# Cosmetic Surgery

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Justine Bateman: 'Men’s older faces have always signified power, but for women that means a loss of power'

The US writer, producer and director shares an extract from her new book, Face: One Square Foot of Skin in which she explores the pressure on women to maintain their youthful looks.

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Apr 21st 2021, 7:15 PM

# standard of care

Plastic surgery clinics to be regulated under new licensing plan

The new laws will give Hiqa more powers to investigate both public and private hospitals.

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Dec 16th 2017, 8:00 AM

# nip/tuck

Court finds in favour of Dublin clinic that was denied blessing for 'breast surgery masterclass'

The one-day event would have featured live surgery demonstrations.

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Aug 8th 2017, 6:30 PM

# Pearly Whites

One fifth of consumers want to save for cosmetic procedures

28% of consumers surveyed said they save less than €100 every month.

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Mar 6th 2017, 12:43 PM

# nose job

There's a plastic surgery craze in Iran and people are wearing their nose bandages with pride

In Iran’s largest cities it is easy to spot women — but also men — with bandages on their noses, flaunting the fact they recently went under the knife.

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Jan 9th 2016, 10:00 AM

# Under the knife

Breast implants are the most searched-for plastic surgery in Ireland

But what else are we looking up?

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Jan 8th 2015, 7:30 AM

# NOT QUALIFIED

Unregulated plastic surgery procedures offered to 15 year olds

The Oireachtas Health Committee has been told the industry is largely unregulated here.

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Dec 18th 2014, 11:56 AM

# kan't kope

This man has spent over €120k to make himself look like Kim Kardashian

You read that right.

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Dec 18th 2014, 8:32 AM

# Frozen

Irish public warned to beware of rogue Botox practitioners

The warning comes after a woman was fined €6,000 for performing Botox treatments on customers at her salon.

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Sep 8th 2014, 7:00 AM

# Cosmetic Surgery

Woman fined €3k for selling wrinkle filler prescription drug

Mary Concepta Burke did not have a prescription to sell Dysport which is a competitor to Botox.

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Feb 10th 2014, 2:37 PM

# tighten your tackle

'Ball ironing' is now available to tighten men's nether regions

Are YOU a bit saggy down there?

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Jun 13th 2013, 4:05 PM

# moust-have

The latest male must-have: the moustache implant

Around 250 clinics in Istanbul alone are vying for clients who want a more virile, bewhiskered look in Turkey.

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Jan 31st 2013, 6:40 AM

# PIP

Harley Medical Group criticised by health committee

The plastic surgery clinic refused an invitation to attend a meeting of the committee on the PIP breast implant scandal.

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Jul 26th 2012, 8:17 AM

# PIP

State 'should pay to remove PIP implants'

Oireachtas Committee hears that around 1,550 women received the potentially faulty implants in Ireland.

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Mar 30th 2012, 7:00 AM

# Health

Breast implants scare to be discussed at Leinster House

Irish Medicines Board to give latest news on status of PIP implants with which at least 1,500 Irish women were fitted.

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Mar 29th 2012, 6:44 AM

# Breast Implants

Defective breast implants could have been used in Irish clinics before 2001

More patients could be affected on the back of this new information, said the Irish Medicines Board.

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Mar 15th 2012, 4:39 PM

# Cosmetic Surgery

New regulation for cosmetic surgery clinics on the way

James Reilly is working on legislation which will provide for mandatory licencing of health providers, including cosmetic surgeries.

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Mar 14th 2012, 10:25 AM

# Cosmetic Surgery

Surgeons call for ban on cosmetic surgery ads

The British surgeons are calling for a number of changes to take place to bring in tighter controls in the cosmetic surgery sector, following a recent breast implants scandal.

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Jan 23rd 2012, 2:14 PM

# Wanted

Interpol issues arrest warrant for breast implant scare boss

Frenchman Jean Claude Mas is wanted in Costa Rica for “life and health” offences.

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Dec 24th 2011, 10:00 AM

# implants

Thousands advised to remove breast implants over leaking concerns

Tens of thousands of women in Britain and France with low-grade silicon implants have been advised to have them removed over concerns they could leak.

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Dec 21st 2011, 10:24 AM

# Cosmetic Surgery

Student dies after 'buttocks injection' at US hotel

A young British woman has died following a cosmetic procedure in a US hotel – which detectives believe was arranged over the internet.

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Feb 9th 2011, 6:13 PM

# off her chest

Victoria Beckham's 'bazookas' are gone: When were they here?

Former pop star indicates in new interview with Vogue magazine that the breast enhancement she previously denied did take place – but is now removed.

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Jan 6th 2011, 4:31 PM