Celebrity blog posts and news

The Grey's Anatomy Lesson: Early Cancer Detection

Grey's Anatomy fans fear for the life of the beloved character Dr. Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) as she confronts skin cancer (melanoma).  The cold reality is that skin cancer is killing one American every hour.  Grey's Anatomy writers clearly want the message about skin cancer to get heard.

In addition to being aware of the 6 factors that increase your risk of skin cancer, dermatologist Dr. Jeannette Graf explains on RealSelf.com (How do I check for signs of skin cancer) that you can do your own observations for early detection of skin cancer.  Graf explains to watch moles and for ABC and D's:

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90 Percent Of Celebrities Get Work Done, Should They Reveal?

Dr. Jean-Louis Sebagh, the dermatologist and so-called Botox King to celebs is not comfortable disclosing names of his famous clientele.

His one exception is Cindy Crawford, who he's working with to promote a skin care line called Meaningful Beauty.  (Read about the Meaningful Beauty controversy and the active discussion on RealSelf.com).

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Jennifer Aniston Blows $56k On Hair In One Week

What price beauty?

Clearly if you're Jennifer Aniston in London, $56,000 must sound about right. Seriously—just heard it on the radio news. To be fair, this was to pay for the all-in expenses to have her hairdresser accompany her to the UK premier of Marley & Me.

That's a lot of blow-outs.

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Jenny McCarthy Calls Botox Her Savior

Jenny McCarthy tells Chicago's Michigan Avenue magazine that she thinks "plastic surgery is fun if it makes you feel good. I'm all for looking better, so I plan on doing whatever I want when the time comes."

McCarthy, a Chicago native, also says "I love Botox, I absolutely love it. I get it minimally, so I can still move my face. But I really do think it's a savior."

Although she admits it launched her career, she says she won't do Playboy again, because “I’m 36 – not that means I’m 100, but I just really like my clothes on now.”

Her non-surgical beauty secret? "Emu oil. It's great for antiaging and it's my favorite thing to put on my face because there are no perfumes or dyes."

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Victoria Beckham Downsizes Breast Implants

Reports from the entertainment industry suggest that former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has had her breast implants revised.

If true, the surgery comes approximately two years after British plastic surgeon Patrick Malluci publicly commented that Beckham had "the worst type of breasts."

While Beckham hasn't confirmed that she has undergone any surgery, people have commented that her most recent photos show an obvious change, perhaps from smaller implants.

Dr. Alex Karidis told Heat magazine, "I think she may have opted for a smaller implant. They have more of a slope at the side and are much flatter. It's possible her implants have changed."

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Usher's Wife Recovering From Botched Brazilian Plastic Surgery

E! News and Access Hollywood are reporting that singer Usher bailed on his pre-Grammy performance the night before the awards because of a serious medical issue involving his wife, Tameka Foster.

Foster, 37, is reportedly suffering complications from elective plastic surgery in Brazil, and a neurosurgeon from the US is traveling to Brazil to help. She recently gave birth to the couple’s second child.

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It's Official: Sheyla Hershey Has The World's Biggest Boobs

Sheyla Hershey has the biggest boobs in the world.

According the to UK's Daily Star, the 28-year-old woman was forced to travel to Brazil to achieve the KKK size she wanted, because the law (and the wise discretion of plastic surgeons in the US) prohibited her from going any larger than FFF during her eighth surgery.

Hershey is appearing on a British television program called The World's Most Enhanced Woman and Me with broadcaster Mark Dolan as he attempts to uncover "who is really behind these women's decisions to go large, uncover the health risks, and meet the new contender for the title of the world's most enhanced woman."

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Extra Co-host Dayna Devon Uses Sensa To Control Weight

Life & Style magazine reported in December of 2008 that "Extra" co-host Dayna Devon uses Sensa to keep her appetite under control, along with a diet that doesn't change much from day to day. On HSN.com, she says "at times I’ve been close to 200 pounds,"

Devon is actually the "face of Sensa" on HSN, where her official bio says that she "learned about Dr. Alan Hirsch when she was working on a story for Extra...after losing weight the first month, Dayna became a true believer and proponent and realized that Dr. Hirsch’s research represented an approach to weight loss. It has become Dayna's mission to educate people about the benefits of Sensa."

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Gabrielle Union, Angie Harmon Naked: Bad Role Models For Women?

With the news that liposuction and breast augmenation were the top plastic surgery procedures performed last year, it's worth considering the influence naked celebrities are having on the demand for body contouring surgery.

Case in point, the Look Better Naked issue of Allure magazine came out last May, with Hillary Duff nude on the cover.

Duff was joined by Angie Harmon, Gabrielle Union, Jill Scott, Zoe McLellan and Ana Ortiz, all appearing nude in the magazine.

Angie Harmon called her decision to go nude "about showing the female body in a positive, beautiful way."

Plus-size singer Jill Scott said "here I am, naked in a magazine at size 16 ... We are all beautiful, each and every one of us."

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Alexis Stewart's Breast Lift Has Never Been A Secret

The New York Post outed the Manhattan plastic surgeon who performed Alexis Stewart's breast lift in a late-to-press gossip bit called "Alexis Stewart Goes To Boob Magician." 

Ms. Stewart immediately reacted on her blog, saying you "gotta love the New York Post for making things seem so secret and 'information' so tough to get...it has never been a secret that for a couple of years I wanted (and then got) a breast lift."

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