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I'm not sure if this is of importance to you. I found this site when looking for Liposuction surgeons. It's completely free and they only deal with the best of the best. I have used them a couple times now. Check them out (www.ThePatientsAdvantage.com); seriously.

Folks: don't be misled by what the doctor has said about breast surgery and cancer; you need this further information. While they don't increase the risk of cancer, cosmetic breast surgeries increase the chance that a cancer won't be detected by mammography or other radiological studies. This is an EXTREMELY serious consideration.

what does menopause have to do with success of surgery?

As a Health Plan Medical Director I have been faced with many potentially cosmetic procedure requests for plastic surgery. As far as finishing clef palate procedures over time, even though the last procedure for lip repairs on older children causes no functional impairment, I have always approved them and advocated for a policy to pay for this procedure. The real areas of contention are breast reduction the surgeon stating that removing 500 tto 1000 grams of breast of breast tissue will cure an obese woman's back pain. general weight loss is the best answer. Then there are requests to remove a paniculus ( when an obese abdomen 's fat hangs down over there abdomen). This is a tummy tuck which even their society classifies as cosmetic but the plastic surgeons try to get our health insurance to pay for this procedure frequently in bariatric surgery patients.

I'm glad one of the guests mentioned the distinction between reconstructive & cosmetic plastic surgery. Insurance companies seem to have trouble making this distinction too, at least these days. A friend of mine recently had surgery to correct severe structural sinus problems that caused her serious breathing problems, exacerbated by her allergies. Her insurance had refused to pay for the surgery for over a decade because they classified it as cosmetic surgery. I'm not sure what changed their mind. On the other hand, a coworker (around 1980, I think--before managed care?) also had genuinely necessary surgery for a deviated nasal septum & decided to have a nose job as long as she was having the other operation, & apparently there was no problem having it paid for by her health insurance.

Regarding facial fillers. There seem to be two options, injection of fat tissue from the body and injections of juvederm or other facial fillers. How do these compare in efficacy, etc, Thanks. Richard

The wife of former Scotland footballer Colin Hendry has died in hospital after battling a serious infection.
Denise Hendry, 42, who lived in Lytham, Lancashire, developed a meningitis-type infection after an operation to correct botched cosmetic surgery.
She had been seriously ill in Salford Royal Hospital for 11 weeks, and died on Friday surrounded by her family.
Mrs Hendry suffered multiple organ failure after a liposuction procedure at a private hospital in 2002.
Further corrective surgery at Preston Royal Hospital was unsuccessful and the family took the decision to seek further treatment in Salford, where she underwent reconstructive surgery on her abdomen.

Can't excess skin, even if removed cosmetically, be used for skin repair in other people

Do African Americans and other dark skinned people scar and have other complications from plastic surgery more so than lighter skinned races?

is it ok to have a head and neck surgeon perform a face lift- albeit a very highly respected one who performs many many face lifts? is it the same as seeing a "plastic surgeon"? is he a plastic surgeon? what exactly is a plastic surgeon?

Lymphedema (congenital or acquired) is a disfiguring condition that has no cure, although I've heard some talk about liposuction. It seems as if it would be damaging to the lymphatic system.

Would you please ask about this very difficult and neglected medical problem?

How do overseas procedures compare in price and safety, to domestic?

If you have liposuction are you removing the fat cells? So you can't gain fat in the same areas again? So if you gain weight again will you see it other areas.

And who are the candidates for lipo?

Shouldn't all physisians have an esthetic interest in outcomes

have there been any studies that link breast reduction surgery lowering the risk of breast cancer?

What about hair transplantation to cover up baldness. Are there any drawbacks to it?

What about the adds for penial enlargement? Is that a scam or can that actually be done via plastic surgery?

Have the professors ever seen the show Nip/Tuck about plastic surgeons. What do they think of the surgeries they do. Is it realistic from the surgical point of view?

Would it really be possible for a person to bleach their skin, as MJ was purported to have done?

What can be done to improve appearance -minimize wrinkles, remove blemishes or age spots, rejuvenate skin- short of using surgery or injections? I am thinking of lasers and/or deep facials, chemical peels, etc. How effective are they, and how long do they last?

Why don't PS victims see how horrible they look (think Joan Rivers)?

And is this the sign of a bad surgeon, or just a surgeon with bad taste?

In California, I've been seeing women who have seriously overdone the Restylane and the botox.

It is scary. They don't look younger when they do that, they just look freakier. (And it ain't just here...)

Women look fine with wrinkles. Do they tell Robert De Niro he can't have wrinkles? Then why can't any actress of his same age have wrinkles?

Stop the madness. Please consider sending the money you'd spend on Restylane to a hunger prevention program in the developing world.

And hold you head high - no one should make you feel badly for aging!!!

if you have poor self esteem changing your face won't change how you feel about yourself

What are the issues with filling wrinkles with silicone, something a doctor described to me as 'safe and permanent'?