RealHealthMag.com / Dr. Constantino Mendieta What’s Your Beach-Body Bottom Line? June 4, 2011

June 3, 2011

What’s Your Beach-Body Bottom Line?

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By Claudia M. Caruana

So you’ve always wanted a more shapely booty. Advanced cosmetic surgery can make it happen. But sometimes you pay a steep price.

Aah, to have a video vixen butt, or one like J.Lo’s, Kim Kardashian’s or maybe even raptress Nicki Minaj. If you’ve ever indulged those wishes, you’re not alone. And if you actually took the next step and consulted with a cosmetic surgeon about butt-enhancing procedures, you’re still in good company.

In 2000, nearly 1,400 people had butt lifts. By 2010, the number of procedures had more than doubled to almost 3,300, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. And though more women than men usually opt for sculpted rear ends, men also go for improved assets: In 2009, for example, 223 men bolstered their backsides, as did 242 the following year. The reason for the overall uptick? Cosmetic surgeons say it’s because today’s improved butt enhancement procedures offer more ways and tools to enhance buttock shape for the best customized results.

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MSNBC / Uncategorized TV weight-loss shows: Boon for fat folks or fitness industry? June 2, 2011

June 2, 2011

TV weight-loss shows: Boon for fat folks or fitness industry?

by Sandy Cohen, AP

LOS ANGELES — Despite all the “Biggest Loser”-type shows on TV, all the pounds shed by their contestants and all the weight-loss products purchased by viewers, America continues to be the Biggest Gainer.

At least 10 weight-loss shows are airing these days, and on “The Biggest Loser” alone, this season’s three top finalists dropped a combined 365 pounds. Yet the rest of us are just getting chubbier, with obesity rates in the United States now the highest of any industrialized nation. In fact, more people are obese today than when “Loser” premiered in 2004.

So why aren’t these reality shows helping in the fat fight?

JD Roth, executive producer of “Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition,” thinks they actually are.

“The first step to changing some systemic problem in society is awareness and I think (weight) awareness is at an all-time high,” says the 43-year-old producer, who is also behind “Biggest Loser.”

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Palmbeachplasticsurgery.com / Dr. Constantino Mendieta Pippa Middleton Inspires Plastic Surgery: Here Comes the Bum May 25, 2011

May 25, 2011

Pippa Middleton Inspires Plastic Surgery: Here Comes the Bum

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Last month’s royal wedding caused quite a stir–the beautiful gown, the outrageous hats, the pomp and circumstance. But it’s the bridesmaid’s bum that is getting most of the attention. Yes, Kate Middleton’s sister, Pippa, is the owner of the most requested derriere in plastic surgery centers across the world.

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Healthy Imagination / Uncategorized More Americans Eligible for LAP-BAND Weight-Loss Surgery May 24, 2011

May 24, 2011

More Americans Eligible for LAP-BAND Weight-Loss Surgery

If you’ve been thinking about weight loss surgery, you may have some new options.

An estimated 37 million more people are now with the patient criteria for the LAP-BAND operation thanks to an expansion of the device’s approval by the FDA.

You now may qualify if you are at the lower end of the obesity spectrum.  That means a body mass index (BMI) of 30 — five points below the previous requirement — in addition to a serious weight-related condition like type 2 diabetes or hypertension. Above a 34 BMI there are no such restrictions.

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Metro.co.uk / Dr. Constantino Mendieta Pippa Middleton’s bottom tops plastic surgery wish list May 24, 2011

May 24, 2011

Pippa Middleton’s bottom tops plastic surgery wish list

The 27-year-old’s backside took the world by storm after she completed her maid of honour duties at sister Kate Middleton‘s wedding to Prince William last month.

But now, not only becoming one of the most popular conversation topics worldwide, women across the UK are so keen to get a slice of the Pippa-bottom frenzy that they are heading to plastic surgeon’s in their droves to get their behind shaped like hers.

 

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