The Art of Cosmetic Surgery

More men are seeking perfect bodies through cosmetic surgery
Source: Social Trends Reporter Jill Mahoney

Matthieu Roy’s friends used to call him a frog — and not only because he was a transplanted Quebecker living in Toronto. His calves were “like toothpicks really, like frog legs,” so scrawny that he shied away from wearing shorts, going to the beach and playing water sports.
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Ties, turtlenecks, jewelry worn more comfortably

Source: The American Society of Plastic Surgeons

On the show Ally McBeal, a character was romantically pursued because of her neck “wattle” or loose skin – a scenario that would only happen on television, right? In reality, many people want to rid themselves of neck “wattle” to look younger or to wear certain clothes or accessories more comfortably, without having facelifts. They may feel they are too young or old for an invasive procedure, are not able to afford the prolonged recovery time, or only want targeted improvement of their neck region. Patients have less invasive options to rid the “wattle,” reports a study in May’s Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), through targeted neck rejuvenation techniques.
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Doctors experiment with ‘gummy bear’ fillers, titanium coatings

Many women hoping for a more natural-looking alternative to saline breast implants were disappointed by the Food and Drug Administration’s recent decision to maintain the ban on silicone-gel-filled implants. But there may be other options on the market one day, as doctors continue their quest to find better ways to boost a woman’s bosom.

Among the most promising developments, they say, are cohesive silicone gel, leak-resistant implants with the consistency of a gummy bear and a new type of implant shell coating that may be less likely to cause inflammation and scarring in the surrounding breast tissue.
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Source: MSNBC

With buttock-boosting surgery, it can be yours

Unhappy with their backside, many patients decide to go under the knife to get a celebrity look. The exact dimensions of the “ideal” backside are still being debated, many credit much of the surge in the procedure’s popularity on the famous fanny of one celebrity in particular -– Jennifer Lopez.

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Source: BBC News

The South Korean capital, Seoul, has a reputation as the place to go for a nip or a tuck. But despite being an unregulated industry, thousands seem willing to risk injury in pursuit of a perfect body. By conservative estimates, 50% of South Korean women in their 20s have had some form of cosmetic surgery. And in a recent poll, 70% of men said they would also consider surgical improvements.

However the problem in this unregulated industry is that some of the practitioners have no grasp of basic surgery. Patients asking for liposuction are literally risking their lives on the operating table. Cosmetic surgeons tell hushed stories of botched noses, damaged faces and women who cannot close their eyes at all after too much of the lid is cut away. For those who want an even cheaper job, there is always the massage woman at the local sauna who is handy with the botox injection and the scalpel.

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