Category: Cosmetic Surgery News

Tanning enthusiasts are being warned away from tanning injection Melanotan. The drug, which costs around £250 for a course, is illegal in the UK.

Recent reports have shown that the tanning injection’s popularity is on the increase, partly because some people are looking to keep their all-year tan without the cancer risks associated with tanning beds. However Melanotan can leave users looking as though they have been “Tango’d”, a reference to the popular bright orange fizzy drink.

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C4s Embarrassing Bodies clinic is opening its doors for new patients to treat in the next series. Dr Christian, Dr Pixie, and Dr Dawn want to hear from you if you have been suffering in silence or have reached the end of your tether.

Have you suffered from cosmetic cock-ups or beauty gone bad? We want to hear from you! If you’ve undergone an unsuccessful procedure and have been left with a trout pout, wonky boob job, lumpy lipo, a chemical peel catastrophe or botched Botox – get in touch!

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Cosmetic surgery is no longer a taboo subject. In the early days, many patients did not want to admit to having had any form of cosmetic work, however with more and more celebrities explaining to newspapers and magazines about their surgery, ordinary women are now happier to discuss their own experiences under the knife in the open.

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Hollywood star Julia Roberts has vowed never to get Botox as she wants her children to be able to be able to easily read her emotions.

“I want my kids to know when I’m p***ed, when I’m happy and when I’m confounded,” she said in an interview with Elle magazine. “Your face tells a story and it shouldn’t be a story about your drive to the doctor’s office.”

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If you are looking for an alternative treatment to Botox or the normal dermal fillers, the latest cosmetic surgery trend of carbon dioxide injections could be what you are looking for.

Carbon dioxide is the gas that gives fizzy drinks their fizz and it is the main component of the latest cosmetic surgery craze, carboxytherapy. Carbon dioxide is injected below the skin and is said to help combat dark circles under the eyes, reduce fat in the area, tighten the skin, and help remove stretch marks.

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Katie Price has made no secret of her love of cosmetic surgery however even she admits that her latest cosmetic procedures has gone too far.

Price has recently married cage fighter Alex Reid and last week was actively trying to promote her new single, Free to Love Again, which failed to break into the UK Top 40.

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Cheryl Tweedy is said to be the inspiration behind one of the latest cosmetic surgery trends – the dimple job. Cosmetic surgeons have commented that they have recently seen a rise in the number of women hoping to have plastic surgery to give them dimples, just like the petite singer.

The dimpleplasty surgery will not give entirely natural results however. The dimples themselves will remain permanently rather than only appearing when the patient smiles.

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