By CSB on Friday, September 18, 2009Filed Under: Cosmetic Surgery News, Liposuction
A new cosmetic surgery procedure could banish ‘muffin tops’ forever. Muffin tops, named after the shape of the cake-like product, is the colloquial term for the rolls of fat that sit over the tops of women’s jeans and skirts. Unsightly muffin tops are more prevalent than ever thanks to low cut jeans and the fashion for wearing tight-clothing.
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A new cosmetic surgery technique could see unwanted fat from other areas of a patient’s body being used to form natural breast implants.
Dubbed the ‘two-in-one’ operation, cosmetic surgeons first remove fat from unwanted areas such as the thighs, stomach and hips and transplant this fat into the breast area to enhance and enlarge the breasts.
The cosmetic surgery will be available in the UK for the first time early next year thanks to cosmetic surgery company the Harley Medical Group.
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By CSB on Monday, September 14, 2009Filed Under: Cosmetic Surgery News
A popular weightloss drug is currently being investigated by American health officials after reports that is may be causing severe liver damage in some patients.
Alli is a weightloss drug available without prescription. The drug is also know as Xenical and is only available on prescription. Alli has been on sale in the US for some time but has only been available in countries such as the UK for a few months.
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By CSB on Monday, September 7, 2009Filed Under: Celebrity Surgery, Cosmetic Surgery News
Pop star Pete Burns has won £450,000 in an out-of-court settlement against botched cosmetic surgery.
Burns, who was singer for 1980s pop band Dead or Alive, has undergone several bouts of cosmetic surgery, however his lip filler surgery went very wrong. Burns had already had Alloderm lip implants previously however he felt that the filler had failed to provide enough volume and definition and the implants had decreased in size over time.
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By CSB on Wednesday, September 2, 2009Filed Under: General Advice
Jennifer Aniston is rumoured to have had a ‘boob jab’ to help increase the size of her breasts.
According to some rumours, Aniston has had Macrolane injections which has boosted her bra size by a whole cup size.
Macrolane injections take around half an hour to complete therefore can be done in a lunch break. A local anaesthetic is applied before a thick needle is inserted deep into the breast tissue and the Macrolane filler injected. The filler itself contains hyaluronic acid (also commonly found in dermal fillers) and is a thick, dense fluid.
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By CSB on Wednesday, September 2, 2009Filed Under: Cosmetic Surgery News, Weight-loss surgery
For patients who have tried everything to lose weight, including having gastric surgery (such as a bypass or gastric band), a new experimental surgery may help them lose weight.
Over the last few years, there has been a rise in the use of gastric surgery to help people lose weight. Liposuction is also a popular way to lose weight quickly. However both these options sometimes fail to address underlying issues and as many as a fifth of people may put the weight back on.
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By CSB on Tuesday, September 1, 2009Filed Under: General Advice, Types of Surgery
A new type of cosmetic surgery allows patients to permanently change the colour of their eyes. Previously, people looking to change their eye colour typically turned to coloured contact lenses. However NewColorIris is a new intraocular implant that can change the colour of the eyes.
NewColorIris isn’t just for those who want to change their appearance – this implant can also be used to improve the ocular appearance of patients with partial coloboma (congenital defects of the iris), traumatic irides, ocular albinism and iris heterochromia.
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