Doctors in Barcelona say that on March 20, they performed a very extensive face transplant operation on a man who had suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The 24-hour surgery replaced the cheekbones, facial muscles, lips, jaw and other facial structures. The surgery is said to be even more extensive than the face transplant operation performed [...]

This story from CNN documents the increasing number of beauty salons and cosmetic practices being established in Iraq. As violence in the region subsides, Iraqi women have begun to seek cosmetic enhancement with greater frequency. CNN: Buying Beauty in Baghdad

Survey results from the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery were recently publicized. Although their data sample is relatively small, the statistics provide some insight about the future of facial plastic surgery and some trends we have seen during the past two years. With the obvious growth in non-surgical cosmetic enhancement, the overall [...]

According to studies published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, facial bones of your chin and jaw may actually recede during the aging process, negatively affecting your facial proportions and outward appearance. For the study, a group of 120 subjects were analyzed with CT scans. Researchers noticed that older individuals exhibited changes in bone structure, especially [...]