Fat is taken from around the stomach or thighs and processed with a new machine, which uses stem cells to help the fat survive.

The fat is then re-injected into the body where the original tumour was removed from the breast.

The new procedure is only available at a few centers in the UK. This new liposuction procedure is less invasive than traditional breast reconstructive surgery which is a major operation involving a stay of several days in the hospital.

Samantha Ward Jones first patient to use liposuction for reconstructive breast surgery

Samantha Ward-Jones, 39, who wanted to repair damage from the removal of a tumour from her breast two years ago, was the first of the patients at Singleton to have the treatment.

“To be able to be part of something so new and so revolutionary was just very exciting,” said Ms Ward-Jones. “I felt it was the end of a bad period in my life and something positive.”

“It was a very hard thing to have breast cancer and have the operation and have the tumour removed,” she adds.

“To feel whole again and feel back to normal like I was two years ago is incredible.”

According to consultant oncoplastic surgeon Nader Khonji, the new technique has a higher success rate because of the innovative use of stem and regenerative cells from the fat.

“The fat that’s removed is put into the machine for processing,” Mr Khonji explained.

“This machine uses a special enzyme to break down the tissue and spins it to concentrate the stem cells – the crucial cells that contain growth factors for the new growth of blood vessels.”

Those cells are then mixed back in remaining fat and re-injected into the breast a far quicker procedure than conventional breast reconstruction, which involves moving muscle tissue from the patient’s back.

Shirley Redden, who also underwent the procedure, said: “It’s about self-esteem.”

Mrs Redden, who wanted breast reconstruction following a lumpectomy two years ago, said: “I might be older, but I’ve still got pride.

“I’m hoping this will help make me feel better and get over the trauma of treatment. When it is done, I’ll feel like a woman again.”

If treatment of the first 10 patients continues to be successful, it is hoped that the new procedure can be developed in the future for patients needing whole breast reconstruction after mastectomy, instead of using conventional implants.

Hywel Griffith BBC Wales health correspondent contributed to this story.

Holly Madison In Life & Style Magazine

Holly Madison recently appeared in Life & Style Magazine.  She told the magazine, “Yeah, I had my boobs and nose done, now look at me! I can shimmy across a Vegas stage topless with confidence!”

“Growing up, the last thing Holly expected was to be flat-chested,” the article’s “Cinderella story” section reports.

“While that didn’t stop her from becoming head cheerleader, she says she often flipped through Playboy magazine and dreamed of being a curvy pinup one day.”

Looks like dreams do come true.

Holly decided to get surgery only after moving into the Playboy Mansion. “Living with Hef brought down my self-esteem a lot,” she says. “I was comparing myself to the other girls. Hef always said he didn’t want me to get anything done.”

She did have the realization though after surgery that “Beauty is on the inside. Looks don’t define you—they’re just a tool to get what you want.”

She’ll plans to tour school sharing that message.

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Contestants can be now judged on cosmetic surgery and plastic surgery procedures such as breast augmentation, facelifts and liposuction.

Women competing in the “Miss Plastic Surgery” pageant,  must submit their medical records along with their vital statistics.

The contest is open to women between 18 and 30 years old who have undergone at least one cosmetic procedure that involved general or local anaesthesia.

The contest was started to boost the plastic surgery industry in Hungary, where cosmetic procedures still carry a stigma of artificiality. Pageant officials said the beauty of the contestants would demonstrate how the industry had advanced in recent years.

The judges are chosen from the best plastic surgeons in the country. There will be five judges choosing 24 finalists from a narrowed field of 50 women who have received cosmetic surgery. Internet users and media representatives get to choose one of the 24  heading to the finals as well.

The contest includes separate categories for:

• Contestants between 18 and 30
• Entrants over 30
• The Joan Rivers category

The winner receives a new apartment. The first runner up gets a new car and the second runner up wins a vacation in Kenya.

Miss Switzerland, Miss Puerto Rico, Miss USA 2009

It has been estimated that 30 percent of Miss Universe contestants have had some sort of cosmetic work or plastic surgery done prior to the competition.

I would say that breast augmentation may be the most obvious.  We can’t say for certain which contestants have had actual cosmetic work done, but the women are beautiful.

According to a Fox News article: “A source close to the Donald Trump-owned Miss Universe Organization [says] that not only is elective [plastic] surgery allowed, but it is quietly encouraged.”

Last night Miss Venezuela won for the second year in a row. Watch video.

Paula Abdul

Several plastic surgeons have speculated that Paula Abdul has had plastic surgery.

If  true, then she had absolutely flawless work done. So good job to the surgeons if it is true.

The following are comments that are strictly professional opinions.

Plastic surgeon Anthony Youn writes in his blog, “I see two major plastic surgery possibilities. First, her nose looks thinner and shorter, possibly due to a rhinoplasty. Second, her eyebrows appear to have that arched ‘Botox Brow’ look.”

Dr. Sherrell Aston in a feature article on MakeMeHeal.com stated, “I agree Paula Abdul appears to have had a rhinoplasty, upper and lower lid blepharoplasty, and breast augmentation. Her jaw line contour is very good for [her] age so it is possible she has had a short incision facelift…. She is pretty smooth between the eyebrows so I suspect a little Botox and she may have had subtle fillers.”

Their is still no word as to whether Paula Abdul will return to American Idol for season 9, but the season doesn’t air until January 2010. She has entertained multiple offers such as Dancing with the Stars and Australian Idol but has not accepted any new offers.

My bet is that there will be last minute negotiations and she will return to American Idol.

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“I think I want to go bigger on my boobs for [Spencer],” Montag said.

“When I was shopping for my boobs, I wanted the best, so I sat down and flipped through a bunch of Playboys … I’m sure as I get older I’ll need some touch-ups”

At the premiere of “G.I. Joe” last week, Heidi and Spencer posed with the September issue of Playboy, which features her on the cover in a white bikini and some strategically placed dirt. While she said it was a dream of hers to be a sex symbol, Montag did not pose nude, perhaps due to her “strict” Christian faith.

Montag addressed her critics by saying, “If women aren’t jealous of you, talking about you and cutting you down, then you’re a nerd, and I would never want to be that,” Heidi said.

I guess the government thinks that anyone who gets any cosmetic procedure is rich and can afford it, but that is far from the truth. Most patients are hard working middle class people who make less than 100K per year.  And what about procdures that are medically necessary like breast reductions for back pain, deviated septium for breathing problems, reconstructive surgery and more.

Do we want the government making these decisions on what is medically necessary?

Max Baucus, the chairman of the senate finance committee which is drawing up one of several versions of a health care reform bill, described the proposed cosmetic surgery tax as “interesting”, “creative” and “kind of fun”.

Americans last year spent $10.3 billion (£6.3 billion) on 12.1 million operations or procedures to improve their looks or replace the hair on their heads.

Five million doses of wrinkle-reducing Botox were injected at an average cost of $500, while 307,230 women had their breasts enlarged for an average $3,816. Nearly 245,138 people had excess fat sucked out of their body, while 121,653 tummy tucks were performed.

Intended as a tax on the rich, the plan would cover all procedures that are currently not tax deductible and are not commonly covered by health insurance.

Tax deductions are allowed on procedures such as reconstructive surgery due to cancer, but nose jobs, liposuction, teeth whitening and hair implants would be subject to the new tax.

Critics have said it would give doctors the “bureaucratic nightmare” of deciding whether the tax was applicable, and would also discriminate against women, who make up 86 per cent of cosmetic surgery patients.

Other critics have said the tax would unfairly target the middle class.

Malcolm Roth, a vice president at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons who has a practice in New York, said most patients earn less than $100,000 a year.

“Typically I see women who have had children and want a tummy tuck or liposuction – they call it a ‘mummy makeover’. People literally scrimp and save for years and wait until they are 40 or 50 and want to give themselves a present.”

Several states have looked at a similar tax, but only New Jersey has gone ahead. It has, however, reportedly only achieved 25 per cent of the forecast revenue and two years ago voted to repeal the law. The repeal was later vetoed by Governor John Corzine.

The problem of funding health care reform has dogged Mr Obama’s effort to change a system that is widely regarded to be failing too many members of the public.

Rosland Renee Edwards, 37, received a term of 32 months by Judge James Ritchie. Part of the sentence was for the Marin case, and part was for another case in Santa Clara County, attorneys said.

The investigation began in October after a theft complaint by the Kimberly Henry Plastic Surgery Center on Bon Air Road.

Authorities discovered that Edwards used a Florida woman”s American Express card to order $24,319 in body work from the medical office, including $12,999 for breast enhancement and $11,320 for liposuction.

Subsequent investigation also linked Edwards to a fraudulent transaction in San Jose, where $6,570 in merchandise was charged to an American Express card.

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Monica Hansen

This week Maxim model, Monica Hansen, was awarded a $564,555 default judgment, according to TMZ.

The 6’1″ Norweigian model, who has been a cover girl for Maxim, Stuff and Esquire magazine, recently sued her breast implant plastic surgeon for using her image without her permission. Ms Hansen was named Maxim Woman of the Year in 2006.

According to the suit, Dr. Leonard M. Hochstein, used photos of his former patient to advertise on his website lhochsteinmd.com. The pictures have since been taken down but according to Ms Hansen, the damage is done. She said that didn’t give him permission and she has filed court documents in order o be  compensated for the breach.

The judgment is not a reflection of the plastic surgeon’s work.

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Final figures have been projected to reflect nationwide statistics and are based exclusively on the Board-Certified Plastic Surgeons; Otolaryngologists; and Dermatologists. The findings have been aggregated and extrapolated to the known population of 23,600 physicians who are Board Certified in these specialties. Though the confidence intervals change by procedure, depending on the grouping’s sample size and the response variance, the overall survey portion of this research has a standard error of +/- 3.21% at a 95% level of confidence.

The top five surgical procedures in 2008:

• Breast Augmentation
• Liposuction
• Eyelid Surgery
• Rhinoplasty
• Abdominoplasty

The top five non-surgical procedures in 2008:

• Botox
• Laser Hair Removal
• Hyaluronic acid wrinkle fillers (Juvederm, Restylane)
• Chemical Peel
• Laser Skin Resurfacing