Words to live by
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The following was the conclusion of an article I recently read on David Cheever in the Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (referenced below). I would like to share it. I think it applies to whatever field you choose to study, not just medicine. "Although we may remember David Cheever as a surgical innovator, his character is more aptly revealed in the following passage from a lecture, delivered before the Harvard Medical School class of 1871, entitled “How to Study Medicine”21:If you seek for wealth you have mistaken your avocation. There must be something more, and something higher. That something is a love...
Source: Suture for a Living - May 8, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: Words praise history medicine Source Type: blogs
Is ashlee sporting milk filled boobs or saline?
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The blogsphere is buzzing...
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Source: Awful Plastic Surgery - May 8, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: Polls Source Type: blogs
A promotion patient before her breast augmentation
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I did this case a few months ago. This is a brief clip before her surgery. I recently saw the television spot (for German Television,) and I am not in much of it. Oh, well. Maybe I should call it the promotion that really didn't promote much.LOL.Best Regards,John Di Saia MD (Source: Truth In Cosmetic Surgery Blog)
Source: Truth In Cosmetic Surgery Blog - May 8, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: DrDiSaia Source Type: blogs
Six word memior
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I was tagged by Midwife with a Knife who was tagged by TBTAM for the six word memior meme. The instructions? Write a 6 word memior and tag 6 others. Leave a comment on the tagged blogs with an invitation to play. MWWAK's --- Catch a baby, watch the floor. TBTAM's --- I want to do it all. Dr Wes' --- Show them kindness, integrity, and love. So here's mine: My life is full of stitches. To me that covers my work (plastic surgery), my hobbies (quilting, sewing, knitting), my jogging (the occasional side-stitch), and my enjoyment of good jokes (keep me in stitches). It somehow doesn't cover my family, friends, dogs. Unless you ...
Source: Suture for a Living - May 7, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: Blogging friends Source Type: blogs
Dermatomes
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dermatome /der·ma·tome/ (der´mah-tom) 1. an instrument for cutting thin skin slices for grafting. 2. the area of skin supplied with afferent nerve fibers by a single posterior spinal root. 3. the lateral part of an embryonic somite. It's the first definition that I will be discussing. Padgett invented the first dermatome in 1939. This one was a drum dermatome and was manually operated. It was a surgical instrument for easily removing large flaps of skin of a prescribed depth. This helped move skin grafting to common practice from a miraculous one. Today dermatomes can be operated manually, air-powered, or electrically....
Source: Suture for a Living - May 7, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: surgery history surgical instruments skin Source Type: blogs
Mischa barton queen of cellulite
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Mischa Barton has been...
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Source: Awful Plastic Surgery - May 7, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: Cellulite Source Type: blogs
New growth for catherine zeta jones
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Catherine Zeta Jones is the...
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Source: Awful Plastic Surgery - May 7, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: Bad Boob Job Source Type: blogs
The scary lips of calpernia
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Calpernia is an actress with...
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Source: Awful Plastic Surgery - May 7, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: Bad Collagen in Lips Source Type: blogs
Lifestyl- lift lawsuit dismissed
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According to a news report from Wired, a Michigan judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought about by the Lifestyl- Lift company against infomercialscams.com. They alleged trademark violation by use of the trademarked name "Lifestyl- Lift." According to the article,Many of the online complaints were from women who said they had a face-lift after seeing Lifestyle's infomercials. One woman claimed she lost hearing in one ear. Another said "every week my face proceeds to return to the way it was before the lift." Another said, "I feel ripped off."The lawsuit was a bid to stifle free speech, according to Public Citizen, which defe...
Source: Celebrity Cosmetic Surgery - May 7, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: Dr. Tony Youn Source Type: blogs
Mccain and melanoma
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Source: plasticized.com - May 7, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: plasticized Source Type: blogs
Grand rounds 4:33
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This article looks at one such Midwifery practice in Kent. Laurie, A Chronic Dose, begins a series looking at the candidates healthcare plans beginning with John McCain. She attempts to look at the key policies of the candidates that resonate most with her perspective: someone with multiple chronic conditions whose problem isn’t lack of insurance per se, but lack of confidence in my insurance and lack of the comprehensive coverage I used to have. Dr Couz, Tales from the Emergency Room and Beyond, is still plugging away at the incredibly misguided assumption that doctor shortages can be blamed on women. Robert, Health Car...
Source: Suture for a Living - May 6, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: rlbates Tags: Blogging grand rounds learning medicine Source Type: blogs
Ashley massaro spin control
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On the left in the bikini is...
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Source: Awful Plastic Surgery - May 6, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: Fun Fun Fun Source Type: blogs
Holly madison's breasts - contracture
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Drunken Stepfather PostJesus at DrunkenStepfather (my favorite obnoxious NSFW blog) comments on the uneven nipple position of Holly Madison. Most women have some difference in nipple position between breasts, but with implants a larger difference can represent capsular contracture or internal breast scarring. Without knowing whether or not implants are present or where she stood before implant surgery, it is impossible to know what is going on here, but there is enough here to fix. I'd wager that she has implants.Best Regards,John Di Saia MD (Source: Truth In Cosmetic Surgery Blog)
Source: Truth In Cosmetic Surgery Blog - May 6, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: DrDiSaia Source Type: blogs
Teacher fired when racy bikini photos of her appear online
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Above is biology teacher...
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Source: Awful Plastic Surgery - May 5, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: Polls Source Type: blogs
Christy turlington good genes-or-good-docs on tmz
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TMZ - picsTMZ provides images of a very pretty Christy Turlington with obvious nasal work over the years. She is well preserved but with a bit of a thin nasal dorsum to my tastes at least facially.Best Regards,John Di Saia MD (Source: Truth In Cosmetic Surgery Blog)
Source: Truth In Cosmetic Surgery Blog - May 5, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: DrDiSaia Source Type: blogs
Who looks younger? demi or cameron
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Who looks younger, Demi or...
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Source: Awful Plastic Surgery - May 4, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: Polls Source Type: blogs
Josie moran
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Model Josie Moran holds a...
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Source: Awful Plastic Surgery - May 4, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: Before And After Source Type: blogs
Halle berry - breast augmentation?
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This photo of Halle Berry has been circulating around the internet and in magazines. Does it show a scar in her armpit from a breast augmentation?It is definitely possible, however I usually place the scar in a wrinkle crease of the armpit which is perpendicular to the possible scar that we see here. It doesn't make much sense for her surgeon to place the scar in this direction because it would only make it more visible. It's possible that she doesn't have breast implants at all, and the scar is from something completely unrelated. No matter what it is from, one thing is certain. She looks fabulous.photo credit: In Case Y...
Source: Celebrity Cosmetic Surgery - May 4, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: Dr. Tony Youn Source Type: blogs
Revisional cosmetic breast surgery - dr o in print this month
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I like to say that unlike most blogs by plastic surgeons, Plastic Surgery 101 really isn't about me, but today's post is actually about me.I was asked by the editor of Plastic Surgery Products (PSP) magazine, an industry trade journal, to come up with something interesting to write about for his magazine. One of the questions that I'm always thinking about is "What are the things we do that really cause long term problems and how can I avoid that?".Spending time as a fellow working with the world's best re-operative breast surgeon (for my money), Nashville's Dr. Pat Maxwell, really gave me a different kind of respect for s...
Source: Plastic Surgery 101 - May 4, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: Dr. Rob Oliver Source Type: blogs
Wow, someone in hollywood has natural breasts
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Wow, someone in Hollywood has...
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Source: Awful Plastic Surgery - May 3, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: News Source Type: blogs
Jennifer walcott has a stalker
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Model Jennifer Walcott has a...
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Source: Awful Plastic Surgery - May 2, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: Bad Boob Job Source Type: blogs
Fergie grew some assets on her chest
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Wow, looks like Fergie grew...
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Source: Awful Plastic Surgery - May 2, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: Before And After Source Type: blogs
Ashlee simpson's breasts look fake
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I've always thought Ashlee...
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Source: Awful Plastic Surgery - May 2, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: Busted! Source Type: blogs
Botox safety article in allure magazine
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Allure magazine has a very well-written article on the recent controversy regarding Botox safety. The media has recently focused on a study from Italy showing botulinum toxin being found in parts of the brain fluid in mice who had it injected near their whiskers. Allure's Joan Kron (a very well-respected journalist) has written "Botox on the Brain," addressing the recent controversy. I always find her articles well-written, well-researched, and very objective. Click here for the article.She has also written on fat melting injections in the past. Click here for my post on this topic.Thanks for reading.Michigan-based Plastic...
Source: Celebrity Cosmetic Surgery - May 2, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: Dr. Tony Youn Source Type: blogs
Is cosmetic surgery forbidden by jewish law?
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Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz offers his interpretation of Jewish law in regard to cosmetic surgery. He explains that the physical risk must be weighed with the damage of not doing surgery (as in an actress that cannot advance her career because of a blatant problem with her appearance). (Source: plasticized.com)
Source: plasticized.com - May 1, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: plasticized Source Type: blogs
Is lil kim's transformation complete?
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Is Lil Kim's transformation...
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Source: Awful Plastic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: Scary Celebrities Source Type: blogs
The scary lips of jenna jameson
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Will Jenna Jameson ever stop...
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Source: Awful Plastic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: Bad Collagen in Lips Source Type: blogs
Jennifer aniston - more plastic surgery?
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TheBosh.com has a recent post on Jennifer Aniston's possible plastic surgery. According to a plastic surgeon, in addition to a rhinoplasty, he believes:"It looks like she may have had some filler in her upper lip. It's subtle, but it benefits her face," he says. "Her brows look elevated, which means she may have had some Botox in her forehead."I can see how this photo could resemble a person with Botox and subtle lip filler like Restylane. She, obviously, has denied anything but a functional septoplasty. Whatever she's had, she looks great.Photo credit: TheBosh.comThanks for reading.Michigan-based Plastic SurgeonAnthony Yo...
Source: Celebrity Cosmetic Surgery - April 30, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: Dr. Tony Youn Source Type: blogs
Press release- dr d publishes "unusual labial rejuvenation" in journal of sexual medicine
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Here's a press release on my latest medical journal publication for those interested.-- Recent concern in the medical community has been focused upon discretionary surgery of the female genitalia. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in September of last year cautioned its members to be wary of procedures promoted as “designer vaginoplasty,” “revirgination,” and “G-spot amplification.” Dr John Di Saia, a board certified plastic surgeon in Orange County California, presents a case demonstrating his technique of safe cosmetic labiaplasty to demonstrate that within limitations these operations c...
Source: Truth In Cosmetic Surgery Blog - April 30, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: DrDiSaia Source Type: blogs
Kim stewart is so airbrushed
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Look at what airbrushing did...
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Source: Awful Plastic Surgery - April 29, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: Reality Vs Photoshop Source Type: blogs
Loni anderson speaks
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Watch how Loni Anderson's...
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Source: Awful Plastic Surgery - April 29, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: Video Source Type: blogs
Kim stewart's implants are scary
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This is Kim Stewart, the...
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Source: Awful Plastic Surgery - April 29, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: Bad Boob Job Source Type: blogs
Heather locklear with no makeup
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Here is Heather Locklear with...
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Source: Awful Plastic Surgery - April 29, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: Scary Celebrities Source Type: blogs
Patricia heaton - belly button-less?
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Several websites are posting photos of Patricia Heaton in a bikini and claiming she has no belly button after having a tummy tuck. Is this true? And if so, why?It's hard to tell from these photos if her umbilicus (belly button) was removed during her tummy tuck. If it was, this is actually not that uncommon, as many patients who have a tummy tuck have a hernia of their belly button as well. Some surgeons will repair the hernia at the time of the tummy tuck surgery. When this occurs, there is a risk that the belly button will lose its blood supply and die. Some surgeons will pre-empt this process by actually removing the be...
Source: Celebrity Cosmetic Surgery - April 28, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: Dr. Tony Youn Source Type: blogs
Hospitals poised to embrace "pay as you go" for patient care
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There's a front page story in today's Wall Street Journal, "Hospitals Demand Cash Upfront From Patients" (login required) outlining the increasingly common practice of hospitals demanding pre-payment for services to be rendered.I've been noticing this locally for awhile as well. As the amount of "bad debt" has been soaring from patients defaulting on their obligations which are the co-pays, deductibles, & any other part of the cost they're responsible for on their insurance. The really disturbing anecdote in the story surrounding a leukemia patient being treated at MD-Anderson Cancer Center in Houston is a painful remi...
Source: Plastic Surgery 101 - April 28, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: Dr. Rob Oliver Source Type: blogs
Spencer's sister has a stripper boob job
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Check out the fake looking...
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Source: Awful Plastic Surgery - April 26, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: Bad Boob Job Source Type: blogs
How things change...
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Here is a great ad from the 1970's which shows just how much things change. "Young looking skin tomorrow??!!" Today we believe that damage from the sun's rays are the leading cause of premature aging, possibly followed by the effects of smoking. Hereditary influences have a large part, too. Thanks to a great site, Cosmetic Makeovers, for the image.Thanks for reading.Michigan-based Plastic SurgeonAnthony Youn, M.D.: (Source: Celebrity Cosmetic Surgery)
Source: Celebrity Cosmetic Surgery - April 26, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: Dr. Tony Youn Source Type: blogs
Sour notes - a really, really stupid idea in surgery
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At right, a picture of NOTES done "olde school"I'm not so far out of doing a few thousand abdominal procedures during my general surgery training that I don't still feel fluid in GI surgery. As I'm still boarded in General Surgery in addition to Plastic Surgery, I get a lot of trade journals sent to me on endoscopy, laparoscopy, etc... Occasionally, something I'll read about makes my eyebrow raise as I don't BOTOX yet :) The concept of NOTES surgery is one of those things.Take an operation that is typically performed safely in less then 30 minutes with minimal pain or morbidity and turn it into one that last 3 hours, intro...
Source: Plastic Surgery 101 - April 26, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: Dr. Rob Oliver Source Type: blogs
Grand rounds 4:33
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Source: Suture for a Living - April 25, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Source Type: blogs
Navaho blues finished
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I finished the Navaho Blues quilt and mailed it off. It is machine pieced, 54 in X 76 in. It is machine and hand quilted as well as tied. I did the hand quilting using crochet thread in a "big stitch" fashion. Then used the same crochet thread to "tie" some corners using a square knot (of course). You can see a few of the ties in this photo. (Source: Suture for a Living)
Source: Suture for a Living - April 25, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: quilting Source Type: blogs
Women in medicine
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Harriet Hall from the Science-Based Medicine blog wrote a piece on "Women in Medicine" recently. It is interesting reading, as I hope her book will be. I've ordered my copy.Something very interesting is happening in medicine. It’s happening slowly, quietly, and steadily, with no help from affirmative action programs. At the beginning of the 20th century about 5 percent of the doctors in the United States were women. In 1970, it was still only 7 percent. By 1998, 23 percent of all doctors were women, and today, women make up more than 50 percent of the medical student population. In 1968 only 1.2% of practicing dentists w...
Source: Suture for a Living - April 24, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: books Women medicine Source Type: blogs
Poster child for awful plastic surgery caught in sex tape scandal
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In one of the most bizarre...
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Source: Awful Plastic Surgery - April 24, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: Scary Celebrities Source Type: blogs
Msnbc celeb slideshow and top 7 tips
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MSNBC asked me to comment on the various before-and-after photos of 21 Top Celebrities. They've turned it into a slideshow, which has gotten over 2 million visitors in one day (now if only my blog could do that!). Click here for the slideshow.They also asked me for my Top 7 Tips for Turning Back the Clock Without Looking Bizarre. Here they are:1. Don't Freeze Your Forehead2. Avoid the Trout Pout3. Don't Turn Back the Clock Too Far.4. Be an Individual5. Don't Wait til it's Too Late6. Remember that Less is More7. Pick Your Doctor Wisely.For more information on my Top 7 Tips, click here.Thank you to msnbc, Linda Dahlstrom, an...
Source: Celebrity Cosmetic Surgery - April 24, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: Dr. Tony Youn Source Type: blogs
Dr val does grand rounds her way
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Grand Rounds is hosted by Dr Val this week -- "How do you feel about that?" [what color is your mood ring?] There are many approaches to summarizing submissions to Grand Rounds, and I have chosen one that has never (to my knowledge) been used before. That's right – I'm taking my inspiration from the limbic system, and have organized the posts according to the dominant emotion they elicit from readers. So without further ado, here's the Grand Rounds that will make you laugh, cry, stomp your feet, and become enlightened in the process. Next week Grand Rounds will be hosted by Jan Gurley, who has this special messag...
Source: Suture for a Living - April 23, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: fun grand rounds learning medicine Source Type: blogs
20 ugliest celebrities
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The 20 ugliest celebrities, according to the "expert" judges at showbiz can be found here. You can already guess who's on the list, but there's a few interesting choices. (Source: plasticized.com)
Source: plasticized.com - April 23, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: plasticized Source Type: blogs
Why does halle berry have a scar in her armpit?
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Why does Halle Berry have a...
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Source: Awful Plastic Surgery - April 22, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: What Happened? Source Type: blogs
Sharon stone -what a difference a few years make
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Wow, what a difference a few...
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Source: Awful Plastic Surgery - April 22, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: Before And After Source Type: blogs
Chloe lattanzi escapes elimination on rock the cradle
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Chloe Lattanzi escaped...
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Source: Awful Plastic Surgery - April 22, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: Scary Celebrities Source Type: blogs
Sally field - plastic surgery?
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Has Sally Field had plastic surgery? Make Me Heal.com thinks so. Click here to see their thoughts on her possible plastic surgery. Click the image to see it enlarged to decide for yourself!Thanks for reading.Michigan-based Plastic SurgeonAnthony Youn, M.D.: (Source: Celebrity Cosmetic Surgery)
Source: Celebrity Cosmetic Surgery - April 22, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: Dr. Tony Youn Source Type: blogs
My youtube video response - breast implant removal piece
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My YouTube Video Response:Original YouTube Post:Best Regards,John Di Saia M.D. (Source: Truth In Cosmetic Surgery Blog)
Source: Truth In Cosmetic Surgery Blog - April 22, 2008 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: DrDiSaia Source Type: blogs
