Plastic surgery News

Digital nose jobs help docs

Computer software that lets plastic surgeons "morph" patients' faces in photographs produces reasonably accurate predictions of what the real faces will look like after a nose job.

Boob jobs triple in UK

Nearly three times as many women in Britain are having breast enlargement operations compared to five years ago, a new study showed.

Say goodbye to back fat

It seems there is another unexpected application of plastic surgery - back fat removal. The newprocedure removes all ugly bumps and bulges and hides the scar under the bra line.

Cosmetic surgery revolution?

Young people are increasingly resorting to cosmetic surgery to alter their looks in a beauty revolution which is being described as unprecedented.

55 million to get cosmetic surgery

Shocking stats show that more than 55 million cosmetic surgery procedures will be performed in 2015 - 97% of which will be non-surgical.

100 000 kids have cosmetic surgery

About 100 000 children in Germany receive cosmetic surgery annually, leading to a call for a ban on cosmetic surgery, tattoos and body piercings for children and adolescents.

Cosmetic surgery up 457%

A new US report shows that cosmetic interventions, surgical and non-surgical, increased 8% from 2006 to 2007, and 457% in the past 10 years.

Botox can be deadly

US officials have warned that using botulinum toxins such as the popular cosmetic treatment Botox can have serious side-effects including death.

Pig gut for fuller lips

An implant derived from pig intestines may offer a longer-lasting alternative to injections for filling out thin lips, according to a new study.

Cosmetic op horror

Gabriela Sanchez always felt self-conscious about her small breasts, and at age 40 she decided to do something about it.