Plastic surgery information 

Abdominal plastic surgery – When is it needed and when does it make sense?

What is the point of abdominal plastic surgery, called abdominoplasty among surgeons, and when is it carried out? Dr. Berger has plastic surgery practices in Frankfurt and Zurich. Abdominoplasty is one of her specialties. In this interview Dr. Berger explains the options and risks of this type of...

Sydney Coleman about LipoStructure & Fat Grafting

Where can a fat transfer help you? Is this method absolutely safe? What is the largest amount of fat that can be transferred? What about skinny people? How long does it takes to see how much fat remained?... These and other questions answered by famous plastic surgeon Dr. Sydney Coleman...

Syndactyly – fused (conjoined) toes

Syndactyly (the so-called webbing between toes) is an anatomical and congenital malformation affecting toes, whereby some of the toes are fused together. The photo below shows the fusion of two toes (most commonly between the second and third toes), which can either be due to fused skin (simple...

Brachymetatarsia – the shortened toe

Brachymetatarsia is a congenital foot anomaly caused by the premature closure of the metatarsal growth plate. It usually occurs in the fourth toe and results in a gradual receding of the toe into the foot. Visually, the toe appears to be significantly shorter or more bent than the other toes,...

PIP breast implants under scrutiny in Europe and South America

The controversy started in France. Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), a breast implant manufacturer, was shut down when French authorities alleged that these implants were rupturing at a rate double the industry average. According to French prosecutors, PIP cut costs over the last decade by...

Breast Implant Claims

Many people throughout the UK and the world choose to have cosmetic surgery for many different reasons. Some would attribute the decision to undergo a complex medical procedure such as a breast augmentation to be an exercise in vanity – while this may be the case for some, cosmetic surgery can...

Have you had a breast implant? What are the signs of rupture?

For centuries women have been conscious about their figure. “Does this make me look fat? Do I look too big in this dress?” and more recently “are my breasts too small?” It may come as a surprise, but breast implants are not new. For more than a century there have been many attempts at helping...

49% of men now embrace cosmetic surgery to improve their looks

A recent survey conducted by the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) shows that more men now embrace cosmetic surgery. About 49 percent of the male survey respondents offered positive points of view on cosmetic surgery and are open to the idea of going under the knife to correct...