[ Fox News Latino ]

It’s not surprising that breast augmentation has become one of the top cosmetic surgery procedures for over a decade, but what’s interesting is that the procedure growth rate has been virtually recession proof for the past 20 years.

“There’s a reason that breast augmentation has been the number one cosmetic surgery—not just here in the U.S., but worldwide—for so long now,” said Dr. Brown. “As the high rate of patient satisfaction shows, this is a procedure that works. I hope this infographic serves as a helpful reference going forward, not only for other plastic surgeons, but for patients as well.”

[ From: drdonaldbrown.com ]

In support of their position they cite statistics from the board which show that transgendered women who are denied implants are much more likely to commit suicide. The difference is staggering – in the overall population of Sweden, the suicide rate is about 1.6%; for transgendered women denied implants, it is 30-40%.

[ truthdive ]

The former fashion worker lost her husband Norman to cancer in 1992 and has been single for some time.

“I would love to find a new man,” she said, “But all the men my age want women 20 years younger. I thought I’d better take action so I can compete.”

She had the surgery at age 83 in California. She said she wouldn’t have had surgery if she wasn’t in great health already. She works as a property manager and enjoys spending time with her family, including four children, 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

[ Daily Mail ]

“The take home message is that this potentially a very interesting approach for anybody concerned about weight or insulin,” said Dr. Michelle Harvie, Phd, a registered dietitian with the Genesis Prevention Center at the University Hospital in South Manchester, England. She cautioned, however, that the study is “quite preliminary” and relatively small.

[ Huffington Post ]

Venezuela’s Health Minister Eugenia Sader said women with implants made by the now-defunct French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) can visit plastic surgery-equipped hospitals to have the implants removed. The free procedure will be to remove the implants, but will not include replacing them, Sader announced Tuesday.

Health officials in France have recommended women with PIP implants to get them replaced, and have also recently agreed to pay for surgeries. In Brazil and Argentina, however, only checkups are being recommended.

According to Dr. Marisol Graterol, president of the Venezuelan Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, an estimated 35,000 to 40,000 women in the country have breast enlargement surgery each year. It’s unclear how many of these women have the PIP implants, but doctors say that the French implants used to be used widely until sales of PIP implants were halted in Venezuela in April 2010.

Plastic surgery societies are recommending that women with PIP breast implants see a doctor to have them checked. Graterol said doctors should evaluate each patient’s individual situation to make a decision whether or not the implants need to be removed.

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[ Dawn ]

The goal of the registry is to improve patient care by providing high quality data on the surgical results of US women. Dr. Brian Braithwaite, a Chicago area surgeon and former Chief of Plastic Surgery at Bethesda Naval Medical Center says “All ASPS member surgeons should continue to embrace the recommendations of both the ASPS and the FDA because the information obtained from such a registry contributes to patient safety, a paramount concern in cosmetic surgery.”

[ SFGate ]

He tells of one surgical patient who smoked too soon after surgery, causing her nipples to turn purple. Once purple, there isn’t much time before the nipples turn black and fall off, he said. The only way he could prevent this from happening? Leeches.

“We went medieval,” Youn wrote. Leeches sucked out the excess blood – which contained toxins – over the course of a few days to improve the patient’s condition.

Dr. Jennifer Walden, an Austin-Texas based plastic surgeon agrees and points out that not only implant patients are at risk. She said procedures that lift the skin, including face-lifts, tummy tucks, and mastectomies are especially dangerous for smokers. Smoking, she said, could cause skin death on the bottom of where the skin flap is located, which could cause chronic problems like open wounds and infections. What’s more, she said smokers seeking breast augmentation with a lift could face major complications if skin flap housing the implant deteriorates.

[ CBS NEWS ]

Their research is preliminary but is promising enough that they are hoping to start human trials soon.

Before you decide to start taking Foxglove, you should know that it is poisonous and that they are working on a medicine extracted from the drug and not just crushing the flowers and swallowing them.

[ Daily Mail Online ]