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Cosmetic Surgery Industry Lobbies Against The 'Botax' In Senate Health Bill
"Leading makers of antiwrinkle drugs, breast implants and other appearance-related products are trying to derail a proposed tax on elective cosmetic surgery in the Senate's health-overhaul bill," The Wall Street Journal reports. "The proposed 5% levy -- dubbed the 'Botax' after the antiwrinkle treatment product Botox -- would raise an estimated $5.8 billion over 10 years...

Geisinger Physician To Present At National Convention
Alexander P. Moya, M.D., Director of the Center for Weight Loss Body Contouring and Assistant Director of the Geisinger Center for Aesthetics and Cosmetic Surgery at Geisinger Medical Center (GMC), will deliver an interactive video presentation on his corset trunkplasty surgery in April 2010...

Advanced BioMedical Technologies Inc. Begins Phase II Animal Test On PA Miniscrews And Plates
Advanced BioMedical Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: ABMT) announced that the Company's subsidiary, Shenzhen Changhua Biomedical Engineering Co., Ltd. ("ABT-CHANGHUA"), has signed a cooperative agreement with The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University ("GDPU Hospital") in Guangzhou...

SafeStitch Medical, Inc. Receives FDA Clearance To Market The AMID StaplerTM For Hernia Repairs
SafeStitch Medical, Inc. (OTCBB:SFES) announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") to market its AMID StaplerTM in the U.S. with the intended use in general surgery procedures for fixation of mesh, in the repair of hernia defects and in other surgical specialties for the approximation of tissues, including skin...

In New Jersey, Cosmetic Surgery Tax Reaped Funds Far Below Projections
Bloomberg: "A tax on breast enhancements and other cosmetic care, similar to one proposed in the U.S. Senate's health-overhaul legislation, doesn't generate even a third of the $30 million a year originally projected for it in New Jersey, the only state with such a levy...

Plastic Surgeons Respond To Proposed Cosmetic Surgery Tax
Late yesterday, democratic leaders in the Senate unveiled their proposal for overhauling the health care system, which included a new 5% tax on elective cosmetic procedures. Senate Democrats argue that the tax, which was a surprise addition to the sweeping 2,074-page bill, will generate $5.8 billion over the next 10 years to be put towards the bill's estimated $849 billion price tag...

Dermatologists Now Offer Non Invasive Skin Tightening
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Dermatology is offering a new non-surgical, needle-free skin-tightening procedure that doctors say smoothes wrinkles, firms up baggy or loose skin and improves body contours...

How Young Is TOO Young For Cosmetic Surgery? UK
A national survey carried out by Girl Guiding UK, today revealed that 24% of girls aged 16-21 would consider having cosmetic surgery. The researchers found the turning point was around the age of 10 when it came to worrying about appearances. Between the ages of 7 to 11-year-olds, 2% were not happy with their appearance but this increased to 11% in 11 to 16-year-olds...

New York Plastic Surgeon Eases Common Fear Of Rhinoplasty Surgery By Eliminating Traditional Packing And Painful Removal
Dr. Oleh Slupchynskyj, Director of The Aesthetic Institute of New York and New Jersey, has revolutionized the rhinoplasty procedure by eliminating traditional packing and subsequent painful removal. The pain associated with the post-operative removal of nasal packing is a well-known and commonly cited fear among rhinoplasty candidates...

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The Mammastatin Serum Assay may help identify both women with breast cancer and those at risk to develop breast cancer. We currently are evaluating estrogen and androgen levels in serum from 74 women who...

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There are few of us who can afford plastic surgery without first having do some saving - or some lottery winning! Although the prices for plastic surgery are becoming ever more competitive, the whole procedure...

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Nice and healthy breast is a symbol of femininity. It gives self-reliance and very often invites men attention. I think those are the main reasons why women resolve to augment their breast and they try...

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