Category: Types of Surgery

A cosmetic surgeon has found the recipe for perfect breasts. Patrick Mallucci has spent hours poring over photos of topless models in magazines and tabloid newspapers and believes he has come up with a theory for perfect breasts.

According to Mallucci, the perfect breast has a nipple that is tilted slightly upwards, and the breast should have a slightly smaller upper half than the bottom half – an example of an excellent pair of breasts is model Caprice, with Victoria Beckham being an example of a poor pair of breasts, views which he claims are also held by many of his clients.

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According to a new report, women who have had breast implants are three times more likely to commit suicide than their natural counterparts. Deaths related to mental disorders, including drug or alcohol dependence, were also three times higher among women who had had breast implants.

Although the study did not address the reasons behind the suicides, many believe it is because these women already have psychological problems before they go under the knife. Conditions are unlikely to improve after surgery and this may account for the higher numbers.

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Dental veneers are very thin plastic or porcelain coverings which are custom-made for each patient and are glued onto the surface of your teeth. Dental veneers are used when patients want to disguise or hide coloured teeth or chips. They can also help hide gaps or overcrowding in the mouth. Dental veneers often give a brighter smile than through bleaching along. However, dental veneers are not suitable for badly broken-down teeth – you are better off getting a crown fitted in these instances.

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The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) has announced that patients who have undergone abdominoplastys (tummy tucks) may not need to have their food withheld meaning that there is the potential for patients to be released more quickly from hospital after surgery.

According to ASAPS, abdominoplasty was the fourth most popular form of cosmetic surgery in 2006 with 172,457 procedures performed – an increase on over 400% from 1997.

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Lipodissolve, sometimes know as medical lipolysism is a fat-busting injection that is described as a nonsurgical alternative to liposuction. Tiny shots are administered to problem areas and the fat deposits ‘melt away’. However, many doctors are alaramed that the practice has spread so far so quickly and have warned that some of the concoctions used are not approved by American’s Food and Drug Administration. The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery warned last month that the lipodissolve shots were scientifically unproven.

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According to experts, men are becoming more self conscious and this has led to a huge increase in demand for male breast reduction operations in the past year. According to BMI Healthcare, the largest private hospital group in the UK, there has been a surge in men looking to have liposuction and breast reduction surgery to get rid of their ‘moobs’ (man boobs). It’s not just the men either – in the past 6 months they have seen a 43% increase in women wanting breast reduction surgery.

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What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the word ‘Botox’? We have already reported on Botox being used in the fight against migraines, and now, the toxin is being used in treatments to help fight other chronic pain.

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