| Doctors' warning as liposuction ops rise by 90%
The number of people turning to liposuction in an attempt to lose weight has risen by 90% in one year - prompting experts to warn it is not a solution for obesity. The operation, in which fat cells are sucked from under the skin, has jumped from the eighth most popular cosmetic procedure in 2005 to third in 2006, behind breast and eyelid surgery. According to figures released today by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), 3,986 liposuctions were carried out last year, compared with 2,099 in 2005. The study also found that anti-ageing procedures are becoming more popular, with facelifts up 44% on the previous year, eyelid surgery up 48%, and brow lifts up 50%. .
Psychic Readings At Moonwhisper Get A Facelift and Reformat
Moonwhisper.com has been a portal to the psychic world on the web since 1999 and has recently updated it's website to include social networking for those who seek psychic readings as well as gotten a brand new look. The most recent update to Moonwhisper includes on site psychic chat, psychic message boards, member homepages and the ability for new users to submit articles and participate in rating psychic services on the website. Each member now has the ability to create a member profile and can contact each other via a personal messaging system. Plans are also in the works for a psychic cell phone service that will provide daily psychic text messages and psychic podcasts that are free to members. This new format is created in the hopes of creating a sense of community among psychic seekers as well as become a virtual showcase for it's psychic service partners.
Aniston loves her nose job
NEW YORK - Yes, Jennifer Aniston got a nose job -- just not the kind of nose job you'd think an actress might get. "It's funny. I had (a deviated septum) fixed -- best thing I ever did," she says, confirming her recent rhinoplasty in an interview posted Wednesday on People magazine's website. "I slept like a baby for the first time in years. As far as all the other (rumours), as boring as it sounds, it's still mine. All of it. Still mine." She's hinting at recent tabloid speculation that she underwent plastic surgery to get breast implants.
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Girl Scouts honor 'women of distinction' March 1
The Girl Scouts Mohawk Pathways Council Inc. named the five women chosen to be honored as the 2007 Juliette Low Women of Distinction. The women will be honored at a dinner hosted by Channel 13 news anchor and health reporter Benita Zahn on March 1 at the glen Sanders mansion in Scotia. .
Breast cancer: A race against sadness
I had a flood of thoughts the other morning as I was blow-drying one of my mastectomy scars. Primary among them was this: The last thing this planet needs is another story about surviving breast cancer, especially after the endless month of October when it seems women are coming out of the woodwork, jonesing to tell their stories. .
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