This article highlights a very important subject for adults and children alike. Self-esteem is very important in our culture.  While fixing a child’s physical deformity with plastic surgery may seem extreme, the same issues are relevant for adults.  We are haunted by our own perceived physical deformities.  If these perceptions line up with reality, a surgical
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The world of cosmetic surgery has its share of critics. Historically, one of the more strident voices aligned against cosmetic surgery has come from feminism. Susan K. Brownmiller, author of the 1984 treatise Femininity, deemed the desire for large breasts oppression: “Enlarging one’s breasts to suit male fantasies represents the exploitation of women.” By extension, breasts implants become
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We all want to look good, but it’s hard to be completely honest about the real price for looking good and staying youthful. Who are we keeping this secret from? Our husbands, boyfriends and significant others of course! Over the years, we’ve met hundreds of women just like you who ‘hide’ their beauty and aesthetic treatments
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When I assess tummy tuck results, I look at the umbilicus or belly button first. You should too. It is the hardest part of the operation, and the epicenter of the tummy tuck universe. Any fool can whack out loose skin and close. A host of non-plastic surgeons succeed on that front, including family docs,
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