According to data collected by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, requests for lip enhancements increased 50% between 2000 and 2016. However, as NewBeauty reports, a different lip trend has been popping up on social media as of late — one designed to reduce the size of the lips.
Before you put together your EHR wishlist, consider these questions, Modernizing Medicine advises.
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Can you be a strong black woman if you can’t accept your flaws, The Atlantic asks.
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Face filters, which became popular thanks to apps like Snapchat, are now leading some people to use them to show plastic surgeons how they want to look. It is part of a growing problem dubbed selfie dysmorphia, according to NBC New York.
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A 23-year-old Russian ‘bodybuilder’ with 24-inch oil injected biceps has had surgery to save his arms after warnings he will die, according to givemesport.com.
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Fillers continue to be a favorable choice for natural-looking facial enhancements, especially for the jawline, according to Entertainment Tonight.
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The rise of plastic surgery in millennials begins with social media. Media such as Instagram and Snapchat produced by celebrities have an influence on the way young adults perceive themselves, according to Loquitur.
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Most plastic surgeons we spoke to said they generally wouldn’t perform any cosmetic surgeries on patients under the age of 18, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t other plastic surgery procedures that are appropriate for teenagers, RealSelf notes.
Read MoreGlossy takes a look at editorial content sites, such as Spotlyte and RealSelf, that aim to help readers learn more about cosmetic procedures and the medical-aesthetic industry at large.
Read MoreDazed Beauty explores what happens when one’s religious values are seemingly at odds with one’s desire to be seen as beautiful.
Read MoreThe Instagram accounts of beauty businesses, clinics, and salons are being used to advertise and give away free cosmetic surgery, according to Refinery29.
Read MoreA surgery enthusiast and self-proclaimed Kim Kardashian lookalike reveals in Meaww that her 34JJ breasts are so big that she is unable to lie on her front and are so uncomfortable that she cannot take the tube in case someone bumps into her.
Read MoreAccording to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, breast augmentation is still the number one surgical procedure for women. The problem is that surgeons who administer breast implants often minimize the risks associated with this procedure.
Read MoreBut this is no trendy spa or beauty salon. It’s where those obsessed with keeping the effects of aging at bay come to get their face injected with Botox, facial fillers, or plumping agent.
Read MoreHistorically speaking, the majority of plastic surgery patients are women. But the number of men interested in undergoing cosmetic procedures is surging.
Read MoreMelissa Gilbert has decided to “age gracefully” without breast implants, Botox or hair dye and it is all because of love.
Read MoreIn recent years, a growing number of doctors who aren’t board-certified in plastic surgery have started doing cosmetic procedures, and many of them are good at marketing.
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