A crowd of young women wait nervously in the lobby of a popular plastic surgery clinic in Apgujeong, the affluent neighborhood at the heart of Gangnam. Photographs of Korean pop singers and actresses line the walls, winsome customers who smile next to their cosmetic surgeons. “It’s painful, but I really want a face like those Korean actress girls,” says a Chinese patient leaving a check-up – with her nose wrapped in a surgical bandage. Many customers have traveled to this neighborhood – home to some 400 cosmetic surgery hospitals – all the way from China, Japan and Southeast Asia. They’re…
Author: Sarah Mitchell
Christophe Deloire, who negotiated to free imprisoned journalists around the world and offered refuge to reporters under threat as the head of media freedom group Reporters Without Borders, died Saturday. He was 53. Deloire had been battling sudden and aggressive cancer and died in Paris surrounded by loved ones, according to board members of Reporters Without Borders, also known by its French acronym RSF. Deloire was ‘’a tireless defender, on every continent, of the freedom, independence and pluralism of journalism, in a context of information chaos,” RSF said in a statement. “Journalism was his life’s struggle, which he fought with unshakeable conviction,’’ it added. With boundless…
From sculpting faces to show off cheek bones to removing excess skin above the eyelid, interest in a nip and tuck is up, an online survey of plastic surgeons reveals. The findings are based on responses from a selected group of members of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS). In releasing the results, the academy said it wanted to showcase trends and correct disinformation about certain procedures. “As people returned to the office and eased back into the routine of daily life without quarantine, interest for elective surgeries and non-invasive ‘tweakments’ remain high,” said Dr. Theda Kontis,…
American journalist Danny Fenster, who was recently sentenced to 11 years of hard labor after spending nearly six months in jail in military-ruled Myanmar, was freed and on his way home Monday, a former U.S. diplomat who helped negotiate the release said. Fenster, the managing editor of the online magazine Frontier Myanmar, was convicted Friday of spreading false or inflammatory information, contacting illegal organizations and violating visa regulations. His sentence was the harshest yet among the seven journalists known to have been convicted since the military ousted the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in February. “This…
Board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Sean McNally said the term “Brotox” refers to Botox on men, but the trend extends to fillers and other treatments. “Historically, the most common Botox users were aged 35 to 55, but we have seen a shift in the market to younger patients seeking prevention over cure,” he said. Dr. Asmi Berry, a board-certified dermatologist with BHSkin Dermatology, said she’s seen “crazy transformations in terms of confidence” in the male patients she’s treated, no matter their age — from a 40-something-year-old divorcé who started dating again after subtle treatments to look more refreshed, to a working man in his 60s…
A plastic surgeon in northwest Florida has been arrested more than six months after his wife died following procedures he performed on her at his office, authorities announced Monday. Benjamin Jacob Brown, 41, was arrested Monday for second-degree felony homicide: manslaughter by culpable negligence, the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Deputies were called to Restore Plastic Surgery in Gulf Breeze on Nov. 21, 2023, for a report of a medical emergency, and they found that his wife, Hillary Ellington Brown, had suffered cardiac arrest and was taken to a local hospital, officials said. She was put on…
A new study out of Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine surveyed patients at a dermatology clinic between 2019 and 2021 and found that time spent on social media, and the use of photo-editing applications, correlate with a person’s desire to undergo cosmetic procedures. They say the angle of a “selfie” often distorts facial features in such a way that people don’t like the way they look. Called “Snapchat dysmorphia,” people seek treatments like Botox and fillers to try to look more like the filtered or edited versions of themselves. Those who interact with celebrities and influencers…
or patients undergoing nerve transfer surgery for facial palsy, Botox injections can improve facial symmetry by reducing overactivity of the muscles on the unaffected side, suggests a study in the March issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer. The added benefit of Botox reflects modifications in brain functional network connectivity, according to the new research, led by Ye-Chen Lu, MD, PhD, and Wei Wang, MD, PhD, of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China. They write, “These findings imply that enhanced…
For anyone considering plastic surgery, navigating the aesthetic journey can feel overwhelming with so much information – and misinformation – about plastic surgery procedures. In 2023, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Procedural Statistics found that cosmetic surgical procedures increased 5% and minimally invasive treatments jumped 7%. That growth is likely to continue as more people seek information about enhancing their appearance. Individuals’ ideal “look” may vary, but all patients deserve the knowledge and guidance to feel confident throughout the process. ASPS has published a new, free e-book as part of “The Care You Deserve” campaign to help guide those considering…
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said a US Justice Department’s decision to revoke safeguards against seizing reporters’ records on Friday is a ‘blow’ to media freedom. New guidelines allow federal authorities to access journalists’ phone records and demand testimony in leak investigations, indicated by Attorney General Pam Bondi in an internal memo the New York Times obtained. “This move cripples reporters’ ability to protect their sources, which is essential, particularly when covering matters of public interest,” said Katherine Jacobsen, the New York-based watchdog’s US, Canadian and Caribbean program coordinator. The organization said source confidentiality is essential for investigative journalism…