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Heidi Montag has ten cosmetic procedures in one day

The Hills star 23 year old Heidi Montag has admitted to having had 10 cosmetic surgery procedures in one day. The cosmetic procedures took place in November and she has unveiled the results this week.

This is not the first time that Montag has had plastic surgery – when she was 21, she had already had breast implants to take her chest from a 32A to a 32C, had a nose job, and had collagen lip implants.

Laser Lipolysis – Safer Liposuction?

Laser lipolysis (commonly known as laser lipo) is a form of liposuction which uses local anaesthetic and lasers. Without the risk of full general anaesthetic or massive open wounds, the procedure is said to be a lot safer than the traditional liposuction methods.

Advanced laser lipolysis is not made for obese people – rather, it is a way of getting rid of stubborn fat that diet and exercise won’t shift: Think saddle bags, muffin tops and bingo wings.

Boytox: A fifth of UK Botox patients are male

‘Boytox’: The rise of the male Botox patient.

Cosmetic surgery is often seen as a women’s interest however in the UK at least, more and more men are starting to take a greater interest in their appearance.

Almost one in five Botox patients in the UK are now said to be male. The trend is mainly down to two influences – the tough job market where personal appearance can make or break an interview, and the fact that more and more male celebrities (such as Simon Cowell and Gordon Ramsay) are coming clean about their cosmetic treatments.

Television Show Looking For Your Surgery Scar Stories

A television show is looking for your surgery scar stories – both good and bad.

Has your cosmetic surgery left you with scars? We’re producing a major new series on scars and what they symbolise to the people who bear them.

Whether it’s a case of surgery that has gone wrong, leaving you with a life long reminder – and regret at having the surgery in the first place – or a discreet scar that’s your own secret reminder of how your surgery has changed your life for the better, we want to hear from you.

Chinese Communist officials enjoy cosmetic surgery

cosmetic surgery stethoscopeAccording to a senior Chinese cosmetic surgeon, increasing numbers of Chinese politicians are turning to cosmetic surgery to improve their appearances.

Chen Huanran, a senior surgeon at the Plastic Surgery Hospital at Beijing’s Union Medical College, over 500 officials are now being treated each year.

Chen claims that part of the reason is that officials are increasingly asked to make public appearances and to go on TV and therefore they want to ensure they look their best. Government officials are supposed to have strong features and cosmetic surgery can ensure that they make the most of their facial features.

The Beginning of the Botox Backlash?

BotoxBotox is one of the most popular cosmetic procedures on the market. But has the Botox backlash begun?

Despite it’s popularity, celebrity Botox regulars are starting to turn their backs on the face freezing injections.

First, Lulu and Amanda Holden announced that they were no longer going to have Botox injections. Then, Dannii Minogue followed suit after some X-Factor viewers commented that in last year’s series, her face was almost immovable and expressionless.

A pill to straighten hair?

Could this be the end of hair straighteners? Researchers believe that they have isolated the gene responsible for curly hair and are hoping that they can create a pill to make your hair straighter or curlier without the need for expensive hair accesories.

A pill to straighten hairAustralian scientists have recently discovered that the trichohyalin gene is mainly responsible for creating curls in hair. It is hoped that the discovery will not just be a boon to the beauty industry but will also help police forensics – hair and DNA found at scenes of crime may indicate what sort of hair the suspects have.

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