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Woman Dies After Hotel Butt Injection

British woman flew to US for cosmetic procedure

(Newser) - A young British woman who flew to America in hopes of a better butt died after undergoing illegal buttock-enhancing surgery in a Philadelphia hotel. The 20-year-old traveler died after an injection of liquid silicone, which is not approved for cosmetic surgery in the US. Police, who are seeking two suspects,...

10 Crazy New Cosmetic Procedures
 10 Crazy New 
 Cosmetic 
 Procedures 
'vampire filler,' anyone?
Nov 29, 2010 4:58 PM CST

10 Crazy New Cosmetic Procedures

Doesn't a 'trampoline necklift' sound refreshing?

(Newser) - Vampire fillers, trampoline necklifts, fat transfers: Just a few of the scary-sounding plastic surgery procedures pioneered recently. The Daily Beast rounds up 10:
  • Selphyl: Also known as the "vampire filler," this treatment uses platelets from the patient's blood to create a substance that stimulates growth of skin cells
...

Get a Dog, Not a Facelift
 Get a Dog, Not a Facelift 
OPINION
Nov 29, 2010 1:36 PM CST

Get a Dog, Not a Facelift

Dogs are more cuddly than plastic surgeons ... argues a plastic surgeon

(Newser) - Robert Tornambe is an animal-loving plastic surgeon ... and in a move that may not be too smart for his bottom line, he argues that it's wiser to get a dog than a facelift. Writing for the Huffington Post , he offers up 10 surprisingly logical reasons why:
  • A dog lasts longer:
...

Heidi Klum's Aging Secret: Gain Weight!

Cosmetic surgery is nothing compared to the power of a few pounds

(Newser) - Forget Botox: If you want to look young as you grow older, just gain a few pounds, according to Heidi Klum. "The ultimate beauty secret for a woman getting older is, Don't be too thin!" she tells Self . "When you are just muscle, you end up being...

Lisa Rinna Shows Off Lip Reduction

She was tired of her meaty lips 'defining' her

(Newser) - Lisa Rinna, tired of her famously juicy lips “defining” her , had surgery in August to reduce the silicone injections. Though she's said they might take a full six months to heal, her new, smaller pout was on display at a book signing she did with husband Harry Hamlin Tuesday,...

Awful New Reality Show: Brides Vie for Plastic Surgery

It gets worse: Unveiling will come at wedding

(Newser) - Just when you thought reality shows couldn't possibly get more awful, E! orders Bridalplasty. The show will feature brides-to-be competing to win plastic surgery procedures. "Extensive surgical procedures," as the Hollywood Reporter puts it (emphasis ours). The wedding-related challenges will include writing vows and planning honeymoons, and the...

Heidi Montag: Implants Were G-Cup-Size Mistake

Reality star wants breast reduction

(Newser) - The very last person to realize that Heidi Montag's plastic surgery binge was a mistake has seen the light. "It's heartbreaking," the reality star tells Life & Style in an interview about her G-cup implants." I can't live an everyday life." Complicating matters is the death...

UK Sees New Superbug, Blames Medical Tourism in India

It's traced to cheap cosmetic surgeries

(Newser) - A new superbug has emerged in UK hospitals, probably brought back to the country by people who traveled to India or Pakistan for cosmetic surgery, the BBC reports. About 50 cases have been cataloged in the UK, but researchers fear the newly christened NDM-1 (named after New Delhi, notes the...

Julia: Why I Refuse to Get Botox
 Julia: Why I Refuse to Get Botox 
elle interview
Aug 5, 2010 8:58 AM CDT

Julia: Why I Refuse to Get Botox

How else will kids know she's angry?

(Newser) - Julia Roberts wants her kids “to know when I’m pissed, when I’m happy, and when I’m confounded,” she says—and that’s why she’ll never get plastic surgery. “Your face tells a story and it shouldn't be a story about your drive to...

Introducing the Vampire Facelift
 Introducing the Vampire Facelift 
weird trends dept.
Jul 19, 2010 12:20 PM CDT

Introducing the Vampire Facelift

Sadly, it won't make you look like a Twilight character

(Newser) - So you’ve already bought the Edward Cullen panties , and you’re not sure how to continue expressing your love for all things vampire? Consider a "vampire facelift." No, it doesn’t make you thirst for blood, but it does take blood from your body and injects it...

Teen Singer Gets Botox for Glee Role

Charice Pempengco, 18, wanted to look 'fresh'

(Newser) - In the "Is This What the World Is Coming To?" Department: Filipino singing sensation Charice Pempengco, who became famous in the US after appearances on the Ellen and Oprah shows, prepped for her upcoming role on Glee by getting Botox...at the tender age of 18. She also had...

World's Largest Breasts Could Kill Woman

See Heidi Montag, there is a downside to plastic surgery

(Newser) - Beware, Heidi Montag, or you could end up like Sheyla Hershey: She achieved her dream of having the world’s largest breasts, but now she’s fighting for her life because of them. The Brazilian model, who now lives in Houston, got all the way up to M-cups before downgrading...

12 Craziest Plastic Surgery Procedures
 12 Craziest 
 Plastic Surgery 
 Procedures 
get dimples like these
Jul 5, 2010 2:10 PM CDT

12 Craziest Plastic Surgery Procedures

Dimpleplasty, eyebrow transplants, and other wacky stuff

(Newser) - Think Heidi Montag, with her laundry list of plastic surgery procedures, is a wackadoo? Her boob job and brow lift may seem downright pedestrian compared to these 12 totally crazy kinds of plastic surgery, compiled by the Daily Beast :
  1. Dimpleplasty: It sounds just like what it is: a procedure that
...

Why Celebs Get Boob Jobs
 Why Celebs Get Boob Jobs 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jun 26, 2010 7:17 AM CDT

Why Celebs Get Boob Jobs

Ten reasons, from sad to sadder

(Newser) - Sometimes it’s because their boyfriends like big boobs, and sometimes it’s because Jesus doesn’t not like big boobs. Ten celebrities and the reasons they gave for getting breast enhancements, rounded up by The Frisky :
  • Carmen Electra: Says now it was just “really trendy” to get breast
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Botox Dulls Emotions
 Botox Dulls Emotions 
Jun 22, 2010 2:30 PM CDT

Botox Dulls Emotions

Limited facial expressions may stifle feelings

(Newser) - Some Botox patients have trouble looking happy or sad, and now research suggests they have trouble feeling happy or sad as a result. Facial expressions themselves are thought to produce sensory feedback that influences emotional states, so a group of Barnard researchers tested whether Botox users—who have literally paralyzed...

Celebs as Young as 17 Try Botox

Down side? It gets less effective later in life, surgeons say

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan, Megan Fox, and Hilary Duff are just a few of the celebrities rumored to have gotten Botox injections well before the age of 30. Others, like Kim Kardashian and Heidi Montag, have acknowledged using it. And the trend gets ever more disturbing: Fox News reports that more and...

Kate's Boob Job: Thank the Bodyguard

It's normal for bodyguards to assess your breasts, right?

(Newser) - If you’re a fan of Kate Gosselin's reportedly enhanced boobs, you have her bodyguard to thank. “Kate was going to have one kind of breast augmentation, but she changed her mind after talking to Steve about what would look best,” a source tells Us . Steve—that would...

Palin Pal: Implants? What Implants?

Friend denies boob job rumor

(Newser) - In the first public reaction to the red-hot rumor that Sarah Palin had a boob job , an unidentified friend of the former Alaska governor has opened up to Us Weekly . "It's absolutely ridiculous," the source says. Notes Ken Layne of Wonkette , who ignited the speculation and has been...

6 Body Image Lessons ... From Reality Stars

 6 Body Image 
 Lessons ... 
 From Reality 
 Stars 
snooki gets an a-minus
Jun 11, 2010 10:50 AM CDT

6 Body Image Lessons ... From Reality Stars

Believe it or not, they can teach us something

(Newser) - If you want to learn some real body-image lessons, just watch reality TV. No, not The Biggest Loser or Celebrity Fit Club—typical trashy reality shows, starring such beloved household names as Snooki and Heidi. Here are the sometimes inspiring, sometimes scary lessons they’ve taught Leslie Goldman of the...

Heidi Montag Wants Still More Surgery
 Heidi Montag Wants 
 Still More Surgery 
these babies not big enough?
May 5, 2010 9:22 AM CDT

Heidi Montag Wants Still More Surgery

What letter will her breasts be now? Z?

(Newser) - Heidi Montag is already so top-heavy she appears ready to topple over, but that isn’t stopping her from planning plastic surgery No. 14. After waking up from her last round of robotic—er, surgical—enhancements, she was so angry that her breasts weren’t bigger, “she wanted to...

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