise In Iraq

Los Angeles Times | Caesar Ahmed | Posted 08.16.2009 | Style

Read More: Plastic Surgery, Surgery, Rhinoplasty, Iraq, Cosmetic Surgery, Nose Job, Botox, Style News

There was a time when Baghdad's reconstructive surgeons were rushed off their feet trying to repair the terrible disfigurements caused by war. These ...

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Cosmetic Surgery Company Used Bogus Testimonials Online: Cuomo

AP | Posted 08.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, Lifestyle Lift Procedure, Attorney General, Lifestyle Lift, Cosmetic Surgery, Andrew Cuomo, Astroturf Marketing, New York, New York News

NEW YORK (AP) -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo says a cosmetic surgery company has acknowledged its employees posed as satisfied customers to...

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Harlem Memorializes Michael Jackson at Apollo Theater

Lauri Lyons | Posted 08.06.2009 | New York

Read More: Harlem, Michael Jackson, We Are the World, Al Sharpton, Baptize, Dr. 90210, Off the Wall, Mourners, African-Americans, Janet Jackson, Usher, Race, Bleach, Britain, President, Prescriptions, Joe Jackson, England, 125th Street, Tanning Salon, Thriller, Army, B.E. T, Collagen, Transformer, American Idol, Pharmaceuticals, Hallelujah, Bad, Heaven, The Wiz, California, Hate, Guilt, Tunisia, Broadway, Surrealism, Suntan, Los Angeles, The Staples Center, Barack Obama, Sunbathing, Elvis Presley, Las Vegas, Anti-Depressants, Gender, Skin, Dancing, Pharmaceutical Companies, 50, Art, John Lennon, Bible, Motown 25, The Beatles, Genetics, Singing, Paul Mc Cartney, Justin Timberlake, Jackson 5, Rain, Apollo Theater, LaToya Jackson, Australia, Cartoons, Britney Spears, Prescription Drugs, Reality Shows, Jamie Foxx, Black Fedora, Spike Lee, Drugs, King of Pop, Musicals, Jacksons, Tummy Tuck, Child Molestation, Fans, Russia, Americans, Cosmetic Surgery, Performers, Gary, Encino, Mtv, Quincy Jones, Amateur Night, Mardi Gras, Tabloids, Associated Press, Suicide, Trials, Music Videos, Billie Jean, Moonwalk, Hollywood, Tanning Booth, Nose Job, Berry Gordy, Dermatologist, Plastic Surgery, Diana Ross, Impersonators, Beat It, Moscow, Jordan Chandler, Chris Brown, Suntan Lotion, Katherine Jackson, Memorial, Botox, Indiana, Mowtown, Rx, New York, Paris Jackson, Lisa Marie Presley, Deborah Rowe, Aeg Live, Martin Bashir, Brooke Sheilds, Lauri Lyons, White-Glove, Judith Hill, Marlon Jackson, Manhattan, Cnn, Jermaine Jackson, Youtube, New Orleans, New York News

The Apollo Theater's memorial tribute to Michael Jackson might as well have been Mardi Gras in Harlem.

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How To Live On $0 A Day: Keeping Up Appearances -- Revising Your Beauty Regimen

Lesley Stern | Posted 06.14.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Hair Dye, Women, Skincare, Aging, Making Due, Youth, Humor, Economy, Head Scarf, Botulism, Designer-Labels, Saving Money, Beauty, Salon, Self-Help, Financial Advice, How to Save Money, Haircut, Headscarves, Financial Crisis, Cosmetic Surgery, Comedy, Canned-Goods, Botox, Style, Living, Comedy News

Poverty doesn't have to age you if you're creative. If you have scientific tendencies, you can always grow your own botulism toxin.

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Plastic Surgery: Job Seekers' Newest Investment

Reuters | Sue Zeidler | Posted 05.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Plastic Surgery and Job Seekers, Job Hunters Plastic Surgery, Cosmetic Surgery, Plastic Surgery and Job Hunters, Jobs and Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Business News

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When the going gets tough, some of the tough get going to the plastic surgeon's office. The recession clearly took a cut ou...

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Dueling Docs

Janice Horowitz | Posted 03.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Job Losses, Plastic Surgery, Cosmetic Procedures, Face Lift, Restylane, Botox, Financial Crisis, Disposable Income, Luxury Goods, Job Market, Cosmetic Surgery, Lifestyle, Economy, Patients, Chemicals, Doctors, Living News

In the face of nose-diving portfolios and little disposable income to go around, should ridding the face of wrinkles really be a priority? For that matter, should it ever be a priority?

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Nip, Tuck, Gas a Car with Human Fat

Suzette Standring | Posted 01.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Craig Alan Bittner, Human Fat Fuel, Going Green, Green, Human Fat, Eco-Friendly, Alternative Energies, Beverly Hills, Green Living, Green Energy, Biodiesel Fuel, High Gas Prices, Cosmetic Surgeon, Alternative Fuels, Environment, Liposuction, Beverly Hills Liposculpture, Cosmetic Surgery, Green News

Bio-diesel fuels derive from vegetable oils or animal fats and can be used to run vehicles outfitted with special fuel tanks and engines. But using human fat? Creepy.

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The New Beauty

Natalia Rose | Posted 01.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Beauty Consciousness, Natural Glow, Beauty Products, Plastic Surgeon, Change, Youth, Lifestyle, Style, Body Image, Plastic Surgery, Understanding, Youthfulness, Trends, Beliefs, Cosmetic Surgery, Spirituality, Living News

Instead of continuing to value youth for the sake of youth and flawlessness for the sake of flawlessness, we are starting to let go of commonly held ideals of external beauty.

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Love Your New Face, Dear!

David Roche | Posted 01.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Face Transplant, First Face Transplant, Health, Body Image, Plastic Surgery, Cosmetic Surgery, US First Face Transplant, Living News

I was especially interested in this face transplant because I myself am disfigured. The left side of my face bulges and is streaked with a purple congenital venous malformation.

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Hollywood's Special Glow

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 01.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Quantum of Solace, Entertainment, Surgery, Film, Soul Plane, Minority Report, First Face Transplant, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Movies, US First Face Transplant, Plastic Surgery, Face Transplant, Battlefield Earth, Cosmetic Surgery, Hollywood, Entertainment News

We've already seen Junior, the great career-defining work of the esteemed Californian governor, played out in real life.

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Are Your Ready?

Nancy Chuda | Posted 01.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Happiness, Face Lift, Work-Out Clothes, Cosmetic Surgery, Going to the Gym, Working Out, Body Image, Exercise, Botox, Living News

Are you ready for a new lifestyle and a lift? The only time I would venture to go "under the knife" is to view my sushi blade getting sharpened. Maki...

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New Fillers For Those Stubborn Wrinkles

Dr. Anne Chapas | Posted 12.18.2008 | Style

The latest generation of injectable fillers has been shown to stimulate collagen growth in order to replace the underlying skin scaffolding and create softer and more natural contours.

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