admin @ July 22, 2009 # Comments Off
Back in 2006, the world of breast enhancement was all atwitter over semi-solid “Gummy Bear” implants, the next generation, cutting-edge, if you will, of implants.
Since then, silence.
What ever happened? Short answer: they are still being studied!
The Gummy Bear, the most solid type of silicone breast implant, got its nickname name when a plastic surgeon giving [...]
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admin @ June 30, 2009 # Comments Off
American humorist Will Rogers once advised people: “Don’t believe anything you read and only half of what you see.”
If you’ve been reading anything at all about breast implants, you may come away thinking that silicone is the hands down favorite.
Well, to quote many other famous Americans: “It ain’t necessarily so!”
Philadelphia cosmetic breast surgeon Ted Eisenberg, [...]
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admin @ June 20, 2009 # Comments Off
On a recent episode of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Jacqueline, Caroline and Dina joined Teresa as she took her 34A chest to see a plastic surgeon about breast augmentation.
The housewives were having a lark but, actually, taking a friend or two or a relative to your first surgical rejuvenation consultation is a pretty [...]
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admin @ May 29, 2009 # Comments Off
If you didn’t already know, nurses are in high demand worldwide.
In America, a Registered Nurse with some experience can command a five-figure sign-on bonus that can turn a Wall Street tycoon green with envy.
But in Europe, one employer has found the way to attract the crème de la crème of nursing staff: Ask them to [...]
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admin @ May 26, 2009 # Comments Off
A newly released video, Breast Men, is loosely based on the history of the first woman to have silicone breast implants, back in 1962.
(The movie’s ad tag: “Never before has one invention given America such a lift!)
The video paints one of the surgeons as a get-rich-quick-artist who spots a surgeon friend’s invention – the silicone [...]
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