TOP 100 COSMETIC SITES
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| Never Too Young for That First Pedicure Cosmetic companies and retailers increasingly aim their sophisticated products and service packages squarely at 6- to 9-year-olds, who are being transformed into savvy beauty consumers before they’re out of elementary school. nytimes.com |
New Math for Men: Subtract Just a Little Gray These days, a man's hair color (mainly grays) is more a matter of tweaking than hiding. nytimes.com |
Recession Cuts Many, Not All Plastic Surgery Procedures Showing sensitivity to weaknesses in the U.S. economy, plastic surgery was not spared from the recession's grasp. According to the newest national procedural statistics report from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), in 2008, doctors performed over 12 million cosmetic plastic surgery procedures - encompassing both surgical and minimally-invasive procedures. Surgical numbers dropped nine percent and minimally-invasive numbers rose five percent. medicalnewstoday.com |
Injecting Happiness Using Botox to reduce wrinkles has an uplifting side-effect. A study presented at the British Psychological Society Annual Conference in Brighton suggests that by preventing the face from frowning, Botulinum Toxin A may make people happier. Twenty-five people took part in the study, carried out by Dr Michael Lewis from Cardiff University in conjunction with Court House Clinics, London. medicalnewstoday.com |
Are Herbal Supplements Putting Aesthetic Surgery Patients At Risk? For many people, the words "natural" or "herbal" are virtually synonymous with safety and purity. Products available over-the-counter without a doctor's prescription are often mistakenly believed to be free of significant risks. A report in the March/April issue of Aesthetic Surgery Journal warns that more than 40% of plastic surgery patients use herbal supplements in the two weeks prior to undergoing surgery. medicalnewstoday.com |