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Dustin Driver |
Male Plastic Surgery If you're thinking about surgical body modifications, keep reading. The following procedures can be performed in a matter of hours by a skilled plastic surgeon.   |
AskMen.com
Austin Silver |
Celebrities & Cosmetic Surgery What is happening in today's society? It seems that the most fashionable thing among celebrities is plastic surgery. Everything from tummy tucks and chin implants to eye lifts and breast implants have taken effect more than ever. |
AskMen.com
Jake Brennan |
Why Are Men Getting Cosmetic Surgery? Among the top cosmetic surgeries performed on men in 2003, reduction of gynecomastia, or abnormally large male breasts, ranked fourth. Learn what else men are having done. |
BusinessWeek
April 25, 2005
Catherine Arnst |
Breast Implants: Science vs. Emotion Lobbying and politics are having a huge effect on the debate over whether to allow silicone breast implants back on the market. |
Health
January 2008 |
Should You get a Tummy Tuck? Surgery can help, but it won't replace exercise |
Fast Company
November 2010
Susan Evans |
Exporting Your Plastic Surgery: Lifescience Alley Conference and Expo The number of people jumping on a plane to go under the knife is surging - in the U.S. alone, medical tourism is growing 35% each year. Plastic surgery, which makes up one-third of these trips, will be much discussed at this Minneapolis expo. Here, we look at where people go to get pretty. |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2011
Susan Karlin |
Weight Loss Surgery as Systems Engineering Plastic surgeon Gary Horndeski's new surgical techniques decrease appetite |
Health
December 2007
Lisa Lombardi |
Gynos Removing Wrinkles? Health investigates how the cosmetic-surgery boom is changing the face of doctors' offices everywhere. |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2006
Brian Lawler |
Implant Approval Gives Allergan a Lift The return of silicone breast implants continues. Shares of Allergan, best known for its Botox wrinkle treatment, were up nearly 8% on the news. |
ifeminists
October 29, 2002
Tresa McBee |
Men join women in the quest for perfection Men are finally feeling inadequate enough to scar their bodies. Call it operating-room equality. Some 1 million men chose elective cosmetic surgery last year to reshape noses, suck out fat, de-droop eyelids, transplant new hair and reduce breasts. |
AskMen.com
Abigail Ekue-Smith |
Gynecomastia Gynecomastia is generally diagnosed when men grow abnormally large breasts due to the overdevelopment of breast tissue. Here's a look at the causes and treatment options for this condition. |
Fast Company
Chris Gayomali |
Are Selfies Fueling A Plastic Surgery Boom? The idea that selfies are powering a plastic surgery boom is certainly a convenient narrative, ripe for rage-tweeting. It is also not an entirely false narrative. |
BusinessWeek
January 13, 2011
June Thomas |
Book Review: American Plastic: Boob Jobs, Credit Cards, and Our Quest for Perfection A Middlebury College sociologist explores how Reagan's trickle-down economics made plastic surgery accessible to lower-income Americans, who took on debt to pay for makeovers |
AskMen.com
Jacob Franek |
Rare Surgeries Step aside Hollywood, the following are a few exciting and rare surgeries. Unlike their made-for-TV spin-offs, however, these rare surgeries are real. |
Salon.com
October 9, 2000
Denise Dowling |
Covering up the breast The National Cancer Institute decides not to publicize the results of a publicly funded study of the safety of silicone breast implants. What's the deal? |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2004
Roger Nusbaum |
Inamed Waiting for Good News This multifaceted medical device company, which sells breast implants, awaits an FDA decision. The biggest risk is the stock getting caught in a general health sector downturn. |
Managed Care
March 2007 |
Competition Wins Over Centralization Insurers who recommend a particular provider or health care organization to a patient considering a surgical procedure need to determine how complex the procedure is and how frequently the surgeon performs the procedure. |
BusinessWeek
March 14, 2005
Carol Marie Cropper |
The Robot Is In -- And Ready To Operate More and more surgeries -- from prostate to heart -- are being performed by doctors remotely guiding robotic arms. |
AskMen.com
Dustin Driver |
Extreme Weight Loss Techniques Nine techniques to lose weight fast, but be warned that there are risks involved with losing weight too quickly. |
BusinessWeek
December 25, 2006
Palmeri & Weintraub |
Silicone Goes Subtle Allergan's campaign relies on friendly persuasion. |
BusinessWeek
July 18, 2005
John Carey |
Is Heart Surgery Worth It? Physicians are questioning whether bypasses and angioplasties necessarily prolong patients' lives. |
Reactive Reports
Issue 43
David Bradley |
Polymer Technology Saves Face PolyHap readily bonds with bone with no adverse side effects. The material might ultimately replace titanium in prosthetics and bone repair surgery. The material is currently undergoing clinical trials in Moscow. |
The Motley Fool
May 2, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Cynosure Sure Looks Good Aesthetic-laser maker reports record results on strength of new laser offerings. Investors, take note. |
Salon.com
August 21, 2002
Amy Reiter |
A girl's breast friend Anna Nicole and Jamie Lee talk about their mammary glands... Hugh Grant on superficial women... will Willis and Moore do it some more? ... Liz Hurley on loving, leaping and lots of water |
The Motley Fool
April 14, 2005
Rich Duprey |
Mentor the Winner on Implants An FDA panel gives Mentor the right to market breast implants after denying Inamed's application. On the news, Inamed's stock fell by more than 3%, and then nearly 7% in early morning trading. |
Salon.com
March 2, 2001
Dawn MacKeen |
Your heart has been recalled In the brave new world of body-part implants, what happens when you get a lemon of a ticker? |
Fast Company
January 2004
Lucas Conley |
Face Value: Does the Boss do Botox? Fast Company and Houston plastic surgeon Dr. Franklin Rose read between the lines of some familiar faces. |
Outside
February 2005 |
Globe-Trekking Gear Myopic adventurers, rejoice... Javelin... Samsung SCH-S250... |
The Motley Fool
April 6, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Investing in Controlling Obesity While every investor must do their own due diligence, here is an outline of at least some of the major ways that investors can hope to profit from medical technology aimed at curing, or at least controlling, obesity.. |
Health
February 19, 2009 |
Do You Need a Breast Reduction? The number of women opting for breast reductions has jumped 25% in recent years -- to 106,000 in the latest annual count by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. |
BusinessWeek
July 18, 2005 |
A Coronary Conundrum Four medical experts weigh in on whether heart surgery prolongs patients' lives or only relieves suffering. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2001 |
What Should I Know About Refractive Surgery? What is refractive surgery?... Who gets refractive surgery?... What are the different kinds of refractive surgery?... Are PRK and LASIK right for me?... What should I think about before I decide to have refractive surgery?... |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2006
Russell Wild |
Global Healthcare Traveling abroad for medical care can often save a patient 80% of the domestic cost. Should financial advisors tell their clients about the savings? |
BusinessWeek
August 2, 2004
Michael Arndt |
New Knees, No Big Deal Minimally invasive surgery uses smaller incisions, spares muscles and tendons, requires less medication, and gets patients up and out fast. |
Health
July 2007
Curt Pesmen |
The Scary Truth About Surgery The 5 operations you don't want to get and what to do instead. |
Managed Care
January 2006
Catherine M. Murphy-Barron |
Can We Design a Fair Benefit For Bariatric Surgery? Insurers need a coverage strategy that focuses on reducing post-surgical complications and avoiding adverse selection. |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2002
Lecia M. Apantaku |
Breast-Conserving Surgery for Breast Cancer Surgical treatment of breast cancer has changed significantly in recent years. The preferred method of treatment for many women with early breast cancer is conservative surgical therapy. |
BusinessWeek
June 9, 2009
John Carey |
Giving Patients the Data They Need A growing effort by doctors, insurers, and politicians helps people make better-informed medical decisions |
Nursing
January 2009
Susan Gallagher Camden |
Shedding Health Risks with Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery More obese patients are turning to bariatric weight loss surgery, which is proving its worth by decreasing or eliminating dangerous comorbidities of obesity. Here's how to help prepare your patient for surgery and care for her afterward. |
