Venezuelan men getting more cosmetic surgery than ever before

In Venezuela, a place where finely sculpted women normally get all the attention, it's the men who are increasingly going under the knife.There are no reliable statistics, but anecdotal evidence in hair salons and male modeling shows abounds, and two prominent surgeons said their male business had doubled in the past three years and now make up more than 20 percent of their businesses.
While the trend began long ago in the United States, it is still a relatively new phenomenon in Latin America -- but spreading quickly. In countries such as Brazil and Colombia, plastic surgery for men has gone from being a joke to a possible Christmas gift.

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Mothers and Plastic Surgery

In recent years, celebrities such as Heidi Klum have driven many once obese patients to their local plastic surgeon�s office for body tuck procedures. Although many of these patients are in need of surgery due to excess skin left over from extreme weight loss, plastic surgeons are now seeing a growing fresh trend of healthy, in-shape mothers demanding a similar body tuck procedure. With plastic surgery being affordable to all, moms everywhere are treating themselves back to their before baby bodies.

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Plastic Love

Courtney Love has denied recent reports claiming that she underwent gastric band surgery to achieve her new figure. After revealing her miraculously slim line body on a beach in Hawaii recently, the former Hole front-woman denied reports that she went under the knife to achieve her new look.

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Plastic Surgeons making the money in America

Plastic surgery, once perceived as the frivolous domain of society matrons and Hollywood divas, has become serious business. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons in Arlington Heights, Americans spent more than $9.4 billion on cosmetic procedures in 2005, up $1 billion from 2004.

New Liposuction Program

Spring is here and summer is quickly approaching. In Southern California summer means two things - less clothes and more skin. In time to meet the summer skin-fest, Lloyd Krieger, M. D., one of nation�s foremost liposuction experts unveils a specialized liposuction program. The founder and medical director of Rodeo Drive, the posh 5,000 square foot facility at 421 North Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, Dr. Krieger offers new just-in-time for summer beauty procedures.