A study by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery shows the demand for surgical and non-surgical plastic surgery procedures has increased 25 percent since 2012. The study also revealed that the demand for aesthetic injectables such as Botox and dermal fillers is also high; these procedures represented more than 80 percent of […]
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What's in Demand This Year?
Top plastic surgeons from around the world gathered in Chicago in September to talk about new trends and the future of plastic surgery. The providers gathered at Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2018, an educational and networking event, to discuss what procedures patients are looking for and to talk about new techniques to meet the demands […]
Plastic Surgery By State
You know the old adage about beauty being in the eye of the beholder? While that is often true, what beholders think of as beautiful varies depending on where they live, according to a new study by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. The ASPS recently surveyed to find out what were the most popular […]
Plastic Surgery May Helps Smokers Quit the Habit
Plastic surgery may not just make you look good – it may make you healthier, too. Researchers at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, say plastic surgery can help people stop smoking. Plastic surgeons commonly ask their patients to stop smoking for at least two weeks before having surgery. The American Society of Anesthesiologists also […]
Medical Benefits of Plastic Surgery
A study published in the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery shows that the forehead-lift also known as the eyebrow lift procedure has benefits beyond aesthetics in reducing the frequency and intensity of migraines. The study authors analyzed responses gathered from the Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ) given to 90 migraine patients who had the forehead-lift procedure […]
Can DNA Help to Improve Plastic Surgery Outcomes?
Researchers from Belgium and the United States have recently discovered 15 genes that help determine the features of the face. The findings of the study, conducted by the KU Leuven, a research university in Belgium, and the universities of Pittsburgh, Stanford and Penn State, were published in Nature Genetics. Genes determine appearance, and identifying the […]