The New Me!!

Cher is a woman who is often said to look stunning for her age. At 62, she has the energy and appearance of someone who is considerably younger. It's hard to say where that energy comes from (she's just started a three-year stint of regular shows at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas) but the good looks come straight out of the plastic surgeon's office.

Make Me Heal reports on some of the various plastic surgery procedures that Cher has had (or has been rumored to have) in the past. These procedures include:

- Rhinoplasty. The first plastic surgery procedure that Cher apparently got was a nose job.

- Breast Augmentation. Cher got her breasts enlarged after she saw how great bigger ones looked when she was pregnant (many many years ago).

- Facelift. It is said that the youthful appearance of Cher's face comes from at least one facelift completed over the years.

- Liposuction. It is believed that Cher has had either a tummy tuck or liposuction over the years although those rumors are uncomfirmed.

- Fat grafting. It is further believed that Cher has recently taken to the popular procedure of fat grafting in which the fat removed from procedures like lipo is then moved to another part of the body (such as the cheeks).

- Noninvasive procedures. She has likely had a myriad of non-invasive cosmetic procedures including dermal fillers and laser tattoo removal.

And she stands out as an example of someone who can get a lot of different plastic surgery procedures and not come out looking plastic!

Question of the Day: Which plastic surgery procedures do you believe Cher has had done and which are just rumors?

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One of the most popular types of weight loss surgery is Lap Band Surgery. Unfortunately this surgery isn't easy on the patient due to the depth of change that it causes to the body. Plastic surgeons are working to make the surgery easier on patients while still obtaining the same positive results in terms of rapid weight loss. They have come one step closer with surgeries that have reduced scarring and reduced recovery time.

The new approach that is being explored is to complete the entire Lap Band surgery by going only through the belly button of the patient. This allows for minimal scarring that is unnoticeable to most people because it is in the belly button area. It also allows for minimal invasion of the body which means that the recovery time for the patient tends to be shorter and the amount of discomfort experienced by the patient is lessened.

This type of procedure is actually an advance that has been made to an already-improved version of the Lap Band Surgery. The original Lap Band Surgery is starting to be replaced by the "single port" form of the surgery which uses a single entry point for completing the plastic surgery procedure. In this case, the point of entry is the belly button.

Question of the Day: Will the belly-button single-port entry method of Lap Band Surgery become the norm in this type of weight loss procedure?

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You are interested in getting your breasts enlarged through breast augmentation surgery. But how big do you want to go? One of the leading reasons that breast augmentation patients cite being unhappy with the results of their plastic surgery is because they have chosen the wrong size of implant for the look and feel that they desire. A new sizing system for these patients has been established to reduce the problems that they have in choosing the right breast size.

The new breast sizing system allows the patient to "try out" different breast sizes before actually getting the breast augmentation surgery. The system utilizes "tester implants" that can be worn under the clothing so that the patient can see how the breast size will look and feel as well as how it will be received by others. This allows the patient to make "mistakes" with the tester implants in order to avoid actual mistakes with the breast augmentation surgery.

Learn more about this innovative new system from this report about the product.

Question of the Day: Would you seek to use a "tester system" before choosing the size of implants that you wanted in a breast augmentation surgery?

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Weight loss surgery is a popular surgery used by severely overweight people to reduce their weight by altering the size of the stomach. If you are someone who has been considering weight loss surgery as a method of weight loss, you may want to hold off until your doctor is in a position to get help from robots. It sounds futuristic but it is something that is being studied right now.

Reports indicate that weight loss surgery patients who are monitored by a robot during the time that they are in the hospital are likely to spend significantly less time recovering in the hospital than are those weight loss surgery patients who are monitored solely by a doctor. That's because the robot allows for more frequent monitoring of the patient and therefore problems that may delay release from the hospital are caught more quickly and efficiently.

This isn't something that weight loss surgery patients are likely to see happening just yet but it's definitely something that should be paid attention to by anyone interested in weight loss surgery. Robots are increasingly likely to be used as a type of support staff in the medical environment and this could be one of the areas where that may happen first.

Learn more about the robots used in weight loss surgery here.

Question of the Day: Would you be interested in telemonitoring of your progress by a robot after weight loss surgery?

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Rene Russo is an actress and model who hasn't been seen on the big screen much lately. In fact, she hasn't been seen much in the spotlight at all. But she's still around and the occasional celebrity photographer will stay capture a picture of her now and then.

The most recent pictures of Rene Russo have people wondering as to whether or not she has gotten any celebrity plastic surgery. A comparison of "before and after" photos over at Awful Plastic Surgery ends with speculation from the site that perhaps she has had some minor plastic surgery done.

It is rumored that perhaps Russo has gotten cheek implants, a procedure common these days among women who want to regain the youthful appearance of their face with more permanent results than can be achieved through the use of Botox or dermal filler injections.

Question of the Day: Has Rene Russo gotten cheek implants or any other celebrity plastic surgery?

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