Everyone loves a bargain, as the saying goes – but not if that bargain ends up costing you more money or even your health. That’s exactly what some Australian plastic surgery patients are saying after receiving low-cost breast implants from a local clinic. The patients are now suing the clinic, accusing it of using underqualified practitioners who aren’t trained as … Read More
Katie Couric Causes a Ruckus with Anti-Snapchat Dysmorphia Selfie
The August issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) discussed a trendy new problem facing American young adults: It’s called Snapchat dysmorphia, and it’s causing a lot of harm to the self-esteem of those affected. “Snapchat dysmorphia is the feeling that a person needs to look more like their filtered photograph, like the ones on Snapchat,” says … Read More
Plastic Surgery Trend Could Have Painful Consequences
When you hear the words “tongue splitting,” chances are you don’t think whatever-it-means sounds very comfortable. Unfortunately, that’s because it’s not. Tongue splitting is the act of surgically splitting the tongue up the middle to make a human tongue look more like lizard’s forked tongue. But while it can be argued that most surgical procedures come with at least some … Read More
Is This Dating App Worth a Try?
If you are single (and even if you’re not!), there seems to be a dating site out there to suit every walk of life – from Farmers Only to Christian Mingle, there’s now an easy way to meet someone with the same interests as you without doing much legwork. But one site in particular caters to a very specific crowd. … Read More
What Men Should Know About Plastic Surgery
It’s a perfectly natural desire to want to look your best, no matter your gender. Whether it’s for professional advancement, dating, to correct a medical issue or for your own personal self-esteem, looking your best can help make you feel your best, and that can keep you on top of your game – whatever that game happens to be.