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butt backpack

So, you want rounder buttocks but you don't want surgery. This is the answer: a mannequin butt backpack. Wearing one is not without risk- it tends to attract 'kick me' signs.

Squidface pillow

We talked before about the 'save my face pillow', which allows one to sleep without excessive pressure on the facial structures to avoid premature aging. The SquidFace pillow is a similar design, with a slightly different purpose.

According to the website: "SquidFace™ pillows solve an age-old ergonomic problem—how to tan face down without twisting your neck and body into unnatural and uncomfortable positions and still be able to breathe."

Didn't realize that is an age-old problem.

Guiness record: Man takes off half his face

Corny cosmetic commercial

The asian market seems to go for cornier fare than americans.

Lifestyle Lift Holding Inc. prevents woman from sharing story

A woman who underwent the lifestyle lift (a mini-facelift with mega-marketing and some customer dissatistfaction) wrote a diary about her experience. On this page, she describes how the Lifestyle Lift Holding Inc. tried to block her from advertising her site on Google Ads. She also goes into details about how this company "loads" other website discussions with positive reviews- described by her as a masquerade. That's really what it is. Look at this site, paid for by the company: cosmetic lawsuits. We have personally seen patients who underwent this lift and had scars around the ears that were not well hidden, maybe because they are trying to complete the procedure in an hour. 

Cosmetic Darwinism?

A pseudo-intellectual commentary/criticism of cosmetic surgery from Bitch Magazine editor Andi Zeisler:

Jawline aging

A new article revealed that may be more related to growth of the lower jaw or mandible than wrinkles themselves. The study states that a smaller jaw is associated with a more youthful appearance. The authors claim that a facelift may give the appearance of a smaller jaw, thus leading to a younger look. Read more about this finding, here.

Nonsensical plastic surgery

The 'interweb' is filled with spamsites; the web pages designed to garner clicks by using popular keywords and phrases. Check out this one that exploits the popularity of some surgical terms in a strange and comical blend: http://www.dentistplaza.net/whatwarbest/2008/01/09/am-unaware-of-any-scientific-or-medical-evidence-that-can-support-or-justify-the-advertising

Here is a particularly funny exerpt:

Million worth of pills that it claimed would enlarge penises or breasts. The Dentists manhattan of plastic surgery at Peking Union Hospital in Beijing.

There's a new plastic surgeon in town

Is a breast-shaped slab of gel the perfect stress reliever? Maybe so. And here, you can find the link describing the steps to make your own. Just in case you haven't already done so.

Breast-shaped stress reliever

Is a breast-shaped slab of gel the perfect stress reliever? Maybe so. And here, you can find the link describing the steps to make your own. Just in case you haven't already done so.