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Plastic Surgery Blog with Natalie Kita April 2008 Archive

By Natalie Kita, About.com Guide to Plastic Surgery

Bad Celebrity Plastic Surgery: Nominations for the Worst

Saturday April 26, 2008
Here's your chance to weigh in on the most awful celebrity plastic surgery disasters. Please submit your nominations for the worst, and once I have a decent number of nominations, ... Read More

Slower Economy = More Wrinkled Faces?

Friday April 25, 2008
Doctors say that the sluggish economy is adversely affecting the number of new patients coming in for cosmetic treatments like Botox. Interestingly enough, it hasn't had any noticeable effect on ... Read More

Can Plastic Surgery be "Green"?

Thursday April 24, 2008
Okay, so I'm a day late with this, but Earth Day had me looking for a link between plastic surgery and greener living, and by George, I think I've got ... Read More

The Dangers of "Melting Fat" with Lipodissolve & Mesotherapy

Friday April 18, 2008
There has been much media hoopla recently about the safety and effectiveness (or lack thereof) of the supposed "fat melting" procedures known as Lipodissolve and mesotherapy. In fact, the American ... Read More

Plastic Surgery Book For Kids

Friday April 18, 2008
Well, it's finally happened. Someone wrote a book to explain to kids why mommy is having work done. The book, "My Beautiful Mommy", by Dr. Michael Salzhauer, attempts to provide ... Read More

Need a Little Lift?

Thursday April 17, 2008
Ah, gravity! Our undeniable foe!For women, it seems the first part of the body to go south is almost invariably the part that Stacey and CLinton from TLC's "What Not ... Read More

Naitonal Health Care Decisions Day

Wednesday April 16, 2008
April 16 is National Healthcare Decisions Day, which brings me to a subject nobody wants to think about, yet everyone should: an advance directive. Basically, this means that you have ... Read More

Post-Op Scars: An (Almost) Unavoidable Trade-Off

Monday April 14, 2008
With the exception of a handful of "scarless" surgical procedures where the incisions are made internally, visible scars are a fact of surgery. For plastic surgery patients, the appearance of ... Read More

Poll: The Morality of Cosmetic Surgery

Thursday April 10, 2008

Dermal Fillers and The Liquid Face Lift

Thursday April 10, 2008
After my recent post about Priscilla Presley and "Dr. Jiffy Lube", some of you may be a little wary of getting injections for cosmetic purposes. However, these types of procedures ... Read More

Jamie Lee Curtis Calls Plastic Surgery a Fraud

Wednesday April 9, 2008
Jamie Lee Curtis' recent appearance on Oprah was received by some as uplifting and empowering, and by others as insulting and patronizing. While I have the utmost respect for Ms. ... Read More

Share Your Before & After Photos

Tuesday April 8, 2008
Okay, readers---Is there anyone out there who would like to share their before and after photos after having had plastic surgery or other cosmetic procedures such as Botox, dermal fillers, ... Read More

Fun With Fake Boobs

Friday April 4, 2008
I just had to share the latest from Pam Stephan, About.com's guide to breast cancer. She has written a review on a book entitled 101 Uses for a Fake Boob ... Read More

Breast Enlargement Pills & Potions

Wednesday April 2, 2008
I don't know about you, but my inbox is constantly bombarded with spam that focuses on enlarging or enhancing some part of the body. I won't speak now to the ... Read More

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