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Thanaka photos

Here is a flickr photostream that portrays burmese women and children wearing this cosmetic concoction.

Thanaka

Tanaka is a tree found in Burma that has cosmetic properties. The Burmese women often grind the bark into a powder and a paste.  It serves multiple purposes: a makeup, a balm, and a sunscreen.
Some think Tanaka is a beauty secret, and several new products include this ingredient.

In time for Halloween: plastic surgery with string

You already know how to do plastic surgery with tape. Now you can kick things up a notch for halloween by doing some self-surgery with string.

Hillary responds to plastic surgery comments

Hillary Clinton laughs off Spencer's attack. John Spencer, who denied these statements, should not be talking about looks. We'll say no more on this one.

John Spencer vs. Hillary Clinton

It's one thing when a gossipy, cosmetic surgery blog provides a facial analysis of a prominent policial figure like Hillary, but its another for a candidate to succumb to ugly politicking by making comments in a personal, sexist and totally inappropriate vein.
Gawker has the lowdown on this pathetic story about the former Republican mayor of Yonkers.
More of the scoop from the Daily News.

Another Caption This?- Streisand hangs

Another Caption This! nugget.

Caption this- Plastic Surgery Disasters

We like the Caption This! website and this entry relates to plasticized.com.
Our entry: 'You'll only feel a small prick."

Nanorobots invade!

A flickr impression of nanotechnology

Nanotechnology will change your face

In the future, many surgeries, including plastic surgery may be performed by nanomachines. These are tiny robots- microscopic guys that can work on a miniscule level and act more precisely than a human surgeon.
Here is an article that descibes how it works.
Here, you can check on the happenings of the national nanotechnolgy initiative.
And here is a link to the imdb listing of Innerspace, the epic motion picture that blended comedy and science, resulting in movie magic. Well, it felt that way in 1987.

Glitter on the inside

We just came across this bizarre story of a Florida deputy who says he went to the hopsital for a pain injection, but instead, got a dose of cosmetic glitter. He said the bump around the injection site was shimmering in the following days.
There is still no word from Mariah Carey's agent about the incident.