Monday, May 21, 2007

Cosmetic Breast Surgery News

A little nip and tuck for the toes - Chicago Daily Herald

A little nip and tuck for the toes
Chicago Daily Herald, IL - 1 hour ago
(The criteria for insurance is pain and discomfort - similar to breast reduction surgery.) "People who want to have cosmetic surgery have always been ...

Inovio Biomedical Partner Tripep Provides Update on its Hepatitis ... - Genet...

Inovio Biomedical Partner Tripep Provides Update on its Hepatitis ...
Genetic Engineering News (press release), NY - 3 hours ago
The SECTA therapy for locally treating solid tumors is designed to selectively kill cancerous cells and minimize cosmetic or functional detriments often ...

Inovio Biomedical Partner Tripep Provides Update on its Hepatitis ... - Busin...

Inovio Biomedical Partner Tripep Provides Update on its Hepatitis ...
Business Wire (press release), CA - 3 hours ago
The SECTA therapy for locally treating solid tumors is designed to selectively kill cancerous cells and minimize cosmetic or functional detriments often ...

Getting a discount on plastic surgery - Baltimore Sun

Getting a discount on plastic surgery
Baltimore Sun, MD - 5 hours ago
The price-cutting plastic surgeons are part of something called the American Cosmetic Surgery Network, owned by United Networks of America Inc., ...

'Few ask GP' before cosmetic ops
Only one in eight people considering cosmetic surgery consults their GP before going ahead, a survey suggests.

Surgeons warn on salon treatments
The public is being warned to avoid "medi-spas" offering procedures such as skin peels and Botox.

Botox 'needs better regulation'
Botox treatment to rid yourself of unsightly wrinkles may be addictive, research has found.

Nip'n'tuck loans offer in Lebanon
A Lebanese bank gives out loans for cosmetic procedures in this notoriously image-conscious country.

Getting a discount on plastic surgery (Baltimore Sun)
More insurers offer access to reduced-fee surgeons as membership draw Face-lifts, tummy tucks, nose jobs and other cosmetic surgeries cost thousands of dollars that health insurance doesn't cover. But some health plans are now offering a new type of benefit -- access to a list of plastic surge...

Breast implants aren't about getting a man (Stuff)
INCREASING YOUR ASSETS: A third of British women having breast augmentation surgery said they were doing so to make themselves feel more womanly.

Reality of beauty myth (Herald Sun)
AFTER five children, Kerry Mullins - wooed by 'extreme makeover' TV shows - played out her dream of having life-changing cosmetic surgery.

Mentor 4Q, Full-Year Earnings Rise (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Mentor Corp., which makes cosmetic and reconstructive surgery products, said Wednesday its fiscal 2007 fourth-quarter profit surged on higher sales of MemoryGel breast implants.