Cosmetic Surgery Popular Among Younger Women WKRN.COM: "[May 8, 2006, 7:24 am]
'Cosmetic Surgery Popular Among Younger Women'
Among surgical cosmetic procedures, breast augmentations are the second most popular. The number of women having the procedure slumped in the early nineties when silicone implants were banned. Now, the procedure is more popular than ever.
Lori Brewer, 24, just graduated from Vanderbilt Law School. She'll start the next phase of her life as a corporate attorney at a firm in North Carolina at the end of the month. She's proud of her success and decided to reward herself with something she's been wanting for several years, breast implants. “I just like the way fake breasts look, the look of the implant, the feel, the roundness, I really just thought it was more attractive and it was something I wanted,” she said.
More and more women, like Brewer, are going under...
...the knife. The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery said doctors performed more than 350,000 breast augmentations in 2005. That's up 9% from the year before.
Brewer said she has many friends who also have implants. She said she was at a gathering a few nights ago where there was only one girl out of about 20 or 30 who had natural breasts.
Sarah Ferry is a 24-year-old sales assistant, graduate student and new mom. She said after breast feeding her daughter she went from a C-cup to an A-cup and felt insecure about her body.
Breast implants restored her confidence. “I'm still young and I'm single so I wanted to have a good self image and be for confident about myself when I go out,” she said. "
Monday, May 08, 2006
Modern advancements in plastic surgery
The Southern Health Magazine: "Modern advancements in plastic surgery
BY KATRINA E. STACKHOUSE, SOUTHERN HEALTH CONTRIBUTOR
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) reports that nearly 11.5 million cosmetic surgical and non-surgical procedures were performed in the United States in 2005.
According to ASAPS, the top five surgical procedures for that year were lipoplasty (liposuction), breast augmentation, blepharoplasty (cosmetic eyelid surgery), rhinoplasty (nose reshaping), and abdominoplasty (tummy tuck).
The top five non-surgical procedures for 2005 were Botox, laser hair removal, hyaluronic acids, microdermabrasion and chemical peels.
Interestingly enough, with the current popularity of cosmetic surgery as it gets a boost from various reality television programs such as ABC's Ultimate Makeover, the results from the ASAPS' 2005 report show that there is only a slight decrease of 4 percent in the total number of cosmetic procedures performed between 2004 and 2005.
Considering the current nationwide infatuation with cosmetic surgery, it seems as though not only are physical appearances changing, but attitudes concerning plastic surgery are changing as well.
Another study commissioned by ASAPS found that men and women of all ages report a greater willingness to tell non-family members that they've had cosmetic surgery, thus proving that the there's no shame in a little slice and dice."
For information on San Diego plastic surgery - San Diego cosmetic surgery, plus some very informartive and insightful articles, visit: San Diego plastic surgery doctors
BY KATRINA E. STACKHOUSE, SOUTHERN HEALTH CONTRIBUTOR
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) reports that nearly 11.5 million cosmetic surgical and non-surgical procedures were performed in the United States in 2005.
According to ASAPS, the top five surgical procedures for that year were lipoplasty (liposuction), breast augmentation, blepharoplasty (cosmetic eyelid surgery), rhinoplasty (nose reshaping), and abdominoplasty (tummy tuck).
The top five non-surgical procedures for 2005 were Botox, laser hair removal, hyaluronic acids, microdermabrasion and chemical peels.
Interestingly enough, with the current popularity of cosmetic surgery as it gets a boost from various reality television programs such as ABC's Ultimate Makeover, the results from the ASAPS' 2005 report show that there is only a slight decrease of 4 percent in the total number of cosmetic procedures performed between 2004 and 2005.
Considering the current nationwide infatuation with cosmetic surgery, it seems as though not only are physical appearances changing, but attitudes concerning plastic surgery are changing as well.
Another study commissioned by ASAPS found that men and women of all ages report a greater willingness to tell non-family members that they've had cosmetic surgery, thus proving that the there's no shame in a little slice and dice."
For information on San Diego plastic surgery - San Diego cosmetic surgery, plus some very informartive and insightful articles, visit: San Diego plastic surgery doctors
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