A record breaking total of 11.9 million procedures last year, the most popular one being non-surgical procedures for example Botox or Dermal fillers. ... Edwina Rawson, a medical negligence specialist at solicitor's Field Fisher Waterhouse said; "But people don't seem to treat it with the same caution and fear that they would another surgical procedure. ... Also post-surgical infection is a risk, as is severe psychiatric injury.... As well as the demand for these cosmetic procedures, the price has increased also. ... This has resulted in many patients going abroad to seek a chea...

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The history of modern facial plastic surgery began more than one hundred years ago, when a few men independently began to explore a new surgical frontier of reconstructive and functional repairs that also improved appearance. By observing one another these surgeons rapidly improved and expanded the procedures each could perform. ... In 1896, the boy's mother approached Joseph for advice, asking if there might be surgical relief for her son's problem. ... Reshaping of the nose, or rhinoplasty, is one of the most common of all the plastic surgery procedures. Thousands of people every...

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This has led most young people astray leading them to resort to cosmetic surgeries, surgical makeovers, and extremist dieting. ... There is an increase in a number of people going for surgical processes the relative percentages are as follows: breast argumentation 36%, tummy tuck 84% and 132% for Body lifts according to statistics by American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) (ASPS, 2005). From this, I can say that all the procedures are targeting at enhance the looks and the media culture played a major role in promoting this trend. ...

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Eye-fold surgery is now the most popular cosmetic surgical procedure among Japanese women, in an attempt to make themselves look more western like the actresses they see on television. ... And with the costs that make cosmetic procedures only accessible to those of higher incomes, soon the only thing beauty in society would be able to reflect is how rich a person is. ...

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