http://www.realself.com/blog http://www.realself.com/blog/makes-our-hearts-swell What's making our hearts swell today? You. We've been receiving many kind words from our community, and wanted to share them with all of you who make RealSelf what it is.  Our mission is to provide the most trusted community for making confident choices, and the heart-warming comments below tell us that we are on the right path. Virtual group hug! “That’s what being a part of RealSelf is all about. Encouragement. Hope, dreams, empowerment,... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:40:00 -0800 http://www.realself.com/blog/men-like-big-butts   Man-Day Butt augmentations are the fastest growing trend in plastic surgery. RealSelf searches for butt augs increased a whopping 39% in the past year, a bigger leap than for any other procedure. But while the media focus is on women who are searching for information on rounder rumps, we've found some gentlemen who are curious about the procedure, too. But how would a Brazilian Butt Lift look on a man? Aesthetic Differences "Men's butts are totally... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0800 http://www.realself.com/blog/valentines-gift-guide-for-the-girl-breast-implants Winter is a very popular time to get plastic surgery, particularly breast augmentations. If your lady friend is one of the roughly 25,000* women a month who got breast implants recently, here are some gift ideas to highlight and help her new figure. And ladies, whether you have a S.O. or not, these are great ideas for “new me” gifts too. :)   Alexis Smith’s Sexy Bras for Augmented Busts A frustration many women with implants face is a larger bust... Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:00:00 -0800 http://www.realself.com/blog/vein-removal-photos-week-in-photos How best to treat protruding veins or broken capillaries?  Get an appointment with a vascular expert and plunk down $800, on average. If you want to treat unsightly veins from the comfort of your home, you're out of luck. Treatment requires a doctor office visit for lasering, injections of sclerosing agents, or a combination. Your only other alternative is to camouflage the veins with makeup or clothing. Our doctor community at RealSelf offers number of tips for vein... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:50:00 -0800 http://www.realself.com/blog/madonna-halftime-joan-rivers-weekly-round-up It's been almost one week since the big game and people are still buzzing about that half-time show.  But, there were a few other stories that piqued our interest this week too. Most notably Joan Rivers being her unabashed self once again. Here's the buzz:  Quick cash for cosmetic procedures Apparently in the UK, the payday loan industry is getting into the nip/tuck business.  Payday loans are a quickie money lending venture that cashes checks  - along... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:00 -0800 http://www.realself.com/blog/breath-mints-after-breast-implants When you get breast implants, a tummy tuck, a facelift, or other invasive surgeries on the front of your body, you typically are told to sleep on your back in a "recliner" position for at least two weeks or longer. What they don't tell you in the post-op instructions is that you may need to keep some breath mints on the bedside table -- apparently back sleeping can worsen your morning breath. According to the folks over at Daily Beauty "sleeping on your... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:30:00 -0800 http://www.realself.com/blog/jane-fonda-plastic-surgery Cosmetic procedures are still a "whisper topic" for many. That’s why we were so thrilled that Jane Fonda, often considered one of Hollywood’s most beautiful women, told the world that she’s had some work done. The 74-year-old Oscar winner and fitness guru wants to be open about the fact that she removed the bags under her eyes and excess skin around her neck, and according to the rising number of reviews on RealSelf, she's not alone.  The... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:00:00 -0800 http://www.realself.com/blog/pro-tips-for-football-injuries You can't play football right after a cosmetic procedure. But you can get a cosmetic procedure right after playing football. A square is a rectangle but a rectangle...nevermind. A lot of parents and players have turned to the RealSelf doctors for advice on football injuries. Thankfully, none of the questions posed on RealSelf are as macabre as my vision of my future son wanting to play football and ending up with life-altering injuries...but I digress.  In case any of... Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:00:00 -0800 http://www.realself.com/blog/hot-moms-2012-super-bowl When Giants and Patriots fans start pouring into Indianapolis, they may notice something different about the local women than those back home -- the Midwest has a lot of hot moms. The state of Indiana ranks 8th in the nation for interest in “mommy makeovers,” according to our RealSelf Interest Index. That means, the number of people searching for "mommy makeovers" is 15% higher than the rest of the nation. Below is a list of the top 10 states for Mommy Makeover... Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0800 http://www.realself.com/blog/joan-rivers-734th-procedure-reese-nip-tuck-weekly-round Ladies and gentlemen, it's back - The Weekly Round-Up.  All the plastic surgery news worthy of a quickie mention from the past week.  It was a celeb-filled week as January wound down.  Let's start with Joan Rivers, the "poster child for too much plastic surgery" as she dubs herself. The reality series Joan and Melissa:  Joan Knows Best? premiered two weeks ago on WeTV.  How did we miss this?  The show does not disappoint with Joan... Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:30:00 -0800 http://www.realself.com/blog/celebrity-smile-makeovers A fairly quick way to transform one's image is a smile makeover.  An actor or actress can go from a nameless face in the crowd to the Tinseltown A-list with just a few changes to their pearly whites.   Let's face it, no one has ever come to Hollywood perfect (well, maybe Minka Kelly).  To make it in that town, it requires work - or ahem, getting work done.  Here are some of the "tooth touch-ups" that happen in Hollywood, and the stars who could be... Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:00:00 -0800 http://www.realself.com/blog/breast-enhancement-increased-sex Breast enhancements and breast lifts have always scored high in our ‘Worth It’ ratings, but we wanted to dig deeper to know how women’s lives changed – for better or worse – and, with Valentine’s Day right around the corner, sex became our target. The results are in and it seems, in this case, bigger is better. Through our poll of breast enhancement patients on RealSelf, here are some of the intimate details we uncovered: 70% of women claimed their... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:00:00 -0800 http://www.realself.com/blog/pills-fight-gynecomastia Man-day The internet is full of ads for Gynexin, a pill that promises to reduce the size of man boobs. Though enlarged male breasts, also known as gynecomastia, are a problem commonly treated by plastic surgery, who wouldn’t prefer to fix their physical flaws in the form of a pill? Alas, if it sounds too good to be true, that’s because it is. Strapped for cash, RealSelf reader tamilmale’s hopes were high when he asked the doctors whether Gynexin would do the trick... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:00:00 -0800 http://www.realself.com/blog/week-in-photos-cheeky Last week on Facebook we showcased some of the most amazing cheek rejuvenations from our before & after galleries. Each "after" is the result of a different procedure -- just goes to show there is no shortage of solutions if fuller cheeks are your goal.  Check out these cheeky ladies:  Restylane to the cheeks and under-eyes   Fat transfer Cheek implants Cheek lift (aka mid-facelift) Whether by age or other... Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:00:00 -0800 http://www.realself.com/blog/breast-implant-population If you haven't seen Dr. Donald Brown's breast implant infographic (below) floating around the web yet, you will now. It has some pretty fascinating facts surrounding a subject everyone loves or loves to judge, and I'm surprised it hasn't made a bigger splash. Did you know that all the implants created in the U.S. since 1997 would fill an Olympic swimming pool? But there's something else we learned from one of the stats on here... If all the women in the U.S. with... Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:50:00 -0800