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What Is Your Face Shape: Round, Square, Long, Heart or Oval?

Get the facts on how to measure your face to determine your true face shape. Find out if you have a round, oval, long, square or heart-shaped face.

This Is What 7 Smoker vs. Non-Smoker Identical Twins Look Like After Years Of Lighting Up

Identical twins may be born with nearly identical DNA, but their choices throughout life – including diet, environmental toxicity, and the chemicals they are exposed to – can alter their genetic expression and influence the way they look. Because identical twins are an excellent study to determine the effects dietary and lifestyle choices may have […]

Find Out Your Face Shape Once and for All

How I Found the Right Bras After Mastectomy and Reconstruction

A contributor to Self shares what she describes as her "three-year journey of finding the most beautiful, comfortable, and fake-boob-friendly bras" after undergoing a preventive double mastectomy.

Questions to ask your liposuction surgeon

Get information from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons about what questions to ask your plastic surgeon during your liposuction consultation.

How To Get Rid Of Acne Scars: Chemical Peels, Laser Treatments Can Help Clear Skin

Dermatological treatments, from lasers to chemical peels, can help prevent and reduce the appearance of acne scars.

Can You Naturally Remove Skin Tags?

Skin tags start off small and fairly insignificant but they can quickly grow and become a problem both because of their appearance and the fact that they can get in the way.<br>The good news about skin tags is that they are harmless and benign - made up of fibrous connective tissues. Find out more about getting rid of them...

The No Surprises Act: What Do Plastic Surgeons Need to Know? : Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

of this review is to briefly summarize the history of surprise billing, describe the regulations of the No Surprises Act, and examine the impact this legislation will have on the field of plastic surgery<br>Methods<br>A PubMed and Google Scholar literature search was conducted on out-of-network billing, or surprise bills, and the No Surprises Act. Media outlets, governmental agencies, and local and national medical organizations were…

Social Media Guidelines for Young Plastic Surgeons and... : Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

e highly ranked have social media opportunities for their residents, yet clear rules to guide implementation of social media programming in residency have remained unspecified. These guidelines and pitfalls can be used to inform a productive and professional entry into plastic surgery social media use for the resident and young plastic surgeon. Details regarding specific platform use to maximize exposure are provided. The core principles of…

Plastic surgery improves the health of many

Overdone cosmetic surgeries on celebrities give the field of plastic surgery a bad reputation, but plastic surgeons point out that a significant proportion of surgeries are to repair an injured or disfigured body part, such as reconstructive surgery after mastectomy. Women treated for breast cancer at UMass Memorial Healthcare System meet with a team of specialists, including an oncologist, a radiologist, a geneticist and a plastic surgeon, to determine the best course of treatment.

Is Your Plastic Surgeon REALLY a Plastic Surgeon?

In this Plastic Surgery Secrets, learn why it's important to verify that your doctor is actually a board certified plastic surgeon, and not something else.

Find a Trusted and Reliable Plastic Surgeon

Making the decision to get plastic surgery is a very important one. Equally important is choosing a trusted and reliable plastic surgeon to perform...

Plastic Surgery: Is There Right or Wrong Reasons?

Board certified plastic surgeons discuss the reasons behind plastic surgery and when procedures can be a good thing, or a bad thing.

Fat Transfer in Plastic Surgery—Can You Use Another Person’s Fat?

Fat transfer in plastic surgery is growing in popularity due to its perceived benefits such as more natural look and feel and less risk of infection and healing problem. The technique also avoids implant-related risks such as capsular contracture (copious amount of scar tissue forming around the prosthesis) and malposition<br>Fat transfer has multiple uses in scar repair, breast augmentation, reconstructive surgeries, buttock enhancement, and facial…

The face of plastic surgery becomes more masculine

The typical plastic surgery patient is ever more likely to be male as more men seek to improve their looks, writes plastic surgeon Jeff Weinzweig. The trend may be driven by a more competitive job market, an increased emphasis on "face to face" interaction online or a more self-conscious population, Weinzweig writes. Men seeking plastic surgery most often request liposuction, rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty and gynecomastia correction, according…

Who is Qualified to do Plastic Surgery?

Any licensed physician can call himself or herself a cosmetic surgeon, so the importance of finding a properly trained and certified provider is paramount. The goal of this post is help patients looking for a qualified plastic surgeon know what to ask and how to check on their prospective doctor. I encourage everyone considering cosmetic plastic surgery to spend as much time researching their doctor as their procedure.

Questions to ask before opting for plastic surgery

Making the decision to undergo plastic surgery should not be taken lightly, according to plastic surgeon Dr. Shayan Izaddoost. Here are some considerations one should take before committing to a procedure.

Why Do They Call It Plastic Surgery?

Why is cosmetic surgery called "plastic" surgery? : originally appea...

Difficult Plastic Surgery Questions You Should Ask

A consultation with a surgeon will help you decide if he is the right one for the job; however, you must be able to throw some difficult plastic surgery questions and get satisfying answers from him. If not, you must move on and find someone you are comfortable with<br>The list below shows some of the difficult plastic surgery questions that can help you choose the “right” doctor.<br>Photo Credit: Stuart Miles at FreeDigitalPhotos.net<br>What’s your complication and revision rate?<br>Your doctor must…

Google Glass in plastic surgery?

First plastic surgery procedure performed using Google Glass