Perforator flap meeting 4 5 6 June 2015 Amiens Perforator flap meeting and color doppler workshop for plastic surgeons at the CHU Amiens Picardie Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery... By: Plastic surgery Amiens … Continue reading →

The vanity business appears is flourishing. The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery announced Thursday that Americans spent over $12 billion on assorted procedures in 2014. One sector is on the increase. More men are turning to aesthetic cosmetic procedures, with dramatic increases seen in both surgical and nonsurgical options over the past 5 years and a 43 percent increase overall, the organization stated. There were over 10 million cosmetic procedures performed last year - with the greatest increase in buttock augmentation, up by 86 percent - along with labiaplasty (up 49 percent), and nonsurgical fat reduction, which has increased by 43 percent. For those who need an explanation, labiaplasty is contouring of distinctly female body parts. The group has previously cited this procedure as a global trend and places it in the category of ever-evolving concept of beauty. Meanwhile, liposuction, breast augmentation, eyelid surgery, tummy tucks and nose surgery - all longtime fixtures in the field - are the top five procedures for men and women overall. But men have their favorites. Blepharoplasty - an eyelid, lift, essentially - plus male breast reduction and facelifts are the top three procedures. Since the organization began collecting statistical data in 1997, … Continue reading →

The idea to use lasers to turn brown eyes blue was born in an unlikely place: a dermatologist's office. Driving home after having some pigment spots removed from his skin by laser, Gregg Homer wondered what would happen if you used a similar laser on the eyes. An inventor who had a Ph.D in biology, Homer did a little research and quickly realized the potential of the idea: a study in the 1980s had shown that underneath every brown eye is a blue eye. And that brown layer, Homer discovered, appeared to be superficial enough that it could, theoretically, be removed. "I went back to my dermatologist and said, I've got a question for you," Homer told Discovery News. "What would happen if you used this on an iris?" The dermatologist eventually joined his board of investigators, and now, almost 20 years later, the surgery is going through human testing in Costa Rica via Homer's company called Stroma. The original idea, that the frequency of the green laser is such that it passes straight through the cornea and is only absorbed by dark color, makes it "incredibly safe and incredibly differentiating," Homer said. The change isn't immediate; the laser is … Continue reading →