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Joan Rivers, comedian and straight-talking cosmetic surgery icon, has just announced a four-night live stand-up act in New York, shortly after releasing a pair of new books.

Ms Rivers’ new books straddle two sides of the writing divide: in February 2009, she released the fictional story Murder at the Academy Awards: A Red Carpet Mystery; and in December last year, her non-fiction account hit the shelves, entitled Men Are Stupid… And They Like Big Boobs: A Woman’s Guide to Beauty Through Plastic Surgery. (more…)

CITY boys are increasingly spending their redundancy cash on going under the knife to boost their chances of getting a new job, figures have revealed.

The trend, dubbed “City severance surgery”, saw a surge of almost 10 percent in facelifts for men in the last three months of 2008. (more…)

The number of tummy tucks paid for by the NHS in Lincolnshire has risen in 2007/2008, according to new statistics.

The Lincolnshire Echo reports that 21 people underwent tummy tucks paid for by the NHS during the period, compared to eight procedures paid for by the service last year. (more…)

A new website dedicated to shedding light on the anti-ageing sector of the beauty industry has been launched this week. Wrinkle-Wrinkle.com aims to monitor and review products and treatments on the market, as well as encourage consumers to conduct sufficient research before embarking on procedures such as cosmetic surgery. (more…)

A new report published in the Medical Journal of Australia has suggested that an increase in cosmetic surgery procedures over the last few years could be connected to the rise of reality TV programmes.

According to the data, four out of five patients surveyed seeking first-time cosmetic surgery stated that they were influenced by reality television shows about plastic surgery. (more…)