All Posts Tagged With: "Cosmetic Surgery News"

Could this be the end of hair straighteners? Researchers believe that they have isolated the gene responsible for curly hair and are hoping that they can create a pill to make your hair straighter or curlier without the need for expensive hair accesories.

Australian scientists have recently discovered that the trichohyalin gene is mainly responsible for creating curls in hair. It is hoped that the discovery will not just be a boon to the beauty industry but will also help police forensics – hair and DNA found at scenes of crime may indicate what sort of hair the suspects have.

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Former Miss Argentina Solange Magnano has died after cosmetic surgery. The 38 year old beauty has been having cosmetic surgery to make her buttocks firmer and was rushed to hospital with severe breathing difficulties after the operation.

Magnano died from a blocked lung artery having spent three days in intensive care.

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Supermodel Cindy Crawford has admitted to having Botox injections. The 43 year old beauty has also admitted that she had considered having more invasive cosmetic surgery on her face however she decided against it as it made women look ‘unreal’.

Crawford has said that she has visited a London cosmetic surgeon for several years now to have the Botox injections.

“There’s a doctor here in London who I’ve gone to for Botox,” she commented in an interview with the Daily Mail.

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After years of performing regenerative injection therapy (RIT) with the use of platelet rich plasma (PRP) for the treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain and acute injury, I learned of a new use for RIT with PRP; rejuvenation of the skin. This treatment is now referred to as ‘Dracula Therapy’ by the media.

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The latest anti-ageing craze appears to have taken inspiration from Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ given that the procedure involves injecting your face with your own blood.

Stimulated Self Serum skin therapy, often shortened to just ‘S3 Therapy’ and colloquially known as the ‘Dracula Therapy’, is the latest anti-ageing craze to hit cosmetic surgery fans. The inventor of this new skin therapy, a French London-based cosmetic doctor called Daniel sister, claims that S3 therapy stimulates DNA repair, helps to heal scars, and generally improves the skin tone and texture, making it look smoother and younger.

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A new injection dubbed the ‘snoreplasty’ is set to help snorers cure their condition forever – and the jab is said to cost just £3.

Many loud snorers have turned to sprays, nose strips or even surgery to cure their snoring however these ‘cures’ are often less than effective and can often cost a lot of money over time. However Dr Al-Jassim, an ENT specialist from Southport and Omskirk NHS Trust in the UK believes he made have found a cheap cure.

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One of the biggest downsides to having cosmetic surgery is the problem of scarring. Although some scars will disappear over a period of a year to 18 months, around a third of scars tend to be permanent and this can mean being left with unsightly marks or a hard raised ridge of tissue as a reminder of your plastic surgery.

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