Bad Teachers’ Union Keeps Plastic Surgery Rider in Contract Feb 17, 2012 in Plastic Surgery When Cameron Diaz’s character from last summer’s Bad Teacher wanted breast augmentation, she embezzled funds from the school’s fundraising car wash and stole the answer key so her students could cheat on standardized tests. But what she should have done is applied for a job in Buffalo, where the Buffalo Teachers Federation (BTF) negotiated a contract that included full coverage for plastic surgery procedures. In 2009, this amounted… Read More Dressing Professionally after Breast Augmentation Feb 16, 2012 in Breast Augmentation If you are considering breast augmentation, one concern you may have is maintaining professional dress in your workplace after the surgery. There are many potential concerns you may have about dress after breast augmentation, but all of them can be readily avoided. One concern women may have is gapping blouses at the bustline. We earlier talked about The Shirt which can help control gapping and give women with… Read More New Study Sort of Confirms Breast Implants Improve Sex Life Jan 31, 2012 in Breast Implants According to the results of a new survey conducted by plastic surgery review site RealSelf.com, breast enhancement surgery improves the sex lives of patients. The survey of breast augmentation and breast lift patients was conducted by RealSelf.com from January 13-30, 2012, and ostensibly shows that women experience an overall improvement in their sex life after the procedure. According to the survey, participants overall claimed a 34% increase in sex… Read More Fat Grafting Breast Augmentation Passes Another Research Hurdle Jan 24, 2012 in Breast Augmentation The concept of “natural” breast augmentation (breast augmentation with fat grafting) is commonly met with applause by both the media and many women who love the idea of taking unwanted fat from their buttocks and belly and putting it in their breasts. In reality, though, many questions remain about the possibility of breast augmentation using fat grafting, not the least of which is whether the augmentation process would result… Read More Fotoshop Spoof Reminds Us to Be Wary of False Claims Jan 13, 2012 in Plastic Surgery The video spoof commercial for “Fotoshop by Adobé” is a brilliant little piece of satire that has gone viral because of its truth. If you haven’t seen it, take a look here:Fotoshop video The most crucial point of this video is that most beauty products don’t do what they say they will. From age cream advertisements that have to be pulled because they don’t really get… Read More Breast Augmentation Now for Summer Weddings or Swimsuit Season Jan 9, 2012 in Breast Augmentation The “bridalplasty” trend is in the news again. According to industry analysts, the number of brides getting plastic surgery to look their best for their weddings has been steadily increasing. The news cycle is being driven by a California woman who is spending as much on plastic surgery as she is spending on her wedding. However, this is the exception, as most women considering plastic… Read More Why Friends Get Breast Augmentation One after Another Dec 21, 2011 in Breast Augmentation According to the Daily Mail, it’s a growing trend in British plastic surgery: women getting breast augmentation because one of their friends did it. The British news outlet tells the story of four friends who got breast augmentation after another friend. According to a plastic surgeon cited in the article, it’s a growing trend. It’s hard to say whether it’s also a trend in the US, but… Read More Salma Hayek Prayed to Jesus for Breasts Dec 12, 2011 in Breast Augmentation Salma Hayek has been included in dozens of lists cataloging the “best breasts” in Hollywood or the world. The world-famous actress is known for her breasts almost as much as she is known for her movie roles, but she reveals that she was not always quite so curvaceous. Recently on British talk show The Graham Norton Show, Hayek revealed that when she was a teenager,… Read More H&M Receives Flak for Putting Real Model Heads on Fake Bodies Dec 9, 2011 in Plastic Surgery It is a campaign women have been waging for years: the women used in advertising should have more realistic proportions to avoid creating unrealistic expectations, and driving the popularity of plastic surgery procedures like breast augmentation. Research has shown that women often experience decreased self-confidence and a poorer body image when they see models that are likely photoshopped to look unrealistically thin, with unrealistically large… Read More Retro Ads Show Diverse Pressures on Women’s Bodies Nov 30, 2011 in Plastic Surgery Recently, there has been significant attention given to weight gain advertisements found in magazines from the 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s. The advertisements, for products with names like “Wate-On,” “Kelp-A-Malt,” and “Ironized Yeast,” seem strange to readers in a day and age when women are under so much pressure to lose weight. However, if you look a little closer at the advertisements, it quickly becomes… Read More ← Previous 1 … 25 26 27 28 29 … 31 Next →
Bad Teachers’ Union Keeps Plastic Surgery Rider in Contract Feb 17, 2012 in Plastic Surgery When Cameron Diaz’s character from last summer’s Bad Teacher wanted breast augmentation, she embezzled funds from the school’s fundraising car wash and stole the answer key so her students could cheat on standardized tests. But what she should have done is applied for a job in Buffalo, where the Buffalo Teachers Federation (BTF) negotiated a contract that included full coverage for plastic surgery procedures. In 2009, this amounted… Read More
Dressing Professionally after Breast Augmentation Feb 16, 2012 in Breast Augmentation If you are considering breast augmentation, one concern you may have is maintaining professional dress in your workplace after the surgery. There are many potential concerns you may have about dress after breast augmentation, but all of them can be readily avoided. One concern women may have is gapping blouses at the bustline. We earlier talked about The Shirt which can help control gapping and give women with… Read More
New Study Sort of Confirms Breast Implants Improve Sex Life Jan 31, 2012 in Breast Implants According to the results of a new survey conducted by plastic surgery review site RealSelf.com, breast enhancement surgery improves the sex lives of patients. The survey of breast augmentation and breast lift patients was conducted by RealSelf.com from January 13-30, 2012, and ostensibly shows that women experience an overall improvement in their sex life after the procedure. According to the survey, participants overall claimed a 34% increase in sex… Read More
Fat Grafting Breast Augmentation Passes Another Research Hurdle Jan 24, 2012 in Breast Augmentation The concept of “natural” breast augmentation (breast augmentation with fat grafting) is commonly met with applause by both the media and many women who love the idea of taking unwanted fat from their buttocks and belly and putting it in their breasts. In reality, though, many questions remain about the possibility of breast augmentation using fat grafting, not the least of which is whether the augmentation process would result… Read More
Fotoshop Spoof Reminds Us to Be Wary of False Claims Jan 13, 2012 in Plastic Surgery The video spoof commercial for “Fotoshop by Adobé” is a brilliant little piece of satire that has gone viral because of its truth. If you haven’t seen it, take a look here:Fotoshop video The most crucial point of this video is that most beauty products don’t do what they say they will. From age cream advertisements that have to be pulled because they don’t really get… Read More
Breast Augmentation Now for Summer Weddings or Swimsuit Season Jan 9, 2012 in Breast Augmentation The “bridalplasty” trend is in the news again. According to industry analysts, the number of brides getting plastic surgery to look their best for their weddings has been steadily increasing. The news cycle is being driven by a California woman who is spending as much on plastic surgery as she is spending on her wedding. However, this is the exception, as most women considering plastic… Read More
Why Friends Get Breast Augmentation One after Another Dec 21, 2011 in Breast Augmentation According to the Daily Mail, it’s a growing trend in British plastic surgery: women getting breast augmentation because one of their friends did it. The British news outlet tells the story of four friends who got breast augmentation after another friend. According to a plastic surgeon cited in the article, it’s a growing trend. It’s hard to say whether it’s also a trend in the US, but… Read More
Salma Hayek Prayed to Jesus for Breasts Dec 12, 2011 in Breast Augmentation Salma Hayek has been included in dozens of lists cataloging the “best breasts” in Hollywood or the world. The world-famous actress is known for her breasts almost as much as she is known for her movie roles, but she reveals that she was not always quite so curvaceous. Recently on British talk show The Graham Norton Show, Hayek revealed that when she was a teenager,… Read More
H&M Receives Flak for Putting Real Model Heads on Fake Bodies Dec 9, 2011 in Plastic Surgery It is a campaign women have been waging for years: the women used in advertising should have more realistic proportions to avoid creating unrealistic expectations, and driving the popularity of plastic surgery procedures like breast augmentation. Research has shown that women often experience decreased self-confidence and a poorer body image when they see models that are likely photoshopped to look unrealistically thin, with unrealistically large… Read More
Retro Ads Show Diverse Pressures on Women’s Bodies Nov 30, 2011 in Plastic Surgery Recently, there has been significant attention given to weight gain advertisements found in magazines from the 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s. The advertisements, for products with names like “Wate-On,” “Kelp-A-Malt,” and “Ironized Yeast,” seem strange to readers in a day and age when women are under so much pressure to lose weight. However, if you look a little closer at the advertisements, it quickly becomes… Read More
