PLASTIC SURGEONS GETTING LITTLE REST AFTER CHRISTMAS.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. If all you wanted for Christmas was a new nose, join the club. December is a boom time for plastic surgery, Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, doctors say. Holiday bonuses, Christmas and Hanukkah gifts provide the funding and vacation provides the healing time. The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, abbreviated as AAFPRS, is the world's largest organization of facial plastic and reconstructive surgeons. found that its members performed 7,140 nose jobs in the last two weeks of 1993, compared with 3,920 in the average two-week period. Those are the latest official figures available, but the group says the trend still holds. On the other hand, the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery cosmetic surgery, plastic surgery for cosmetic purposes, such as the improvement of the appearance of the face by removing wrinkles or reshaping the nose. said its research indicates that May and June are the most popular months, while December is one of the slowest. That doesn't convince local physicians. ``I did a lot of breast augmentations in the last couple of weeks,'' said Dr. Ivan Turpin of Orange, president of the Orange County Society of Plastic Surgeons. ``It seems like triple to me.'' ``It's all kinds of stuff: breast implants Breast Implants Definition Breast implantation is a surgical procedure for enlarging the breast. Breast-shaped sacks made of a silicone outer shell and filled with silicone gel or saline (salt water), called implants, are used. , liposuctions, eyelids eyelids, n.pl a moveable fold of thin skin over the eye. The orbicularis oculi muscle and the oculomotor nerve control the opening and closing of the eyelid. , chemical peels,'' said Dr. Robert Cone, a cosmetic surgeon in Huntington Beach. ``It's because people can hide out. Most people are able to take a couple of days off and lay low, if they want, till after New Year's.'' The winter vacation also provides a built-in opportunity to explain away the surgical bruises. ``A lot of people don't want anybody to know it was done,'' Cone said. ``They say, `I'm going skiing.' They come home with a bandage on their nose, and they say, `I fell down and broke my nose.' |
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