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Today, blogs, news outlets and radio shows have been discussing a proposed cosmetic surgery tax being introduced to finance health care reform.
Top of the Ticket, a Los Angeles Times blog, claims the tax would be a 10% charge tacked onto elective procedures like a tummy tuck, breast augmentation, rhinoplasty, and other popular cosmetic enhancements. Blog [...]

Let’s all repeat the mantra:  “fat is youth,” “fat is youth.” Yes I harp on this over and over because IT’S TRUE!
When was the last time you saw a really gaunt face and said, “wow, she looks great?”  Doesn’t happen.  Just look at babies and you can appreciate this.
But I continue to repeat this because [...]

Last week, we brought you the first episode of the ASAPS educational video ‘Real People. Real Surgery.’ Here’s another segment of the same series, during which a patient talks about her satisfaction from breast augmentation and the reaction of her friends and family.

Do your eyes appear puffy morning and night?  Do people see you and ask if you’re tired or stressed out?  Do your eyes exhibit dark shadows?  If so, perhaps it is time to make a change.  When effective treatments are readily available, nobody should have to live with the conditions above.
As a board certified plastic [...]

In this new video from the American Society for Aesthetic and Plastic surgery, a patient discusses her reasons for undergoing breast augmentation, including desires such as looking “more feminine” and having cleavage. The most important point she touches on perhaps, is about understanding the procedure and risks: “I had fears to begin with, but my [...]

Some have labeled it “the ultimate acid test,” but we typically just refer to it as a chemical peel.  I know what you’re thinking; remember the “Sex In The City” episode with Samantha getting a chemical peel and looking like raw meat? That was scary, but chemical peels aren’t really like that, especially now.
Today’s advanced [...]