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Is cosmetic surgery just all about vanity? Is it only for vain people? Cosmetic surgery is about ordinary people with problems. Maybe it’s a nose that’s flat. Or small breasts. Or a fat waist. Or wrinkled, sagging skin that makes someone who feels young and alive look old and depressed. Whatever the cause, it’s a Read more…

One of the most fulfilling types of surgery for me as a plastic surgeon is the cleft palate surgery. In the Philippines, there are a lot of babies born with congenital deformities such as cleft palates. The benefits of a short two hour operation last a lifetime and makes a big difference in the way Read more…

Plastic surgery is a specialized branch of surgery that is concerned with correcting deformities that are congenital (in-born) or acquired from accidents or aging, in order to restore or enhance form and/or function. The origins of plastic surgery are rooted in ancient history. Until the end of the nineteenth century, plastic surgery was essentially reconstructive. Read more…

As I mentioned before, media has a big part to play in the increased demand for cosmetic surgery these days. But media’s coverage of cosmetic surgery also has a negative effect, as this BBC news article reports. Leading doctors from the British Association of Plastic Surgeons say the obsession with cosmetic surgery is obscuring the Read more…

So are looks really that important? No. And Yes! Most people would agree that what is inside a person is more important than what is outside. But increasingly, we’re learning that how you look is very important too because it can have a direct effect on how you feel about yourself. When there’s something you Read more…

Some may say cosmetic surgery is unnecessary, but who’s to say what is necessary or unnecessary for someone else? It is impossible to measure human suffering. A flat nose may be unimportant to one individual; however, in another it can produce emotional discomfort. If your teeth are crooked, are braces necessary? What if you are Read more…

Here’s an interesting article about how times have changed from the days when having cosmetic surgery was a dark secret. Today, cosmetic surgery has become increasingly common among mainstream Americans. Last year, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) conducted a nationwide survey of 1,000 adults which showed that 54 percent of respondents approved Read more…

Another factor for the rise in cosmetic surgery procedures that are performed is that the general medical profession has become better educated about cosmetic surgery and has accepted the fact that it is safe. Also, there is a growing awareness that the role of modern medicine should not be limited only to the treatment of Read more…

Several factors are responsible for the boom in cosmetic surgery today. First of all, the public has been continuously bombarded by the communications media and are much more aware of the options available to them. For thousands of years, matters of appearance were very simple. If there was you didn’t like about the way you Read more…

Cosmetic or aesthetic surgery is a very popular subject these days. Make a search on the internet for cosmetic or plastic surgery and you will get millions of results – web sites of plastic surgeons of different nationalities, various procedures available, advice for cheap plastic surgery, before and after photos, celebrity patients, clinics and surgery Read more…