Cost-saving surgery lures 'medical tourists' abroad (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

July 24, 2006

Tens of thousands of Americans are traveling abroad to save money -- and at their own risk.

Will new botox creams banish wrinkles forever? (Daily Mail)

July 24, 2006

Celebrities are queuing up to buy the new DNA creams that promise to match your genetic coding and instantly de-age your skin. But do they work?

What's the shape of plastic surgery? (Palm Springs and Coachella Valley Local News and Guides)

July 24, 2006

By the looks of things (and each other), cosmetic surgery is more prevalent than ever. From Botox to tummy tucks, breast augmentation to breast implant removal, our collective destiny is littered with plastic.

What's the shape of plastic surgery? (Palm Springs and Coachella Valley Local News and Guides)

July 24, 2006

By the looks of things (and each other), cosmetic surgery is more prevalent than ever. From Botox to tummy tucks, breast augmentation to breast implant removal, our collective destiny is littered with plastic.

Hip surgery in India: $10,400; Jumping waiting list: Priceless (The Chronicle Herald)

July 24, 2006

What's your health worth to you? To Audrey Youden of Chester, it's easily worth $7,400.

In Pictures: Fastest-Growing Plastic Surgeries (Forbes)

July 24, 2006

The new growth driver in cosmetic cutting? Removing excess skin from patients who have had gastric bypass surgery.

In Pictures: Fastest-Growing Plastic Surgeries (Forbes)

July 24, 2006

The new growth driver in cosmetic cutting? Removing excess skin from patients who have had gastric bypass surgery.

Old Magnets Just Don't Attract (Washington Post)

July 23, 2006

Even 17-year-old employee Michelle Yass has noticed: When shoppers at paper store Papyrus in Fair Oaks Mall in Fairfax have a question, what they're asking about isn't engraved invitations or shades of vellum. Increasingly, it's the Cheesecake Factory.

Exclusivity leads to image problem for 'Snottsdale' (Arizona Daily Star)

July 23, 2006

SCOTTSDALE — It started out small, with people all across the country nicknaming this city "Snottsdale."

Aging beautifully: Supermodels in their 30s and 40s are still on the scene (Lawrence Journal-World)

July 23, 2006

New York — The modeling industry is supposed to be all about who’s young, who’s hot and who’s next. Yet Linda Evangelista finds herself on the cover of the August issue of Vogue at 41 and pregnant.