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Cosmetic Medicine

  • Columns

    March 7, 2012

    Genesis P-Orridge On Pandrogyny and Surgery

    Genesis tells me about losing Lady Jaye, as a new film about them appears

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    Pilates Ate a Breast Implant

    ​This is reason #137 that we don't quite trust Pilates. (Yes, we know, some swear by it, but when we work out, we want to do more than make those weird little flappy motions with our hands, and "make a corset with our ribs," not to mention, there's the distinct sense that we're doing it all wr ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    October 19, 2011

    MAKEOVER GONE GROSS

    A Halloween party for those tragically hideous

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Plastic Surgery as Revenge: Cutting Your Nose to Spite Your Ex

    ​The latest trend in getting over your ex is, guess what? Plastic surgery! Because looking good is the best revenge. Even if it means diets, Botox, boob jobs, recovering from surgery, and hardly recognizing yourself in the mirror. Surgery is way easier than loving yourself, take it from those ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2011

    Cindy Jackson Has Had 52 Plastic Surgeries; Looks Shockingly Sort of Human

    ​All hail Cindy Jackson, a 55-year-old woman who's spent more than $100,000 on 52 rounds of plastic surgeries and "artificial enhancements," and actually doesn't look like a scary mush-faced cat lady...yet. The New York Post breathlessly chronicles her journey, correction, "transformation" of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2011

    Mom Gives 8-Year-Old Botox and 'Virgin' Waxes So She'll Be Famous

    Britney and Mom, via The Sun​I'd suggest we take this story with a grain of salt, though who wants even a grain of salt to dilute any of the Internet crowd-rage related to this story? Britain's The Sun tells the tale of the worst mom of all pushy, awful stage moms, a mom who is, without a hin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2011

    Justin Bieber and Usher: What's With That?

    Is anyone else getting a little embarrassed by all the mutual loving displayed by Justin Bieber and his mentor Usher, as seen on tonight's Grammy awards? We were gushily told it's a "beautiful relationship," then watched the two eye each other as Usher remembered, "I saw you in the parking lot..." ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    Man Who Received World's First Full Face Transplant Shows New Face on TV

    ​The world's first full face transplant patient appeared on TV today for the first time since surgery to thank the donor's family and his doctors. His name is Oscar, and "he spoke with difficulty," which is only to be expected considering his extreme surgery, which took 24 hours during which d ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    July 13, 2010

    SKIN DEEP

    Playboy centerfolds and a scary look at the beauty industry

  • Voice Choices

    July 6, 2010

    LIKE A VIRGIN

    HERE presents Candy Tastes Nice

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    Omarosa to Bethenny: Your Husband Is Gay, and You Had a Tummy Tuck!

    PerezHilton.com​Bethenny Frankel and Omarosa "the mean one" Manigault-Stallworth must be trying to promote their next self-branded cocktails, or something. First, Frankel told the View ladies that she couldn't be compared to Omarosa because she had a "real career," with a show and two books an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    So, Did Sarah Palin Get a Boob Job?

    Palin, pre alleged boob job.​Wonkette recently posited the question of whether the former vice presidential candidate did or didn't buy herself "a couple of luxury items," based on a certain white tee Palin was wearing and a photo comparison of that with other non-white zippy-uppy shirts she' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    Debrahlee Lorenzana's Big (Boob) Mistake: Ever Going Into Banking

    ​The problem with ever being on a reality TV show is that if anything happens to put you in the public eye again (or if you put yourself there on purpose), people are gonna dig up clips of that old show -- where, say, you professed your love for plastic surgery and your desire for 32 DD-breast ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2010

    New York City Cares about You and Your Butt Implant

    ​Thanks for caring, NYC! Yesterday we got a nice little note from the Health Department, warning us that going to unlicensed, non-medical providers for cosmetic surgery or body enhancement procedures is probably not so good for your health, or your face. Apparently, this is a trend:

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2010

    Heidi Montag's 3-D Boobs: The Movie, Hopefully With a Dolly Parton Cameo

    Reality star and plastic surgery victim Heidi Montag tells People she's "writing" what appears to be a sci-fi action-adventure movie about her magical 3-D breast implants saving a small beach community from shark attacks. It's unclear just how Montag, who says she will play a lifeguard named Summe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2010

    Maria Alaimo Wins Bad Boob Job Settlement: $3.5 Million

    Staten Island's Maria Alaimo went to trial this week against plastic surgeon Keith S. Berman, whose breast augmentation work on her went tragically awry, leaving her with what was described in court as a "double-bubble" effect, suggestive of four breasts. "Maria Alaimo is horribly and permanently di ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Andrew Cuomo Cracks Down on Fake Internet Reviews, Medicaid Fraud

    As you can tell by our commenters, we appreciate the free exchange of ideas at Runnin' Scared even when it runs (as it inevitably does) critical of us. Some villains, however, would rig the internet game with sock-puppetry and fake praise for themselves. But they need have a care for Andrew Cuomo w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    From the Voice Archives: Stanley Crouch on the Cross-Cultural Continuity of Michael Jackson in 1987

    In honor of Michael Jackson, we're raiding our archives. Here's Stanley Crouch, writing in response to twin hit pieces on Jackson (by Greg Tate and Guy Trebay) published in the Voice two months prior. Man in the Mirror By Stanley Crouch November 17, 1987 Because Afro-Americans have presented chal ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    July 9, 2008

    THEY’RE BAD, YOU KNOW IT

    Musicals that will make you cringe

  • Voice Choices

    March 11, 2008

    QUEASY DOES IT

    A retrospective that tests your threshold for gore

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2007

    Opening Night: Grayz

    A retrospective that tests your threshold for gore

  • News

    September 18, 2007

    No More Scars

    A notorious boob doc is shut down with finality. The lawsuits, however, are still ballooning

  • News

    September 4, 2007

    Letters

    A notorious boob doc is shut down with finality. The lawsuits, however, are still ballooning

  • News

    August 21, 2007

    Plastic Surgeon to the Scars

    Brad Jacobs went from shaping Playboy bunnies to defending himself against charges of butchery

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2007

    It's a Good One: Plastic Surgery Make-Believe

    Brad Jacobs went from shaping Playboy bunnies to defending himself against charges of butchery

  • Books

    October 24, 2006

    Nip/Tuck Everlasting

    Cutting remarks from the queen of the silicone scene

  • NYC Life

    July 11, 2006

    A Breakfast of Botox

    Maker of the wonder toxin shills its latest product

  • People

    November 22, 2005

    Dr. Santa

    Giving the gift of Botox, lipo, and laser resurfacing this holiday season

  • Theater

    November 1, 2005

    Nose Job

    A normal-schnozzed Cyrano update is nothing to sneeze at

  • News

    August 9, 2005

    Tits for Tat?

    Bush's FDA moves forward on approving silicone breast implants but still stalls on emergency contraception

  • Columns

    January 4, 2005

    AVN Adult Expo, Day Four

    Bush's FDA moves forward on approving silicone breast implants but still stalls on emergency contraception

  • Columns

    April 13, 2004

    The G Shot

    A new medical procedure enlarges a woman's G-spot

  • News

    October 21, 2003

    Silicone Rally

    Panel Says Breast Implants Safe

  • Columns

    September 9, 2003

    Me and My B's

    Panel Says Breast Implants Safe

  • NYC Life

    July 16, 2002

    NY Mirror

    Panel Says Breast Implants Safe

  • Columns

    May 7, 2002

    Building a Better Cock

    Panel Says Breast Implants Safe

  • NYC Life

    February 26, 2002

    Face Time

    Botox Is the Latest Craze for the Appearance-Obsessed. Wrinkled?

  • NYC Life

    July 27, 1999

    Beach Blanket Surgery

    Summertime Blues

  • News

    March 9, 1999

    Elective Collective

    The plastic surgery industry launches a new magazine

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