Complete Book of Cosmetic Surgery
April 18, 2009 by glenda
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The New Art of Man
April 16, 2009 by glenda
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Written by one of America’s leading plastic surgeons. The latest advances and most popular procedures, along with costs. How not to have a plastic look with more natural looking facelifts. How to prepare for consultation. Essential questions to ask the doctor before deciding to have plastic surgery. There is a cosmetic surgery revolution going on in America. Baby Boomers and people of all ages are discovering the benefits. So what are the latest and unusual ways people are using plastic surgery to look younger? Dr. Man provides the answers in this new guidebook. Readers will learn the most popular procedures to turn back the aging clock. Contains more than 247 color pages of Dr. Man’s living art, his patients; and dozens of photos of his other art, his paintings and sculptures.
The Encyclopedia of Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery
April 13, 2009 by glenda
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A collection of clear, comprehensive, and up-to-date resources for understanding and coping with the complexities of modern health and social concerns provides an objective overview of each topic profiled, covering essential facts and the wider social ramifications of the subject.
Dubious Equalities and Embodied Differences
April 9, 2009 by glenda
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Dubious Equalities and Embodied Differences considers how cosmetic surgery is taken up in representations of cosmetic surgery in medical discourse and in popular culture, drawing on a wide range of cultural manifestations including televised ‘infotainment, ‘ popular music, performance art, surgeon biographies, stories of patients, public debates, and medical texts. Davis critically engages with the notion of cosmetic surgery as a neutral technology and shows how it is implicated in the surgical erasure of embodied difference.
Change Your Looks, Change Your Life
April 5, 2009 by glenda
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What if our lives, social and professional, could be changed for the better by cosmetic surgery or even a simple lunch-hour procedure?
A recognized leader in the plastic surgery field, Dr. Copeland draws on years of clinical experience to guide readers through the myriad of options for cosmetic enhancement. With input from dozens of patients, complex-sounding procedures — from face-lifts and breast surgery to liposuction and tummy tucks — are demystified and defined, enabling readers to approach their doctors with confidence and gain the knowledge necessary to make an informed decision.
Dr. Copeland also details nonsurgical “lunchtime fixes” such as Botox injections, light-laser treatments, and collagen injections, as well as topical peels and creams to banish wrinkles and improve appearance without recovery time.
If you are among the increasing number of men and women who want to look younger, feel healthier, and live better than you ever thought possible, Dr. Copeland’s skillful advice will inspire you to take control of your own cosmetic wellness.
If you were to conduct a survey about cosmetic surgery (not reconstructive), what questions would you ask?
April 4, 2009 by glenda
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Please help me generate a questionnaire about the ethics of plastic/cosmetic surgery (not reconstructive). I need to know which types of questions the community could answer comfortably and honestly.
Maybe this can help you: http://best-cosmetic-surgeries.com/
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The Your Survival Guide to Cosmetic Surgery
April 3, 2009 by glenda
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I Want Cosmetic Surgery, Now What?!t
April 1, 2009 by glenda
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If you’d like to smooth out a wrinkle, lose a sag and a bag, erase a scar, or repair a deviated septum, cosmetic surgery can be the answer to your prayers.
Is it right for you? Find out! An overview explains exactly what plastic surgery is, how to find a good doctor, what psychological issues to consider, and which procedures insurance covers. Start skin deep, with advice on making lines, blemishes, discoloration, and spider veins disappear. See what medical magic can accomplish on the face, from eyebrows to neck–with an entire section devoted to the ever-popular nose job. If you’re considering a full lift, you can’t miss this information on high-tech imaging, different techniques, recovery, and maintenance. There are facts on dental procedures (from whitening to jaw restructuring), hair transplants for both sexes, breast and chest implants and reductions, body contouring (including tummy tucks and liposuction), and lots more. And, top medical advisors have contributed to every chapter!
Why do people object to cosmetic surgery?
March 31, 2009 by glenda
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Assume that the procedure in questions are perfected and medically safe. Some are still in pioneering stages and the juries still out regarding it's efficacy and safety.
If anything cosmetic surgery makes the world look and feel a bit better because it takes the ugliness out of people and make people who have them happier and confident.
I have breast implants and a lot of the grief I get over it is based on peoples ignorance that my body image and my self image are the same thing, which they are not. What I mean is that people try to tell me that I must hate my self for doing something like that. I simply wanted to enhance my body, and other people cannot seem to accept the fact that it didn't mean more than that. They want to punish me for wanting to look good, even though they are the ones being hateful.
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Insurance Coverage Of Cosmetic Surgery
March 28, 2009 by glenda
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Before making the decision to have cosmetic surgery, you should investigate the total cost of your desired procedure. Insurance coverage will vary for each cosmetic surgery and insurance company policies will also differ. It is important to consider the financial aspects of surgery before making the decision. Knowing the covered costs by your insurance policy; as well as for which surgeries they will pay, will help you determine whether you can financially afford cosmetic surgery.
The American Medical Association as well as the American Society of Plastic Surgeons both provide guidelines to insurance companies. These guidelines are used to set the guidelines covering each surgery. Each insurance company then takes these guidelines to use them in order to interpret whether they will pay for the specific requested cosmetic surgery. This differs from one insurance company to another and potentially from one type of policy to another. Over the years, these guidelines have been altered and reinterpreted creating different standards. Procedures that were once labeled cosmetic are now considered reconstructive and others, that were at one time considered reconstructive, are now considered cosmetic.
An insurance company will determine if the particular requested cosmetic surgery fits their policies’ guidelines for payment. If the surgery is desired for purely cosmetic reasons, typically it will not be covered. However, there are guidelines to help define whether a particular surgery is cosmetic surgery or surgery needed to correct a medical problem. If you have an abnormality that needs correcting, the majority of insurance companies will cover all or some part of the surgery. Additionally, if surgery will result in an improvement in your mental health, the insurance company might cover it.
Guidelines can help an insurance company decide if abdominal surgery or liposuction will be performed with the goal of improving a person’s health, or if it is desired for strictly cosmetic purposes. If you are considered obese and have back pain, or other related problems and it is indicated that abdominal surgery will eliminate those problems, such surgery may be covered. Breast surgery in generally covered by insurance policies if the breasts are causing pain, are asymmetrical, or if you have lost a breast as a result of cancer or another surgery.
If you are seeking surgery on some area of your face, the desired surgery generally needs to be related to some medical problem in that area. If the area causing you concern relates to birth defects, your surgery may be covered by insurance. The insurance carrier may approve payment for an imbalance in the face, abnormal functioning of the facial area, and vision problems. If the structure of your nose is interfering with your ability to breathe, rhinoplasty may also be covered by insurance.
Typically, cosmetic surgery costs a minimum $2,000, with $5,000 being considered average, and some surgeries cost greater than $10,000. The surgery cost will depend on how complicated your surgery is. If you are unable to pay the cost of the surgery, but your doctor’s opinion is that it will improve your health, your insurance company may still approve payment. Finding a company that has policies that meet your cosmetic surgery needs, can help you to make the necessary changes to your body. Consulting your doctor prior to contacting the insurance company will help both of you to prepare for questions the company may pose.
Charles Anderson
http://www.articlesbase.com/medicine-articles/insurance-coverage-of-cosmetic-surgery-96643.html
