There has been developed a new plaster for wounds and post-operative incisions which can help avoid unsightly scars on the skin. Full story

The Tolkien-like beauty surgery trick has been around for a while, but now that it’s played up by the media and came up on Good Morning America recently it has all the pull it needs to become an up-trend. Pointed ears! Full story

Online auctions have their uses, at least the one on the British millibid site proved extremely beneficial for a 20-year-old would-be model Danielle Sheehan. Her participation in the auction ended with her winning a boob job for a ridiculous amount of £3.90. Full story

According to the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the number of plastic surgeries has increased by 300 percent over the last decade. On the other hand, Canadian scientists found that suicide and attempted suicide rates are typically higher among women who underwent a plastic surgery compared to other people. Full story

Hang Mioku, 48, first went under knife when she was 28. After numerous plastic surgeries, her looks changed so drastically that surgeons refused to carry out further operation, thinking she had some mental disorder. One doctor, however, who used to make silicone injections into her face, gave her a syringe and silicone for self-injections. Mioku soon ran out of her silicone but her pursue for "perfect" beauty stayed on. Korean woman thought it was a good idea to use cooking oil instead of silicone. Full story