Global Plastic Surgery Blogs

• • Young adults - plastic surgery hungry? Friday May 16, 2008 in: Global Plastic Surgery Tag(s):

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    Recent polls and surveys on the Internet show that younger adults have become the primary market of plastic surgery. With the advent of popular television shows such as Nip/Tuck, Dr. 90210, and Extreme Makeover, which somehow put emphasis on amazing and fantastic makeovers, young Internet users are now more obsessed with altering their physical appearance.

    One of the most popular sites visited from the search keyword "plastic surgery" is plasticsurgery.org, the official site of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Search data shows that over 25% of visitors to the site are 18 to 24 years old. This figure is up from 19.6% two years ago. It is pretty surprising to note that young people are now so obsessed with something that used to be the domain of well-to-do female in their fifties.

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  • Plastic surgery “superdraw” draws flak Tuesday January 9, 2007 in: Global Plastic Surgery Tag(s):

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    The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) is up in arms against Europa International's "trivialization" of cosmetic surgery by running the world's first cosmetic surgery "superdraw".

    The draw, which offers a cosmetic surgery procedure as a prize, has been criticized by surgeons as "plumbing new depths" on the part of the Prague-based firm.

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  • Cosmetic surgery in Tunisia Friday December 15, 2006 in: Global Plastic Surgery Tag(s):

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    Ask a high school kid where Tunisia is on a map and chances are, they wouldn't find it. They probably wouldn't even know that there is a country called Tunisia. Cosmetic surgery however, has found its way into Tunisia, and is slowly transforming this African country into a center of medical tourism.

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  • Silicone injections can be deadly Sunday December 3, 2006 in: Global Plastic Surgery Tag(s):

    Technorati Tags: plastic surgery, liquid silicone, breast augmentation

    Liquid silicone is illegal in the United States, but a number of people--many of them transsexuals-still take the risk of getting them to enlarge their breasts and buttocks for a more feminine look. Not many know that the risk they're facing is real, since being injected with liquid silicone can be lethal. United Press International reports:

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  • More and more UK men taking out loans for plastic surgery Saturday December 2, 2006 in: Global Plastic Surgery Tag(s):

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    It has been reported many times in the past that more and more men in different parts of the world are now getting plastic surgery procedures done. The same goes for many British men, who, according to My Finances, are increasingly becoming dependent on loans to fund their plastic surgery wishes.

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  • Global poll shows 1 in 5 people open to cosmetic surgery Friday November 24, 2006 in: Global Plastic Surgery Tag(s):

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    A recent global survey conducted by market researcher ACNielsen reveals that one in five consumers would consider going under the knife of a cosmetic surgeon.

    The poll, which covered 22,780 Internet users in 41 markets worldwide, also shows that the most receptive to the idea of getting cosmetic surgery work done are the Russians. Reuters has more:

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