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How breast implants impact breast cancer
Breast implants appear as a solid white mass on radiographic film, obscuring some breast tissue during mammography and other preventative breast cancer screenings. Whether implants impair the ability to detect breast cancer is a commonly asked question....Tags: Surgery, Medical Research, Rhinoplasty, Cancer, Mammogram
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Nonsurgical cosmetic treatments growing in popularity
Los Angeles TimesDr. W. Grant Stevens calls it his fire and ice room. Stocked with lasers, skin-tightening devices, fat-zapping machines and, on a recent Wednesday, a 65-year-old woman named Helen, the brightly lighted corner of the Marina del Rey medical facility is a...Tags: Skin, Health, Dermatologists, Surgery, Brow Lift
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Plastic surgery — it's a guy thing too
Los Angeles TimesWhen John Tlapa looked in the mirror, his nose looked like he "could pick a door lock," he said. It resembled "a hook with a point on it. It was pretty ugly." So two years ago, the San Diego-based screenwriter underwent rhinoplasty to improve his profile...Tags: Liposuction, Botox (drug), Health, Surgery, Breast Reduction
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Do Real Men Wear Girdles? Unfortunately, The Answer May Be Yes
The Hartford CourantIf you watch sports on television you have no doubt seen the series of Miller Lite commercials in which men are called out for such unmanly acts as: Foregoing a back pack and hiking with a pull-behind suitcase. Trolling for beads at Mardi Gras by...Tags: Mardi Gras
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Improved cosmetic procedures let you be you
Do your friends say you look tired, even when you're not, because your face is sagging in places it never used to? If you catch a glance of yourself in a store window, do you do a double-take when the person looking back at you is — gulp — your mom, dad...Tags: Ear, Nose, and Throat, Botox (drug), Health, Surgery, Facelift
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9 ways toward younger-looking skin
No one likes looking older . . . which is why we spend billions of dollars every year on over-the-counter products, prescription creams and fillers, and, most drastically, cosmetic surgery. Do any of these actually work to reduce the signs of aging? In...Tags: Botox (drug), Ear, Nose, and Throat, Skin, Health, Surgery
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Cosmetic surgery: Protecting the right to choose -- safely [Blowback]
Opinion L.A.The practice of medicine involves much more than simply "curing or preventing disease."... -
In-Your-Face Fitness: A few dents in those cellulite theories
In July 2010, there was an end-of-days-type hailstorm in Calgary, and my little Acura got hammered. Now I drive a car that looks like it has cellulite.
I'm cheap, and I don't need an overpriced and rapidly depreciating midlife-crisis-mobile to boost my...Tags: Genes and Chromosomes, Surgery, Dermatologists, Medical Specialization, Running
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Nonsurgical cosmetic devices -- are they the fountain of youth?
All The RageMany cosmetic treatments performed today are surgery-free. The options are increasing.... -
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Online Dish: Celebs' Plastic Surgery Regrets
KIAHIt's become a prerequisite in Hollywood, plastic surgery. Everything from boob jobs, to nose jobs, even lips, you name it stars have had it done. Well now celebs like Dana Delaney, Lisa Rinna, and Kim Kardashian are coming forward to talk about how they...Tags: Botox (drug), Forehead, Surgery, Kenny Rogers, Rhinoplasty
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Stem cell face-lifts on unproven ground
Special to the Los Angeles TimesWhen doctors, researchers and celebrity lobbyists talk about the amazing potential of stem cell therapy, their discussions usually center on big-ticket items such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, cancer and spinal cord injuries. They don't, as a rule, talk...Tags: Liposuction, Skin, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Health, Surgery
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