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Date: Feb 9, 2012
By:
Bill Gillette
| Source: Cosmetic Surgery Times E-News
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The tattoo boom of recent years has spawned an additional growth industry. The ranks of tattoo removal practitioners have increased substantially over the past five years, with revenue rising at an average annual rate of about 21 percent to $65.6 million in 2012, market analysis firm IBISWorld reports.
Date: Feb 9, 2012
By:
Bill Gillette
| Source: Cosmetic Surgery Times E-News
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A new technique involving injections of fat followed by implant placement may prove a viable alternative for breast cancer patients who have undergone radiation therapy.
Date: Feb 2, 2012
By:
Bill Gillette
| Source: Cosmetic Surgery Times E-News
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Gerald Edds, M.D., is the new president of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. Dr. Edds was officially inducted at the Chicago-based academy’s 28th Annual Scientific Meeting, held recently in Las Vegas.
Date: Feb 2, 2012
By:
Bill Gillette
| Source: Cosmetic Surgery Times E-News
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The Food and Drug Administration has cleared Cynosure’s Cellulaze Workstation, a cellulite treatment device, for commercial distribution, the company announced.
Date: Feb 2, 2012
By:
Bill Gillette
| Source: Cosmetic Surgery Times E-News
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Clinical trial results suggest that natural supplement Pycnogenol (Horphag Research), an antioxidant plant extract from the bark of the French maritime pine tree, improves skin hydration and elasticity in women.
Date: Feb 1, 2012
By:
Rochelle Nataloni
| Source: Cosmetic Surgery Times
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The popularity of gynecomastia surgery has skyrocketed in recent years. One estimate indicates that the procedure has experienced a 48 percent increase, with 16,500 men having had the procedure in 2001 (compared to a prior estimate taken in 1997).
Date: Feb 1, 2012
By:
John Jesitus
| Source: Cosmetic Surgery Times
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Although some complications of breast augmentation are best addressed through prevention, others can be corrected through careful use of revision procedures such as creating a neosubpectoral pocket in cases involving implant malpositioning, says one Toronto surgeon.
Date: Feb 1, 2012
By:
Cheryl Guttman Krader
| Source: Cosmetic Surgery Times
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Acceptable surgery for penile enhancement should be predictably effective, low-risk and cause no harm. However, many men are undergoing cosmetic procedures that fail to meet these criteria, according to Gary Alter, M.D.
Date: Feb 1, 2012
By:
John Jesitus
| Source: Cosmetic Surgery Times
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A combination of advanced suturing techniques and underlying support grafts often provides maximal efficacy for nasal tip contouring, according to Stephen Perkins, M.D.
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