VASER liposuction is a state-of-the-art cosmetic procedure that uses ultrasound to break up and remove fatty deposits in the body. Because the ultrasound waves break down the fatty tissue more precisely, VASER liposuction results in less swelling, bruising and scarring, as well as a much quicker recovery...

A Spanish man who underwent the world’s most complex full face transplant has revealed his new look for the first time at a recent press conference. Oscar Full Face Transplant Patient In the 24 hour operation performed by a team of 30 surgeons at the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, the man...

A new cosmetic procedure known as the vampire facelift gets rid of wrinkles using a patient’s own blood. The new method to rejuvenate wrinkled skin doesn’t require injecting any acids, fat or toxins into your body, instead wrinkles are smoothed out using the persons own blood. The procedure...

Tens of thousands of women who underwent breast enlargement surgery in Britain have been warned to have check-ups over fears they were given dangerous implants. Up to 50,000 women in Britain have breast implants filled with a silicone gel, originally designed for mattresses, that has not been analyzed by...

Noor Aziz Nose Job As the violence subside on the streets of Iraq, beauty salons and clinics are beginning to pop up, prompting many to undergo cosmetic surgery to lift their spirits. Noor Aziz, 26, never much cared for her nose. “When I’m quiet I don’t have a problem with my face,”...

A 47-year-old lady from Staten Island, New York, is suing her plastic surgeon for the sum of $5 million, after she claims his operation left her with four breasts. The patient, who underwent surgery in 2003, said, “I essentially ‘came out of that operation with essentially four breasts.’” ...

Last October 9th, in Budapest, Hungary, beauty pageant contests took to the stage, not to show off their natural beauty, but rather show off their unnatural beauty. The Miss Plastic Hungary beauty pageant is said to be the world’s first ‘plastic beauty contest’, a contest in which judges were not only...

Researchers at Stanford University are currently developing a training technology that will allow doctors to rehearse surgical procedures before the patient reaches the operating room. The demonstration project, called the Stanford Rhino­logical Virtual Surgical Environment (VSE), uses a haptic interface...

Cankles is popular slang term (actually a portmanteau word combining calf and ankle) used to describe the area where the ankle and the calf muscle look to be one and the same. Women with cankles will notice that the width of the back side of their leg is the same width as they continue down the leg. There is...

The nation’s first face transplant patient braved the press to finally speak out about her ordeal. Connie Culp, 46, was badly disfigured in a incident that occurred in 2004. Later in 2008, she became the first patient in the U.S to undergo a full face transplant. Until Tuesday, Culp’s identity...